Faber-Castel 110060 Polychromos Colored Pencil Set In Metal Tin, 60 Pieces

These pencils are incredibly smooth, blend like a dream, and offer rich, vibrant pigments that make artwork pop. The oil-based cores provide excellent layering without waxy buildup, making them perfect for detailed work and professional-quality results.The metal tin is a nice touch for organization, keeping the pencils secure and easy to access. The durability of the leads is also impressive—they resist breaking even with heavy pressure. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this set is a fantastic investment.

Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils are top-tier! The pigments are rich, blend beautifully, and the oil-based core makes layering effortless. The pencils are sturdy, with smooth application and no waxy buildup. Perfect for professionals and hobbyists alike. A bit pricey, but absolutely worth it for the quality. Highly recommend!

Faber-Castell Polychromos are the best pencils I have ever used. The lift tray is great and sits in the lid easily making the tin case itself functional to display all the colors. They sharpen up to a very nice point to help with the details in artwork. These pencils perform best on Canson Bristol Board paper as the paper has the right amount of tooth to keep layering colors. It doesn’t like copy paper very much nor should anyone use copy paper with a fine art colored pencil. They don’t smudge or break easily. The quality of these pencils are the best in the market. I love prismacolor as well. There is a comparable difference between Polychromos and Prismacolor as they are like night and day. Theres many folks that list many differences between the brands, but the key to using Polychromos is patience as they act differently than a wax based pencil or a prismacolor that lays down color faster. Both are fantastic pencils, but I prefer Polychromos as it gives that storybook quality that I love and a more rich color even if it’s slightly less vibrant than a Prismacolor. I would recommend these pencils to artists who are serious about their artwork as most colors in the set are lightfast up from 50 to 100 years comparable to Prismacolor in which are not as lightfast.

I love these oil-based professional colored pencils. They glide on easily, have vibrant colors, and are easy to blend. The leads are long lasting. The applied color has good light-fastness. The set of sixty pencils gives you a good selection of colors, and with its superior blending capability, the color palette you can create is endless. Another bonus I find with the Faber Castel pencil line is that the colors are consistent across products. This means that the color names and pigments for the Polychromos oil pencils are the same as those for their Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils. The set, packaged in a metal tin, arrived in perfect shape.For those who are considering purchasing the wax-based Prismacolor Premier colored pencils, which cost less than the Polychromos, I'll provide a little comparison here, since I own both. There have been many complaints about product control with the Mexico-manufactured Prismacolors. Lead breakage is a problem, especially if you drop a pencil. This is because the lead is not glued to the wood. The barrels may be chipped or warped. The lead cores are sometimes off-center too. But in the German-manufactured Polychromos, quality control is excellent, the lead is attached firmly to the wood, and I have experienced no lead breakage or other anomalies. The Prismacolor pencils have softer leads than the Polychromos and wear down far faster. That being said, I enjoy using both brands of pencil. They both have bright colors, and they even blend together well.If I have to give any negative comment, it's that the Polychromos pencils (and the Prismacolors as well) have round barrels, so they roll around on a table easily. A hexagonal shape would have been better not only to control the roll but also to hold them more firmly. But that's such a minor complaint that it doesn't detract from my five-star rating.

I just got these pencils and yes they are a bit expensive for me but had I known how wonderful they are I would have saved money in the long run had I purchased them first. I am new to this hobby and purchased 5 other sets of pencils before trying these. Each have drawbacks but can not compare to polychromes ease of use, colors, size (esp for arthritic hands or hands that cramp) blending ability, and they are erasable to boot!I highly recommend these pencils to anyone that asks. As matter of fact 1 person has already purchased them!!!