It's my first set of color pencils I got for coloring books. I am very happy, they are soft, color is intense enough to use with other medium like markers (used with black sharpie in my photo), and the color selection is very decent. I was missing a light green color, and got two other greens, and skin colors are missing. But I just purchased a couple of Prismacolor pencils separately. Prismacolor is definitely softer, and is better for blending, but you cannot beat the price of this set!See full review