CrayolaSignature Blend & Shade Soft Core Colored Pencils In Tin, Gift - 24 Count, Blend & Shade Colored Pencils

I thought about these for quite awhile before purchasing. I read the reviews about wood breaking and such, but I decided to give them a try. I used my Jarlink sharpener, which still works fine, and there were three pencils I could tell might have shattered had I hand sharpened, so I made a note on those, and will either sharpen the with a knife or only use the Jarlink on them.I found the pencils to be gorgeous. They are highly pigmented, not too hard or soft, not at all like all my other Crayola pencils, which I love, too. These are different. But I expected them to be different. As for particulars, they blend well, layer well, are very water resistant, and hardly smudge at all. They work well with blender pencils, which is the only kind of blender I use if the colors don't seem to want to blend by themselves. And I had no problems with the case staying closed.What I really love is how they color. I don't use them on watercolor paper, the bumpy kind, but everything else is fair game. I alter my technique to fit the paper. I prefer smooth with a little tooth, but anything from tissue paper to toothy cardstock works fine with these. Just work with the paper. I am very happy with these, and will reconsider if I start having breakage issues. If that happens, I will knock a star off.

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The set is beautiful, markers seem to work well. But it came to me prepend. Someone cut the tape on each side and opened it. It looks like one of the markers were perhaps chewed on or something. But none of the tips show any wear so I don't know. Just weird for a new product.

Just got these today, and already I can tell I will split them into two sections; the soft and vibrant colours, and the hard-to-use even to get the faintest colour. I have a 24 pack of Prismacolor I am loving, but wanted some more colours for the colouring book I am using. This pack of crayola gives me that without breaking the bank, but it is disappointing they are not all soft and vibrant as advertised. I would say Prismacolor is beginner to enthusiest, but these are beginner. If you need want more colours, but cant afford a more expensive set, like me you may find it worth while to get these to compliment something like a smaller set of Primsmacolor.Of note, the tin is lovely, but pointless since the plastic inserts which hold the pencils in place will obviously not last long. I can already see it will crack quickly when lifting the top layer of pencils to access the bottom. A shame, but not a deal breaker.

Bought this for my eight year old granddaughter. She loves them.