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.

Nice soft useable colored pencil assortment. Hate the metal box for storage so invested in another colored pencil zippered storage bag and that makes them a winner. I’ve bought some before that as soon as you sharpen, the lead breaks! This DOES NOT happen with this brand. Also wish the color chart came already filled in as it was a lot of work doing that. As an elderly person with vision issues, I find the metallic names imprinted difficult to read. But the PENCIL ITSELF IS GREAT! Nice color assortment.

I think I prefer these pencils over Prisma colors! they are way cheaper and honestly I like the quality more. I also really like the packaging, I got a full list of colors on the back and a really well done swatch book (great paper quality lol). I had only 1 pencil that was just slightly broken which made sharpening a little difficult (the smallest pencil in the 3rd pic), but honestly for a pack this big I expect at least some of them to have that issue (could also be a me issue lol).These pencils are very soft so don't go throwing them around and dropping them (will break the lead inside. the same is with pretty much all soft colored pencils). I probably wouldn't give them to young children just because of how soft they are, but I don't think that's the intended audience anyway.All in all 10/10

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!

These pencils are creamy, they blend well and aren’t scratchy. A good alternative to prismacolor and lots of hues. Perfect for adult coloring, very good price

Quality of pencils if superb. Marketing and packaging could be better. The trays are somewhat flimsy and tight fitting in the metal box. Would be nicer if they were sturdier and less tight. Also I would like to upgrade to the 520 piece set and in doing so I can’t buy a supplimental box which has only the pencils I lack. Of course no one does this so it’s just a thought.

I love this set. The colors are vibrant and the pencils seem to have a soft but not too soft lead so they can be really vibrant to soft pastel. I'm a beginner just messing around and I think this set is great and good enough for more advanced