Art Supplies Gold Standard 120 Coloring Pencils Set Quality Oil Based

  • MADE TO EXCEED Our flagship professional colored pencils set, ultimate 120 color choice, named, numbered in color families for picking the perfect shade: just flip up your choice from the layers in the beautifully giftable, protective tin box.
  • TIP-TOP PERFORMANCE Colored drawing pencils formulated with oil for greater hardness, the vibrantly pigmented core encased in fine-grain basswood, can be sharpened to a finer, longer-lasting point with greater resistance to breakage even if dropped.
  • CREATIVE FULFILMENT Superior control over color layering, unique blending capability, better for highly detailed areas, exceptional color coverage, burnish for richer, deeper tones, longer lasting with more coloring time between sharpening.
  • SKILL BUILDING GUIDES Expert, easy-to-follow 36-page handbook crammed with tips and demos to refine your prowess with pencils. PLUS fascinating 10 part tutorial to create “Gold Frieze’ images PLUS tester and protector sheets.
  • TESTED, TRUSTED AND GUARANTEED Tested and developed by our studio experts to surpass our competitors. Trusted by ultimate judges – our 2.5 million customers worldwide; backed by unique money-back-PLUS . So buy now!

Product Description

  1. 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.

  2. Our 36-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.

  3. Gold range – superior, smooth oil-based pigments

    Quality cores formulated with oil for greater hardness, with exceptional control over color layering, blending and burnishing; giving superior color coverage, finer detail, and rich, deeper tones.

  4. 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 . And with our Customer Services Team to assist along the way... it’s a gift!

  1. Learn with Castle Arts

    A step-by-step guide to your success


    Every Castle Arts Gold set includes a fold-out tutorial, guiding you through the colors and techniques used to create the ten images that make up the Gold Range tutorial frieze featured on the cover of every Castle Arts Gold Range product.

  2. Learn with Castle Arts

    A step-by-step guide to your success


    Create the Castle Arts Gold Frieze with this step-by-step guide. Every Castle Arts Gold set includes a fold-out tutorial, guiding you through the colors and techniques used to create the 10 images that make up the frieze.

  3. Learn with Castle Arts

    A step-by-step guide to your success


    Showing the oil-based color pencils included with the Castle Arts Gold range pencil set, followed by time-lapse footage of one of the 'orchid' illustrations being completed.

  4. Learn with Castle Arts

    Taking Your Art to a New Level


    Every Castle Arts Gold Color Pencil set comes with a 36 page guide to using oil-based color pencils. The guide teaches you how to take care of your pencils, from sharpening methods to holding your pencil to achieve different styles and effects.

    It explains the color pencil range, light and form, pencil pressures and strokes, blending, layering and texturing techniques as well as more tutorials, a glossary and details about joining the Castle Club.

  5. Learn with Castle Arts

    Taking Your Art to a New Level


    Every Castle Arts Gold Color Pencil set comes with a 36 page guide to using oil-based color pencils. The guide teaches you how to take care of your pencils, from sharpening methods to holding your pencil to achieve different styles and effects.

    It explains the color pencil range, light and form, pencil pressures and strokes, blending, layering and texturing techniques as well as more tutorials, a glossary and details about joining the Castle Club.

  6. Learn with Castle Arts

    Taking Your Art to a New Level


    A short video demonstrating Castle Arts Gold color pencils in use.

Can these Gold pencils be used over or under black micron ink pens and are they transparent for grayscale coloring?

They are fairly translucent for colored pencils (this makes them wonderful for layering), so they can be used over ink lines. They are also well suited for greyscaling.

Can Gold Range color pencils be used on wood and other hard surfaces?

Gold colored pencils adhere to many hard surfaces such as wood, stone, leather and metal. The pencils are permanent, but we recommend you seal your drawing with a coat or two of varnish.

Can you achieve natural dry blending with Castle Gold as you would with a softer wax based pencil?

Very easy to blend because of the smooth oil base; if you use a colorless blender or a stump on a test patch, you can see the color move onto the paper from the edges of the patch.

What is the optimal surface on which to use these — do you recommend a particular type of paper?

Most papers will do but smooth cartridge paper is our favourite. Try working on watercolor paper too — the surface has a pleasing little texture for the pencil to ‘bite’ into.

How long does a single pencil typically last?

Black and white typically last the longest, other colors last for three months at least, more if used lightly. Of course it all depends on how fervently you apply these pencils to your everyday art!

  1. GOLD 120 COLOR PENCILS

    120 gold range professional artist’s pencils

    • Break-resistant color pencils
    • Colors grouped, named and numbered
    • Organised in three 'easy-lift' trays
  2. 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
  3. EASY-LIFT PENCIL TRAYS

    Easy-lift, easy to remove corded trays

    • Two, easy-lift, removable, corded pencil trays
    • Pencils arranged in color for easy selection
  4. 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.

  5. BEAUTIFUL & VIBRANT

    Curated and developed by our studio artists

    The richly pigmented, richly tinted leads layer, blend, detail and burnish to perfection.

1 GOLD 120 COLOR PENCILS 2 PRESENTATION TIN 3 EASY-LIFT PENCIL TRAYS 4 POP-UP PENCIL SELECTION 5 BEAUTIFUL & VIBRANT
  1. Castle Arts

    120 GOLD RANGE COLOR PENCILS


    The difference with our flagship professional coloured pencil set is that the intensely pigmented cores, formulated with oil for greater hardness. Easily to sharpen, they hold their point longer, better for detail and resistance to breaking.

  2. Castle Arts

    ENDURING PERFORMANCE


    Formulated with oil for greater hardness combined with creamy lay down, the vibrantly pigmented core within fine-grain basswood casing can be sharpened to a finer, longer-lasting point with greater resistance to breakage.

  3. Castle Arts

    COMPLETE CAPABILITY


    Our flagship coloured pencil Gold range gives you mastery of every technique - blending by varying pressure to control density, layer upon layer; hatching, cross-hatching, contouring and stippling; or burnishing to achieve a rich sheen.

  4. 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.

  5. Castle Arts

    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.

  6. Castle Arts

    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.

Overview and Comparison of Castle Arts Gold Range of Color Pencils

Are the pencils water-soluble?
Is the core wax or oil based?
Oil based Oil based Oil based Oil based
Number of pencils included?
120 color pencils 72 color pencils 72 color pencils 120 color pencils
Are sketchpads included?
What color range is supplied?
Full color spectrum Full color spectrum Full color spectrum Full color spectrum
How are the pencils packaged?
Hinged metal tin Hinged metal tin Fabric zip-around case Fabric zip-around case

Item Specification

  • Item model number CAS-120GCPT
    Item Weight 3.3 pounds
    Writing Instrument Form Colored Pencil
    Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness) Soft
    Color Gold
    Material Type Tin
    Manufacturer Part Number CAS-120GCPT
    Ink Color Gold
    Age Range (Description) Adult
    Size 120 Count (Pack of 1)
    Point Type Fine
    Package Dimensions 14.61 x 7.83 x 1.54 inches
    Number of Items 1
  • Product Dimensions: 7.83 inches x 14.61 inches x 1.54 inches. Weight: 3.3 lb
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    Our standard shipping service is FREE.

    Your order will be shipped within 1-3 business days upon full payment received.

    Most items are delivered within 3-5 business days, however, please allow 3-10 business days.

    We are shipping only to USA.

    We only ship to the confirmed Paypal address. We reserve the right to cancel any order for any reason at any time.

    We are not responsible for undeliverable addresses.
  • We offer a 30 day return policy from checkout winning date.

    Your satisfaction is guaranteed! If for any reason you are unhappy with your item, just return it within 30 days for a full refund, minus shipping cost. Please contact us prior to initiating a return so that we can issue you a refund authorization.

    Items defective upon receipt must be packaged in their retail packaging as if new and returned with a detailed description of the problem.

    Return shipping fees are not refundable.

    We reserve the right to decline any returns if the above guidelines are not followed.
  • All of our items, unless otherwise stated, will only run on 120 volts. Please check to make sure your country complies with these specifications.

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