Buy Faber Castell Polychromos Color Pencils,Set of 60Faber Castell Polychromos Color Pencils,Set of 60 Product Description:
- Provides children and adults with experiences that stimulate and encourage their natural creativity through drawing and coloring.
- 60 ct. tin of permanent water-resistant and smudge-proof brilliant colors and 3.8 mm. leads.
- Finished with water-based varnish and SV bonded to strengthen lead and resist breakage for unsurpassed light-fastness.
- 7.88Hx12.75Wx1.25D".
- For ages 6 yrs. and up.
Product Description
Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils are artistsÆ quality colored pencils that are color-matched to all other Faber-Castell lines. Made with high-quality pigments, they are oil-based, extremely lightfast, water resistant, smudge proof, and permanent. The 3.8mm (thick) lead is securely bonded inside a premium cedar wood casing, making Polychromos break resistant as well! The premium cedar wood used to make the pencils comes from Faber-CastellÆs reforestation operation. Colors include: White, Cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium orange, Deep scarlet red, Magenta, Light ultramarine, Phthalo blue, Emerald green, Light green, Burnt ochre, Walnut brown, Black, Light yellow glaze, Dark chrome yellow, Pale geranium lake, Dark red, helioblue-reddish, Ultramarine, Dark phthalo green, Earth green yellowish, Venetian red, Raw umber, Warm grey V, Warm grey II, Cadmium yellow lemon, Light cadmium yellow, Dark cadmium yellow, Permanent carmine, Madder, Pink madder lake, Purple violet, Delft blue, Indianthrene blue, Prussian blue, Deep cobalt green, Pine green, Juniper green, Olive green yellowish, Chrome green opaque, Red-violet, Medium flesh, Sanguine, Naples yellow, Van dyck brown, Burnt sienna, Cold grey II, Cold grey IV, Deep cobalt green, Cream, Cadmium orange, Middle cadmium red, Rose carmine, Middle purple pink, Mauve, Dark indigo, Cobalt turquoise, Cobalt green, Leaf green, Pompeian red, Dark naples ochre
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful.
By Mylz
Although the desire to buy the deluxe set of 120 runs deep in your veins, avoid the temptation. The set of 120 contains many near doubles and plenty of cast-offs. The set of 60 will take you pretty much wherever you want to go. If it doesn't, plenty of online art retailers are offering the "open stock" option to help you personalize and complete your set.Faber-Castell professes that this Polychromos line is both smudgeproof and waterproof. I'm not sure if the waterproof claim is factual, but I have experienced their smudgeability. However, this slight tendency towards smudging is nothing much to be concerned about. Polychromos leads are very strong and deserving of their 'unbreakable' title. (I recommend sharpening them with an x-acto knife to customize your point and to save lead that would otherwise be wasted in using a twist, crank, or electric sharpener.) Since the leads are hard, I wouldn't advise using them on "plate" or extra-smooth drawing surfaces. They are best suited for surfaces with medium tooth. If delivering hard pressure with colored pencils is your thing, toss away your Derwents, Pablos, and Prismacolors because Polychromos pencils are oil-based and will not taint your finished work with "wax-bloom". Polychromos has some of the widest color range I've ever witnessed in top-quality colored pencils (especially in greens). In this set of 60, you'll meet the dud, Van Dyck Brown, and possibly 2 others (at most) depending upon your personal preference. Some pencils in this set are VERY close in hue. While you'll probably make good use of them, you can eventually weed a few out to make room in your set for a more varied color collection. All in all, I guarantee that you will be quite happy with the set.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Christina Masaitis
I bought the set of 60 to replace my pastel pencils, which constantly broke and were impossible to sharpen. I dealt with them for years, being too cheap to try a new set and end up being just as displeased. These are absolutely amazing. Very velvety texture that easily lays down uniform swaths of color, and you can press on them to your heart's content and the leads do not break. They SHARPEN! I cannot wait to shop for more individual colors. I wish there were more flesh tones, and some of the colors are quite similar in the set. But you do get enough color options, and the quality has me overjoyed and inspired!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By DTC
Initially I found it hard to believe the price I need to pay for a faber castell pencil. It is expensive. But when I tried using one off from a smaller tin, I decided to go forth for this set of 60 pencils. The colors are brilliant and the color lay down is great. Very fine and smooth texture which I think no pencils to date could match. Derwent comes in very close though.
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Product is PERFECT - service/delivery was lacking :-(
Easy install, Nice design, Pricey for molded plastic
