KALOUR180 Colored Pencil Set for Adults Artists - Rich Pigment Soft Core -12 Metallic Pencil - Ideal for Coloring Drawing Sketching Shading Blending - Vibrant Color（Tin Case）

I was pleasantly surprised with these pencils. They were smooth, not as buttery as Prismacolor colored pencils, but hey there is a reason for the price of those pencils. These I would say are student grade colored pencils, and by student I mean art student, not elementary kid. They are GOOD pencils, they lay color down smoothly and can be blended and they appear vibrant, but look like they lack the pigment that more expensive artist grade colored pencils have. There is a good variety of colors without too much of a similarity between them. My package arrived perfectly without a pencil out of place or even a tip broken. They include a swatch card and you should color that in so you can see what the colors look like on paper because the pencil paint is not going to exactly match. It's great that each pencil is named and has a number so you can look at your swatch card to choose you color and then just grab the matching pencil. I also love the price, an excellent value for what you get!

She’s tried several Kalour products and found them to be very good quality, so she wanted to try these as well. She said they go down every bit as well as her expensive pencils do, with little effort. The colors are vivid, they go down smoothly and they have a good amount of pigment. There were very few crumbs and no chipping. The metallic pencils have a very good amount of sparkle to them, which didn’t show up as well in the pictures as she was hoping for. The colors blend well and she was pleased with their opacity. There’s a good variety of colors, in the regular pencils as well as in the metallics. The names and numbers are marked clearly on the barrels in silver and they can all be read very easily. She did say that the plastic trays were a bit flimsy, but that was literally the only thing she found less than optimal about the set.They were packaged very securely, shrink-wrapped and placed in a thick plastic bag, then placed in a snug fitting box. The exposed leads were protected with foam sheeting. Every one arrived in perfect condition. She’s planning on color sorting these in with the rest of her soft core pencils. She said that she “really, REALLY likes this set” and that they are “pretty awesome!” She also said she was surprised at how reasonable the price was.

These colored pencils are at a great price for what you get; 180 pencils for $29! And they are soft core, making it easy to apply the color without putting a dent in your finger! Or a cramp in your hand. The colors are vibrant & smooth & work well together shading & blending.

I love these pencils! There is a wide variety of color gradations, and excellent quality at a good price. Some have complained about the tips breaking, but I have not had any problem, even though I've already sharpened a few with my electric sharpener. It's nice that there is a color chart, but I found that did not work for me at all - it made no sense to arrange the chart by number instead of by color layers. So, being as neurotic as I am, I created a new color chart from an Excel spreadsheet, listed the colors by layer so I can see the subtle differences, and it works perfectly for me. Highly recommend this set!

Very smooth and vibrant! I sold my Polychromos and got these instead. Very happy with the color variation and quality. Not a single tip broke as I swatched them all.

Love the colors, but they break easily. After sharpening them often I end up loosing the pencils way too quickly

These 120 colored pencils have a wide range of beautiful tones. They blend nicely and look great on paper. A good set for coloring, drawing, or just relaxing with art.

Love these! Very smooth feel. I really love the two color charts.