Great pencils. They lay down colour very nicely and can be coloured over easily for depth and definition. Super colour assortment. Love the zippered case. So easy to take to classes as all 120 fit easily into this case. Super pleased that the pencils are in colour groups in the case and that it comes with a chart to do colour samples of the pencils. You won't go wrong with these pencils. Just be aware though, that they are not highly wax content and don't move around quite as easily with odorless mineral spirits as Prismacolor pencils do but for the money Castle Art coloured pencils are exceptional value.