The wax that is used is of nice quality. When you push the pencil down, the application is quite smooth. We didn’t experience any of the “chunks” that you may have in some of the lower-end pencils on the market. That being said, this isn’t the buttery feel you will see with premium wax pencils or many of the oil pencils on the market. The durability and ease of use of these pencils are also quite nice. They should hold up to typical wear and tear. We didn’t find any glaring issues with using them either in detailed pieces or more broad pieces where spreading large amounts of color is necessary. The Skin range features a set of Light Skin and Dark Skin pencils to give you a limitless range of skin tone options. We couldn’t find any information related to lightfastness. Some long-term testing would need to be conducted to get a better idea of this. The color that we saw seemed to be pretty intense and we wouldn’t be surprised if it lasted for many years but until testing was performed, we wouldn’t be able to guarantee that with absolute certainty. Usability and Durability – 4/5 The price per pencil is comfortably in the mid-price range. And considering all of the above, this is a very reasonable asking price.

Delivery was fast and for all that, the price is excellent and far cheaper than professional brands.PENCIL CORE DOESN’T BREAK WHEN SHARPENED! The soft wax core and tips of these art colored pencils don’t crumble and break when sharpened or when pressing down to extract darker shades when blending. This means less sharpening is needed, so the tips of your colored pencils stay sharp longer. Finally, the Monarch pencil set was released in 2020, and was their most recent palette before this month’s release. We currently have three 24 piece pencil sets, two 12 piece sets, one 48 piece set, and with this new set we decided to go with 36 pieces. All these 180 colours are unique and we have no duplicates. Each set compliments the next set. What’s the process like for creating a new set of pencils? How long does it usually take from conception of the idea to selling the products? Now that we have discussed the sets and their available colors, let’s elaborate on how well these pencils produce color.

SAFE&NON-TOXIC- These coloring pencils are Original Wooden Pencils. Made of pollution-free material, which is safe for your health. Color pencils for adult coloring Not only for adults but also for children Color pencils with Bright colors and smooth to use.It started one evening when I was watching TV and my attention was drawn to a documentary on adult colouring, a fad that I had never heard of, and was very big globally.

Now on to durability. These pencils were about average when trying to sharpen. The wax core is relatively hard to it may want to chip when you are sharpening it to a fine point. So if you are someone that likes to have an extremely fine point, we recommend using a manual sharpener that is designed for colored pencils and taking your time while sharpening. I'm a fine artist with a degree and experience with a wide range of art materials and brands. Avoided colouring pencils because I find them too hard for my arthritic hands, usually. Dabbled with a few brands, but generally too hard for me. I wanted better quality than kids pencils but wasn't up for the price tag of polychromos... so I bought these. it may work out cheaper (depending on sales and specials) to buy a complete set of another brand rather than by set by set I've had mine just over a week and I've used them most days. I use a pro grade sharpener and I'm careful how I sharpen them. But a few of them I'm finding are broken quite badly down the barrel. I've had two pencils where I've sharpened half the pencil away before realising and giving up. With the wax content, there's tip in the questions section re: heating them and letting them cool which could work, in theory.

Available Sets

The Monarch and Skin Tone colored pencils have the same ebony barrel color but a colored end cap. The end cap is similar to the pigment of the pencil but not exactly the same The performance of these pencils is quite capable for their target audience. The color output is good and the blending between various colors is serviceable as well. We didn’t experience much wax bloom until you start heavily layering. The barrel is hexagonal instead of round. This is a personal preference, but we tend to like hexagonal barrels more than round as they are easier for us to hold.