Tombow 51626 Recycled Colored Pencils, 24-Pack - Assorted Colors Review

Excellent crayons, if a bit pricey. The reason I say this is because these pens wear out very quickly, probably because they are very soft. They almost feel like you're drawing with a chalk pen. It's really fun to paint with, requires little pressure and blends well. Even though they don't last all that long I wish they had a bigger set because when I use them they are very nice.

The pens I received work great, are colorfast and are all pigmented. They look very pretty and come in a sturdy storage tin. However, I received the pack without a pencil and also have duplicates in two colors. In addition, some of them appear to have been used (obviously out of order, and some are slightly worn). I am a little disappointed with this product as it is not what I ordered. EDIT: I was sent new packaging and it worked great so I've changed my rating to four stars.

Recycled Tombow crayons are a very good starter set of medium quality crayons. I also have a full set of Tombow Irojites. These pens are nothing like irojites. They're soft and pretty easy to blend with a hand blender. In my experience, Irojiten is a hard pencil that is harder to blend. The only exceptions to Recycled are Silver and Gold, which are still pretty hard leads. Recycled pencils have a beautiful wooden body. The core is nice and thick and adheres well to the shell. I don't have any…

They are good for the price. The color is rich and vibrant and washes out easily. The base set has a good color palette. Not as oily as higher quality pens, but still nice to hold. They are well shaded and layered. Blending could be better, but colors of the same family blend well. Haven't tried the blender, only the white crayon to try and blend. Maybe a blender would work better. I've attached a test sheet where I played around with them to see how they work. I'm just an amateur user so judge

There is something about Tombow that calls for quality. I bought a full set of Irojiten pencils and fell in love with them. But I wanted something for travel and thought it might be perfect. These are my favorite pens. Unbelievable. I have one, Irojiten (love the harshness here). Luminance from Caran d'Ache, Faber-Castell Polychromos, Prismacolor Premier, Lyra and more. So, I have soft, hard, oil and wax materials of the highest quality for artists. These are just as good. I took a risk I tried

Overall I am happy with the pencils and the quality seems good. Pencil bodies are made of very smooth wood, free from cracks and roughness. The color is applied to the tip of the pencil and I found the tinted color to be a bit darker than the actual lead. The color names are written in Chinese and English on the top of the glass. The names appear in the order the pens are in the tin. There are no numbers or names written in English on the pencils. There's something in Chinese, but since I don't