Faber-Castell 9000 Design Set 12 x Pencils

Super quality as usual. My daughter delights in using these pencils for her great sketching.

They are a present so I haven't opened them yet!

Very good pencils. I have used these and found them to be very nice to use. I've compared these to my Derwent graphic set (Medium), and I find these pencils to be better. With eh Derwent ones the lead used to break a lot while sharpening but I never had that issue with these Faber Castell Pencils. These pencils also have sharper edges on the outside so I found them more comfortable to hold and grip. This pencil also weights a little more so they didn't feel almost weightless which is better for me. Through my tests the leads last longer than Derwent too, I don't know why the composition must obviously be different but they do last longer and hold their point a bit better. That's about it really, overall I would recommend these over the Derwent ones I used. That's about it really. Just don't take my review to include colour pencils from the companies as that a different game altogether and I haven't used their coloured pencils, I try to give all brands a fair shot. And although this doesn't matter in terms of performance but the Faber Castell Pnecils look nicer and have a better coating on the pencils themselves. The tin looks nicer too. While this doesn't matter it's a bonus at least since I find the green colour very easy on the eyes and It's one of my favourite colours anyway.

It’s a fact of life (and art) that if you want to do a decent drawing you need decent pencils (and decent paper). I’m just an amateur “hobby” artist who draws for pleasure but I’ve been doing it long enough to keep away from poor quality. The best pencils I’ve used are certainly the Blackwing range but their shading values are limited and if you want the full scope of hard and soft pencils you have to look elsewhere. I’ve used Derwent (they’re OK) and Tombow Mono (very good) but I was given this set of Faber-Castell 9000 and I thought I’d try them out for one detailed drawing. They are really good. I wanted a set that didn’t just concentrate on the B grades and this range goes from 5H to 5B which gives plenty of scope for light and dark shading. I found them nice to use, easy to blend and not scratchy (like cheaper options). Sharpening them with a scalpel was easy (no breakages) and I kept them pointed with some sandpaper. They really are nice drawing pencils. Most artists have their favourites (I like Mitsubishi Hi-Uni for the full range) and there will be Faber-Castell fans who wouldn’t draw with anything else. I’d certainly be happy to use these again. I see they’ve gone up in price. When I purchased this set from Amazon in March 2020 they cost £9.99 with free postage through the Prime system. That made them just 83p a pencil which was a bargain but I see the price has rocketed. Nevertheless they’re worth considering as an addition to your drawing tools.

Fabulous

I have bought these drawing pencils out of trust because i use faber castell pencils for almost everything. They came in the post today as i need them for my GCSE art when I go back to school and these will definitely do the job! As said in the description, the pencils are ranged from 5H to 5B and they are very good quality, especially for those who are looking to do some serious art work or even those who just like to casually draw. They also work well with blending and with all paper types, depending on the pressure you put on, the softness of these pencils will glide across your paper without being scratchy. I would definitely recommend this product as the delivery is trust worthy and fast and also the condition is perfectly new, the product itself is great and would suit many tastes.

This is a brand I frequently buy for my artistic drawings etc.Its a brand that I trust. The leads are easy to sharpen and last a long time. Its a reliable brand and perfect for artists .

I'm normally much more used to drawing artworks digitally but recently I wanted to get back into using real media. Lots of folks who know more than me have suggested these Fabers are the best you can get. I was cynical because a pencil is a pencil, but damn these genuinely are awesome pencils for drawing! The lines just flow when you apply the lead to paper and the tones come out so beautifully. If you're serious about pencil drawing, these are a must buy!

Toch kleiner dan ik verwachte en 3 maal zo duur als van een merkloze set die even goed is. Achteraf ontdekt.

What is not to like. They are great pencils and lead.

I don't know why in the world I waited so long to buy some good drawing pencils! I have been sketching with whatever mechanical pencil I had in my bag for years with very little preference, but the way that my sketches have improved with these pencils has been dramatic! Now I feel comfortable creating full pieces of art in shades of grey, whereas before I would sketch lightly and then use other media to finish the piece. After ten years of sketching with, in retrospect, a highly inferior product, I feel confident that these are just what I needed to take the next step toward improvement. These are very high quality. They arrive sharpened, which is nice, since I'm used to colored pencils that arrive in dozens and take hours to sharpen. They sharpen well with a standard or high quality sharpener, and the graphite (even on the softer pencils) is strong enough to not crack in the barrel (a problem I had with some student grade pencils in high school art class). The case is nice, too, and has a soft matte-like finish to the touch. I imagine it will dent and prove less than perfect if thrust into a backpack pocket full of other materials, but if kept in between notebooks, it probably has a long life ahead of it. I bought a set for my best friend, and she is in love, too. This would make a great gift for any artist in your life, and is a good investment for your own arsenal of supplies if you are an artists as well.

Faber-Castell products are always exceptional value.

Qualität wie erwartet!