Caran d'Ache Pastel Pencil Case with 40 Pencils

Fantastic product, well worth the money. These are a lovely creamy texture which is a joy to work with. the core is firm enough not to crumble when sharpening with a sharp scalpel so there is not the wastage that you can get with a cheaper product. The colour range in this box is good and the colours are vibrant and colourfast. Highly recommended, in fact, I will not use another make after trying Caran D'Ache.

These were recommended to me in my art class and I found them excellent for drawing animals.

The media could not be loaded. Amazing quality, joy to work with.

I bought these pencils for my wife's birthday. Highly recommended by her, if you are looking for something softer than the regular pastel pencils and she was very pleased to see a tray full of more neutral colours. Very nice selection.

Fantastic quality product, really smooth and easy to use. Good range of colours which have strong pigmentation.

I love these the colours and quality are perfect

Still going strong. You get what you pay for.

Firstly, the colours are beautiful! They are soft and chalky and blend very easily. Unfortunately l find them virtually impossible to sharpen. I like a fairly sharp tip and with all pastel pencils l gently remove the wooden casing with a sharp craft knife then sharpen the pastel core with sandpaper. I bought a set of 40 pencils and l normally lose 1 -2 inches of pencil just trying to expose enough pencil to sharpen the pastel....... and l am NOT heavy-handed. I thpught it might be a dodgy set that had been mis handled so bought a few individual pencils. They were just the same. It makes an already expensive set of pencils virtually unaffordable for me. Its a shame but I'll have to go back to my Carbothello's and my Faber Castell Pitt pastel pencils.