Colored Pencils, WaterColour, Water Color Pencils, Drawing, Art, Wooden Box, 72 Count (32891)

I love these! This is the third set I have purchased and I will buy again!!!

These pencils are magnificent. The pigments are lush and deep and vibrant. I actually prefer to use these pencils dry, layer them, and burnish them for an effect that is very much akin to that of an oil painting. Unlike the Prismacolor watercolor pencils, these pencils remain sharp and never seem to break; they also achieve a much better point than either the Prismas or the Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer pencils. Dry, these pencils are lovely, deft, and precise and achieve wonderfully fine details. I use them wet to achieve much looser and more painterly watercolor effects! The black is nearly as darkly pigmented as the black in the Derwent Drawing Pencils set. The lightfastness is excellent, too, and I'm very comfortable using these pencils to create art work that I sell in the certain knowledge that--unlike Derwent's Inktense and Derwent's Graphitint (used wet), both of which feature miserable ratings in terms of lightfastness--these pencils are archival. I'd give these pencils ten stars if I could!

I enjoy working with these watercolor pencils. I had to adjust how hard I bear down on paper with the pencils because they are softer than other pencils I have used. I love the pigments of these pencils and I absolutely love the wooden box that they came in. This would make an excellent gift for the artist or for a person like me who loves to tinker with all kinds of mediums to create things for my home.

I purchased this for my wife. She just started water coloring and enjoys this new hobby. She loves having the complete set and I made some points too

Was bought as a gift and was well received. My friend took this to his art lass and his instructor had the rest of the class ogle his gift. I purchased this a a Amazon daily special at a great deal. This became a gift I know was appreciated.

What can I say - Derwent are it as far as I'm concerned. This product had its price dropped so I was apprehensive that it was the real thing - all my worries were unfounded - these are the real deal.

No broken pencils upon arrival; however, the magnetic bar that holds them in place did come loose and there were several pencils loose when I opened the box. Otherwise, great pencils and neat wooden box in which to store them. I look forward to using them more.

I would love to give this 5 starts but instead of shipping the 72 count in the wood box I was shipped the 24 count in the metal tin. Not happy.