Spectrum NoirMetallic Art Sketching Drawing Colouring Pencils, Multicolours, Pack of 12, Wood, 12 Count (Pack of 1)

Nice pencils

I bought these pencils this month to use with the pad I purchase at the same time  Spectrum Noir Colorista Dark-6x6 Pencil Pad-Victorian Steampunk, Card, Black, 15 x 15 x 1.2 cm .The pencils arrived in a tin as shown in the image but for preference, I moved them into this pencil case with my other coloured pencils  UTRO 160 Slots Pencil Case PU Leather Large Capacity Zippered Students Colored Pencils Case Holder Wrap Pouch Organiser Pen Storage Bag Make up Cosmetic Case Bag with Adjustable Strap (No Pencils) (Purple) The pencils go down in a lovely smooth way and have a creamy consistency. Some of the leads (the nickel in particular) were prone to snapping. I have far fewer problems once I had purchased a new helical sharpener.  Electric Pencil Sharpener with Durable Helical Blade to Fast Sharpen, LATOW USB Rechargeable Auto Stop Sharpener for 6-12mm Diameter Pencils, Suitable for School Office Home (Battery Included) I was previously using the Spectrum Noir pencil sharpener that came with their colorblend pencils. I have included an image of how much I have left after finishing the Victorian Steampunk pad; you can see photos of all my completed work on the review I left for the pad. I am more than happy to recommend these pencils to anyone wanting to try out metallic ones, they are good value for the quality.

Just not up to expectations

Not good pencils I think they kept on breaking with little pressure sharpened down one side so wasted alot of pencil and 2 of them which us the Blue and the pink wood on one side won't sharpen so cannot use faber castell metailcs are better disappointed

Bought because of the good name & was expecting them to be exceptional, they are nice to use, very smooth but they shouldn't be classed as metallic, I've tried them on various coloured paper, but there is no metallic look to them. Very disappointed that a good make could be so poor.

These are a must have for anyone who loves to colour, I was pleasantly surprised on how soft they are and how easily they blend. You don’t just get your big standard gold silver pink blue and green, you get extras of rose gold nickel purple and pink they sharpen well and are very pretty on paper

Add stated water soluble which they are not bought due to above blending very scrapy not fab

The metallic aspect comes over very well, but against the black paper they're supposed to be designed for, their colours seem sadly muted (see images, one with flash and one without, using one of the Victorian Steampunk Colorista bookmarks), and they don't at all resemble the saturation of the shades shown on the covers of the <i>Colorista dark</i> colouring books, which is a great pity. They're still lovely colours, though, layering well and showing up beautifully against white or light-coloured papers and cards, and they were certainly worth the price.