GETHPEN Pastel Pencils,Colored Charcoal Pencils Drawing Set, Skin Tone Colored Pencils,Charcoal Pencils for Drawing Pastel Chalk Pencils for Sketching, Shading, Coloring, Layering & Blending,24 Colors

I like them! I draw a lot with charcoal. I have not drawn with colored charcoal pencils. I anxious to see how they work! I paint a lot & thought I could do more charcoal pencils. They are not sharp, but a good companion with colored pencils.

These are delightful. It will take you some time to sharpen all of them; watch a sunset and get out a craft knife, and the time will go by fast. Wonderful product for sketching, blendable, responsive, not only do I love them, my mother and a friend love them too. If you like to draw, but would like to try drawing in color, give them a try. Great for urban sketching or just fooling around and exploring new art supplies. My friend who is an award winning pastellist loves them, just for sketching of course, as these are not pastels for fine art, but something to be enjoyed for what they are. I love them for urban or nature sketching.

Great for chalk board

I'm very pleased with these pencils. I like the color range and the marks they make. The one issue I have is the labeling is misleading, as there's nothing "charcoal" about them. Charcoal would be much softer and darker. Tinted charcoal pencils are different; dark and not white or yellow. These handle much like pastel pencils, but are harder, and don't erase easily. I can sharpen them easily without them breaking. I suspect these have clay content like hard graphite pencils. They combine well with soft pastel sticks giving you the ability to make thin lines of detail. The price was also very good.

I bought these to be able to write on walnut which is a darker brown wood. It works but it's not really the right tool for the job if this helps anyone. The charcoal is soft and breaks easily so a fine line to mark a cut is a challenge. However, this however is MUCH better than using pencil though and they did not cost too much.

These sharpen beautifully (only use a high quality sharpener)! Most chalk pencils break if you try to sharpen with anything besides a craft knife. Not these! Highly pigmented and easy to use for shading/blending or full color.

Not the greatest, but will do.

I use them to sketch on dark rocks. I like them a lot.