Royal & Langnickel Kc Watercolor Paint Set Keep & Carry

Nice, easily portable kit designed to take with you on a daily basis. Good selection of pencils from hard to soft, an eraser, and a sharpener. It comes with a small pad of drawing paper. I did replace it with a sketchpad that had more sheets and a little better quality. Overall, this is a good kit to carry around for quick sketches and I'm happy I got it.

The pencils are really good quality. The small sketch pad is a nice little way to keep your swatches too, I don't normally draw on such a small canvas but it's a nice change of pace. The eraser however is nothing to write home about but it does its job. It's not a clean erase so I'd recommend it for erasing light strokes.I have yet to use the pencil sharpener but the body is plastic and only the two blades and screws are metal, it doesn't look very secure either but the slot can be swapped out for something else easily.

I'll be honest - I mostly bought this for the organizer, and that alone exceeded my expectations for the price. I wanted something I could take on the go without taking up much space in my bag. This is a nice, affordable, concise set, and it holds everything in place properly with absolutely no mess. Additionally, there is a strap inside the case that allows the set to be put over the wrist or fastened inside a bag.Everything in the set I have seems to be sewn down properly. The elastic bands have decent springback and a good grip, so I foresee it lasting quite a while. The case itself wipes clean from minor icks with just a little water. All of the items in the set fit where they should with no hassle.The only downside to this purchase is that the sketchbook is 12 pages long. It's 12 pages of pretty good paper, but still 12 pages. If anyone is looking for a replacement that still fits in their set, I've bought and used this one successfully and with no complaints: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025TYZXM/The one listed above has a spiral edge - a much needed upgrade from the one included in this set.Really though, any 5x7 sketchpad will do. You could probably go a little longer, but not too much, because the pencil sharpener and eraser should have a place above the sketchbook to close properly. You shouldn't try to go wider than 5. At 5, the book of 30 pages I have now -just- fits.Edit 04/01/2017 - The sketch book I recommended above does have rough paper. It's best for drawing PRACTICE and not detail work. I'm currently looking for a smoother supplementary pad. I'll update when I find one.

First off, all the complaints are valid. there are a lot of flaws here. for one, it's really hard to get the pencils out. i imagine this will get easier once the elastic stretches with use but as of now i had to take out a few of the pencils i don't use regularly to save myself a headache. second, the sharpener really is crap. i just got this two days ago, used it once and the plastic cracked. get yourself a good sharpener, they're cheap at craft places.others complained about the size of the drawing pad but i don't have a problem with it. it is small, but what do you expect with a travel case?the good thing is the pencils. i really like them. they're smooth, sharpen well (with a proper sharpener), and the graphite is excellent. i got this because i wanted to try a new brand of pencils (and get a nifty new case too), and so far i'm satisfied with them at the very least.all in all it's not bad for the price. but if you're a perfectionist, heed all the warnings and get something else or we'll all have to tell you "i told you so!".

Made a great gift for a beginner in watercolors who likes to travel/ camp a lot. The pack included everything you would need, zips up and is easy to take on the go.

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This appears to be a very good product, but it has a few drawbacks and it doesn't really fit my needs. For one thing, the case is much larger than I had expected. It could easily be over 2 inches shorter without the added length to accommodate the sharpener and eraser. Also, the spine of the case is very stiff and folding the open case in half might compromise the stiff spine. These two issues make this case much more cumbersome than similar products that I own. The pencils seem fine, but I did not really need another pencil set. I already have mechanical pencils and drawing pens with which I had intended to fill the case. The sketch pad is 5" x 7" which is adequate and quite portable, but has only 12 sheets of paper! This is disappointing, since the case is quite roomy and could easily hold a thick sketchpad. It is easy to fit many drawing tools inside the case, but there are no pouches or straps to accommodate them. I doubt this product will get much use from me. It looked good in the ad but for my purposes it is very disappointing. Royal & Langnickel offer other zippered sets that omit the eraser and sharpener and provide more portability. Unless you really need the pencils, sharpener and eraser (I don"t) I would recommend you check out these and other alternatives.

I thought this was a great deal for what you get! You can take this with a grain of salt, since I am not an "artist" (yet!), but rather an absolute beginner at sketching. So with that full disclosure...I love this kit! It is very travel-friendly and fits nicely in my shoulder bag purse or backpack. Everything is kept perfectly organized (and of course I am very picky about keeping the pencils in order from hardest to softest), so I can find what I want easily. The pencils seem to be good quality, though again I'm not an expert. The eraser is good. I like my Staedtler pencil sharpener better than the one that came with the set, but the sharpener is functional and OK. Not enough to knock a star off of my review, in my opinion. The sketchbook is small and I definitely recommend buying your own sketchbook separately which was what I did (mine is from Strathmore and I keep it in a separate case which I also tuck into my purse). Still, for the price, this is a great set and gave me everything I needed to get started!