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Castle Arts – the Brand that understands
Great visions deserve great materials and great support. And who listens more carefully to customer needs? We do! Want to step back from your creation with pride? With Castle Arts you can.
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Our 28-page Booklet takes your art to new levels
Our brilliant, know-how Guide Booklets are chock-full of tips, tricks and techniques for knowing your tools and to assist in your creative quest to transfer on to paper what you see in your mind.
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Create amazing Watercolor effects in pencil
Activated with a little water and a brush on wet watercolor paper, your pencil lines melt, blend and dissolve beautifully... making your drawing into a painting and you into a watercolor artist.
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Join our 1.5 million happy customers worldwide
Our loyal customers love our art materials, rate us alongside more expensive brands, and give 4.5 star ratings on Amazon. And with our Customer Services Team to assist along the way... it’s a gift!
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72 WATERCOLOR PENCILS
72 artist’s grade watercolour pencils
- Use dry like a traditional colored pencil
- Add water to create endless magical effects
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STRONG PRESENTATION TIN
A high grade tin box, a treasure and a pleasure
- Strikingly illustrated 3-hinged lid
- Portable, strong, presentation tin
- Color list, named and numbered
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EASY-LIFT PENCIL TRAYS
Easy-lift, easy to remove corded trays
- Three, easy-lift, removable, corded pencil trays
- Pencils arranged in color for easy selection
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POP-UP PENCIL SELECTION
Easy pencil selection and 'pop-up' removal
Simply press the pencil end to lift it from the tray and you're ready to layer, blend and detail.
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VIBRANT WATERCOLORS
Carefully curated and chosen by our studio artists
Experiment with effects like dry-on-wet paper and wet-on-dry paper, blending and gradation.
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WATER-SOLUBLE
The intense pigments dissolve in water - on the brush or the paper – so your pencil strokes melt and blend beautifully to create amazing effects… your drawing magically morphs into a painting.
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RICH COLOR RANGE
Arranged in vibrant color families with break-resistant leads which hold their point, they can be used as regular colored pencils when used dry to achieve detailed and delicate results difficult to achieve with brushes.
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MORE CREATIVE FREEDOM
Having the best of both worlds – drawing and painting – gives you scope to experiment with effects like dry-on-wet paper, wet-on-dry paper and with techniques like layering, blending and gradation. See the 28-page guide (included) for tips.
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Castle Arts
REAL CASTLE; REAL ARTIST
Mighty Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, England, goes back to the 6th century AD and now houses the gallery where our resident artist Peter Phillips exhibits. A painter of global repute, he and his team of artists specify our art supplies, create our Guides and Tutorials, produce our videos and provide practical advice and know-how born of a lifelong love of art.
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ACROSS OUR RANGE
You’ll get more out of everything because we put more into everything. In our dedicated studios our artistic and technical staff test competitive brands, and where they fall short, we develop better materials – in the formulation and selection of pigments; the touch, feel and comfort in use; tools, packaging and presentation that look and work better.
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CASTLE WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY
Join our loyal and ever-growing global family of Castle Artists who stay in regular touch with each other and ourselves through emails, social media, our savvy Customer Services team and the Castle Club - sharing experiences, tips and creative inspiration by exhibiting their art on our website Gallery.
MICHELE LA PORTA
Reviewed in France on September 6, 2024
Permet de s'évader et de créer lorsque le temps semble long. Technique simple et donnant de beaux résultats.
Sammie Justesen
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
I've tried other relatively inexpensive colored pencil sets and ended up sending them back, but these are keepers! The colors are bright and they work very well with water. They also mix well, wet or dry. I've been laying down a basic wet color with these pencils, then going over it with my Faber Castell or Prisma Color pencils. This produces Good coverage on Strathmore cold press watercolor paper. (I like toothy paper and using the watercolor pencils first allows me to fill the paper crevices). They sharpen well. Sometimes I use these dry as a final touch to get rid of tiny white spots. I'm glad I ordered them!
Countbruga
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
Very happy with this set. Was looking for something beyond a starter set to get me back into the swing of being creative. This is a really nice set, plenty of color options and very easy to use. I’m off to a great start and this set got my creative energy going again.
Jenrilla
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2021
I have recently gotten back into painting. I started out using Arteza watercolor pencils but they were very unsatisfying. The color never really dissolved and it anything I used them on looked like one of those paint with water pictures I did as a kid. I had been looking at these for a while and was lucky enough to catch them on sale. I just received them today.The packaging, although minimal. is well done and the pencils themselves are gorgeous!I had a small pic ready to paint and just from my first impressions, the difference is night and day. These lovely pencils lay down a nice amount of color dry. When you go back over with a brush, the color melts and blends so beautifully! I tried using the pencils after dipping them in a bit of water and the color flowed as if it were a brush. These pencils are great for beginners and beyond. They give you great control and the colors are amazing. These are my new favorite!
Valanny
Reviewed in Mexico on February 3, 2021
Excelente producto.Llego antes de lo esperado.Mil. Gracias
meubelmakerij
Reviewed in the Netherlands on January 28, 2021
gebruik voor oud maken van huisjes op treintafel , prima resultaten
Stephanie_Draws
Reviewed in Germany on January 10, 2021
Castle Art positioniert sich preislich zwischen Künstlerqualität von Marken wie Faber-Castell, Prismacolor und Caran d'Ache (alle teuer: 72er Sets können dort schon mal knapp €200 kosten!) und günstigen Chinaimporteuren. Der Markenauftritt ist ansprechend und auf alle Produkte abgestimmt.Erster Eindruck: sehr stylische Verpackungen und edles Design - toll zum Verschenken! Stifte sind nummeriert und mit englischer Farbbezeichnung gekennzeichnet. Im Boxdeckel sind alle Farben aufgeführt und eine Einladung für den Castle Art Club. Es liegt eine Kurzanleitung mit Vorlage und Garantie bei.Die Metallbox hatte ein kaputtes Scharnier trotz guter Verpackung: der Deckel löste sich beim ersten Öffnen. Da es sich um ein Geschenk handelte, habe ich den Kundenservice kontaktiert statt zurückzusenden. Super Entscheidung: extrem schnelle Antwort, sehr hilfsbereit, Castle sandte Ersatz per Übernacht-Express und ich durfte das Set mit beschädigter Box behalten. Selten so einen wirklich kundenfreundlichen, enthusiastischen Kundenservice erlebt! Der wäre mir 6 Sterne wert.Qualität: für Anfänger glatte 5 Sterne! Für ambitionierte Amateure oder Künstler ein schönes Studio/Akademieset.Schöne leuchtende Farben - sowohl trocken als Buntstifte wie auch mit Wasser vermalt. Pigmentierung ist wirklich gut und braucht sich vor einer Klasse teurerer Stifte nicht zu verstecken!Gute, sinnvolle Sortierung (siehe Foto mit allen Farben sowohl trocken als auch aquarelliert) die sich für Landschaften, Portraits von Mensch und Tier, Fantasy und Manga eignet.Die kräftigen Farben lassen sich gut aquarellieren! Sowohl trocken aufgemalt als auch mit Pinsel von der Buntstiftspitze genommen (die unteren Grün- und Brauntöne im Foto). Schichten der Farben ist möglich, ebenso wie Blenden. Castle Art bezeichnet die Farben als lichtecht (lightfast)Für Künstler, die Dürer oder Supracolor gewohnt sind, lassen sich die Farben im Vergleich nicht ganz so leicht auftragen: diese Minen sind natürlich härter.Gelbtöne: 8Orangetöne: 8Rottöne: 7Rosatöne: 7Violetttöne: 7Blautöne: 11Grüntöne: 12Brauntöne: 7Grau + Schwarz + Weiß: 5Fazit: für Anfänger, Schüler, Hobbymaler und als Geschenk (für alle außer Kunst-Profis) uneingeschränkt empfehlenswert. Wirklich gute Qualität mit tollem Design zum fairen Preis!Fotos: Winterlandschaft und WIP/Vorzeichnung komplett mit Castle Art Watercolor Pencils gemalt, Farbverzeichnis, Farbtest trocken und wasservermaltFalls euch diese Rezension bei eurer Kaufentscheidung hilft, klickt doch bitte den Button unten. Dankeschön!
Nev H
Reviewed in Australia on July 12, 2020
Pleased with the colour range
Christa
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020
I have a 24 set of Derwent watercolor pencils, but was wanting to find a larger set, without spending a small fortune. When I found this listing for a 72 set by Castle Arts, that was under $40, I was really excited, but apprehensive about how good the quality would be. I read through the reviews, and decided to just give them a chance. And I am glad that I did. These are a nice affordable set, without losing out on quality.Not only did this set have a very nice selection of colors, with several light to dark shades of each color. But the leads lay down very smoothly and creamy, which is something I look for in pencils I use. The lead is not as soft as other watercolor pencil brands I’ve tried. These leads are more firm, like regular colored pencil lead. I assume that they have more binder in them than other brands do, but this isn’t a flaw for me. They can reach a deep vibrant opacity, with very little pressure needed.I tested them both wet and dry, and am very pleased with both methods. These pencils can be used in several light layers, using the wet technique, or can have a rich vibrant result if used dry. Definitely a very versatile product. So far, I love these pencils. The company was very friendly, and prompt with delivery.Very pleased with my purchase.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
When you decide to buy. Get the canvas folder set. Those in the tin box are a mess to deal with. The 3 trays of pencils take up to much work space. Each of the 3 trays take up 14"x7". The plastic trays are flimsy and pencils spill with ease. The canvas set has a slip for each pencil and opens like a notebook. So much easier to access and keep work space open. The color chart is a mistake. It's to large to work with. Would of been better had it been put on 8 plastic laminate or plastic pages. Easier to search and take up less workspace. When I get time I'll go to Off depot and laminate it meself. Minor critiques of the pencil set. Overall the quality of the set is very good. Easy to create the shades of color you want and blend colors. The colors of the set are nice as well. Worth the price of admission. If space is an issue just get the canvass case model for a few more dollars. Laminate the color chart. You should get many hours of pleasure out of these pencils.
Scribbler
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018
Product: I am not very good with watercolors and prefer watercolor pencils for more control. I own the Derwent Inktense pencils and enjoy them, but sometimes they are too vibrant for the look I'm going for. I have tried several different sets of budget-friendly watercolor pencils and I have to say, I am very impressed with the Castle Arts. They are as smooth and creamy as the regular Castle Art Pencils, which I also love. These watercolor pencils lay down nicely and blend beautifully. The pencils are octagon shaped so they are easy to grip and don't hurt your hands. They sharpen easily with no breakage. Though they come pre-sharpened, it is not a very fine point. I recommend sharpening before use. The first page I colored with them was in a book with Create Space paper since we know it is some of the most difficult paper to work with. The normal paper buckling occurred, but as you can see, the picture turned out great (though I am not an artist by any means.) I Only used the Castle Art Watercolor Pencils with fine liners and gel pens for accents. All the shadowing and gradient is from the pencils. You can not go wrong with these for the price. Seller: These pencils are lifetime guaranteed, I received a lovely note from the seller upon purchase asking if I had any problems. I did have one issue with my set. One of the pencils was defective and kept losing the lead when I sharpened it. I contacted the seller about the problem and requested a replacement pencil. They sent me an entire replacement set. The communication with the seller was very pleasant an professional. I was impressed with their genuine concern regarding customer satisfaction. I will definitely purchase from this seller again.
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