Castle Arts Reviews

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Michelle T.

These metallic pencils are really lovely. Some unusual colours in the tin which are great to fill the gaps when you can't quite find the colour you're looking for. They are quite soft, but not so soft that you have to sharpen often. The picture in my review I used many of the gold tones and haven't sharpened them yet.

48 Piece Metallic Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Marta M.

I read several reviews before buying this set of 72 coloured pencils and they really do not disappoint. The colours are rich and layer beautifully. I tried them on a colouring book, and am really pleased with the result, it's a pleasure to use - the pencils are round, comfortable and elegantly finished. I'm really happy with the purchase :)

72 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Elizabeth R.

Having bought the metallic 48 set I just had to try your standard colours. Having seen the Gold set I decided to splash out and they are great. The colours are vibrant and blend well.all so a great shout out to your customer service team. First class service thank you.

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

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Peter H.

Very high quality pencils. I decided to try my hand at drawing again after many years and wanted a good set of pencils. Found these on special offer and I am very pleased with them.

120 Piece Watercolour Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Ruth W.

I already have large sets of two well known crayon companies but I am a bit addicted to them so when I saw on social media that the picture produced was using Castle Arts crayons I just had to have them. Luckily the big set came on offer so tipped me over and I bought them. I sourced a new picture and set off on a new journey. Well they are soooo nice to use. Soft but not too soft to wear away quickly. Soft enough to blend very well. Soft that depending on how hard you press down you still get b...

120 Piece Coloured Pencil Set In Zip-Up Case

Sara F.

This is my first set of professional colouring pencils and the difference between these and the childrens colouring pencils I have been using has blown me away. These are so soft and smooth and super pigmented. These are also very strong, they sharpen well and I have not had any breakages. The colour range is a amazing with 120 shades so there are so many to choose from and I love the extensive range of turquoise shades. Best of all is the high quality case these pencils come in which allow...

120 Piece Coloured Pencil Set In Zip-Up Case

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Lazzat K.

This is my second order :first set I bought as gift for someone and now I am trying these myself .These pencils are great Vibrant, with good coverage, reasonable price ,why not to love them . I will probably be back soon to this store to try some pants :gouache and watercolour as well.Thanks

120 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Sylvia F.

I originally purchased the 120 castle arts set and enjoyed them so much I invested in the pastel tint set. They didn’t disappoint. They blend well. Adore the colours and work really well when looking for a subtle effect on pictures. Would definitely recommend them.

48 Piece Pasteltint Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Andy N.

My wife got to know about castle through other people on websites saying how fantastic the pencils were. I ordered a for her as a present and she has done nothing but rave about them! They are are favorite pencils and she has hundreds! Customer support was outstanding when we had a small problem with one of the pencils so I will definately recommend both the pencils and the service to anyone who will listen.

72 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

Carol C.

Just absolutely love these pencils. I have many many different brands, some much more expensive than these but these are now my favourite. They cover and blend excellently, and come in a wide range of colours in a lovely case. Comes with A5 sketchpad and tutorials

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Christine B.

This was a gift so I have no picture to show but I have been told that the pencils are amazing and would recommend this to others to try you will not be disappointed

72 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Louise A.

Lovely set of pastel pencils which are soft but decently pigmented. They sharpen well (I use a helical bladed desk crank sharpener) and they lay down on the paper well.

50 Piece Metallic Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Gaynor E.

This is what I treated myself to from the marvellous Castle Arts Black Friday sale , the metallic pencils are divine and so silky smooth to use as are the pastel tints , both blend effortlessly , the pastel colours are gorgeous and are reminiscent of a warm summers day . The 100 set of gel pens is something I have wanted for a while but as I already have numerous gel pens I could not justify the purchase , but Black Friday came and the deal was so good I treated myself and I’m so glad I did , th...

48 Piece Metallic Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Catherine M.

I bought this item as a gift for my 11 yr old grandson. I have opened and inspected too make sure everything was there, it is perfect and excellent value for money. I would totally recommend this.

72 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Sue B.

Castle art products are first class the packaging is top notch the product is excellent quality and are a dream to use and their customer care is over and above would highly rate this company and their products you will not be disappointed

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

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Heather L.

Beautiful pencils in soft and magical pastel shades. Excellent quality. They sharpen and hold a point well. Love the pencil wallet too, it makes finding colors so easy! This set also comes with 3 pads of A5 paper, which means you can get drawing straight away. The Bristol board is especially good.

50 Piece Pasteltint Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

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Heather L.

I was given this beautiful set of pencils for my birthday. I love painting and drawing. I'd used other brands of pencils before, and just found them laborious to use. But these are so different, they are so smooth, and blend well and give good coverage of the paper. The color range is the set is just perfect! I can use these for nature art and bright, vibrant fantasy art. So versatile.

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Elisa T.

I bought this set together with some others because I thought the idea was simply great! You'll have everything you need to take a sit and paint your point of view or glimpse of a street, river or cathedral, like a real artist in an old city street......

24 Piece Urban Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Elisa T.

I already said it in the botanical set review: I bought them because I loved the idea of having a set with all the colors you need to recreate masterpieces you study in school!!! And I hope they'll do more sets about other famous painters who did the story of art.....

24 Piece Botticelli Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Sylvia F.

Excellent price for 72 colours and so easy to use especially as they work well with the Castle Arts soft touch set when needed.

72 Piece Watercolour Pencil Set in Display Tin

Vanessa V.

I was looking for some quality art supplies as I was looking for a hobby that was relaxing and enjoyable. My mum was a wonderful artist who exhibited and sold her oil paintings and when I was young I could have learned so much from her but I was more into sports than art. I decided to start with watercolours and liked that so much ordered the acrylic sets. Since then I’ve added many of the pencil sets and follow a number of artist lessons online. The quality of Castle Arts is excellent and their...

50 Piece Pasteltint Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Janet B.

First sketch using Castle Arts Gold 120. Never used oil based pencils before but would certainly repurchase. Colours are great and went down smoothly, blended out with just tissue. I am looking forward to using more often. Only minor issue was117 pencils sharpened really well to a fine point, but 3 with breakage issues. Otherwise excellent quality product.

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Sam J.

Love these pencils. I brought the Portrait version and am now considering the larger box. They were soft and lovely to use, you could build up the colours and blend.

72 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Lorna P.

I very very rarely write reviews, but these pencils just blew me away! I must add that I’ve only used them dry so far and I bought them because they are sold as wet and dry. I accidentally bought two sets instead of one (at sale price) But they’re so good, I’m keeping both. They’re rich, creamy, lay down and blend well too. But what excites me about this box is the colours I have all most expensive pencils you can buy (Lucky and won some money last year!) But for the primary colours, these hav...

120 Piece Watercolour Pencil Set in Display Tin

Elisa T.

I love the fact that the colors are displayed tidy, named, numbered and colour-coded and also the tin itself is amazing, especially because you can recycle it and use it for something else!

72 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Elisa T.

The way they packed the gel pens is simply the smartest thing the brand could do: you will have all the pens displayed on your desk and you simply need to choose. I look forward to use them for my bullet journal!!!

100 Piece Gel Pen Set with Case

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Danielle T.

These may possibly be the best pencils I've ever tried. Takes my work to the next level. Great when used on thier own and over the top of alcohol markers. Will definatly be buying more!

72 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Kylee W.

Found out about your pencils through a review by the Art Gear Guide on YouTube and just knew I had to try them. I bought both a set of Castle Arts Gold pencils and the Pasteltints and they are both wonderful pencils. I created this Macaw using a combination of the Gold and Pasteltint pencils. I would definitely recommend these sets to anyone from beginners to more advanced artist alike as they perform wonderfully and the colours are very pigmented. The tins they come in are beautiful too and the...

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

Jackie C.

It would take a lot to divert me from my go to pencil but Castle Arts Gold has done it! I saw an ad with extra discount on the products and thought why not and I’m glad I did. The pencils are amazing- they’re highly pigmented, smooth, bendable and creamy, I’m just annoyed I didn’t try them sooner. The pencil case that they came in is also a boost as we know how much they can cost. My only critics would be thatI would like to have seen a really dark red inthe pack and although there is a selecti...

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Vanessa V.

These sketches were drawn using two pencil sets, the Portrait and Pastel Tints. The pastel tints are especially useful for blending skin tones as so many shades are needed. I really love all of my Castle Arts Pencil sets as I use different sets for different types of sketches. Would highly recommend them.

48 Piece Pasteltint Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Vanessa V.

This sketch was drawn using using two pencil sets, the Portrait set and Pastel tints. The combination gives a perfect blend for skin and hair tones. They are easy to blend and easy to achieve various point tips for both fine detail and shading. Both excellent tins.

24 Piece Portrait Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

Suzanne B.

I bought these pencils last year when they were on sale. The image shown uses this product for the background. They are a wonderful set of colours, richly pigmented and smooth to use. I like them for both large background areas and smaller details. Highly recommended.

120 Piece Watercolour Pencil Set in Display Tin

Suzanne B.

I was lucky enough to be sent this item to test and review. Lovely selection of richly pigmented and creamy pencils. Great colours. They lay down and blend very easily. They are amongst my favourite pencils to use.

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Vanessa V.

I combined various pencil sets for this picture the Floral Watercolour set, the Monet and Metallic sets. It shows how well you can blend and experiment. One thing I love about Castle Arts is that adding new sets just gives so many more options by expanding the possibilities with every addition. You don’t have to just stick to one set or using just one set at a time. Let your imagination lead you!

48 Piece Metallic Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

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Vanessa V.

Really enjoyed using this set and used a couple of pencils from other sets as well. I like that these pencils can be used very lightly or with heavier strokes to build the picture. Very happy with them!

24 Piece Monet Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

Vanessa V.

Such a beautiful full-colour-spectrum pencil set. Lovely soft contact, easy to use with lighter touch or heavier colour emphasis. Medium level blending so I used some of the watercolour and metallic colour pencil to create the aqua ice effect. I would definitely recommend this set for beginners like myself or more advanced artists. A joy to use!

120 Piece Coloured Pencil Set in Display Tin

Ingrid H.

The pencils are very nice, formulated with little glittery particles. They do fall off and get stuck on my hands when using the pencils, however once put on paper they are pretty much in there and will not come off even with rubbing (at least not enough will come off to affect how it looks on paper). The pencils go on the paper smoothly, keep a sharp point well, layer great and blending gradients with them is fairly easy. Opaque colour is achievable in 3 to 4 light layers. Some names are a bit ...

50 Piece Metallic Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Ingrid H.

I needed some more light colours for my colouring books and these are just awesome. The blending, the smooth colours, the pigmentation is all awesome. I wish I could get them in open stock though. I see myselft continuing using them, but it makes no sense to buy a whole new set everytime I run out of a single colour.

50 Piece Pasteltint Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

Louise A.

I've long been a fan of Castle Arts with them being a British based company based not too far away from my own Yorkshire roots and I've got a fair number of their products. I like, and use, the Soft Touch pencils a fair amount, but when they said they were releasing an oil based set of colouring pencils, I knew I'd have to get them, as I vastly prefer the capabilities of oil over wax. And I wasn't disappointed. I bought the set with the pencil case, which suits me as I won't be taking these penc...

120 Piece Castle Gold Coloured Pencil Set in Zip Up Case

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Zara V.

I was gifted this item and I couldn’t be more happy! My interest for painting increased so much sense I got these and they are just amazing. There are such a variety of colours, vibrant and pastel, plus they mix so well. They also don’t get crusty on the canvas like some of my past acrylics. Overall, worth it :)

48 Piece Acrylic Paint Set

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