Thanks for a great video Crystal! You did a wonderful job explaining the differences between pastel and muted tones, a lot of people don't know or understand the difference. And you're right, this is the only set of muted tones out there for the moment. It's nice to see Castle keeping ahead of the trends like they always do. When you say that they told you they don't know how they're made though, that's because they don't know how they're made lol. The customer service and the company itself are based in britain, but the pencils themselves, like all budget pencils, are made in a factory in China. So when you call customer service about things like how the pencils are made or what's in them, the only thing they're going to be able to tell you is generic terms like wax-based or oil-based. Which really means nothing, because all pencils are both, as we all know. However their customer service is wonderful for things like returns or refunds, and they're also great about things like art tips and tricks and how to do certain things with the pencils and their other supplies, because they have artists working for them. The guy who founded the company is an artist, unlike another company, that I will not name, that used to use the tagline "by artists for artists," until they got called out by people like me for not having a single artist on staff, including the founder of the company. But that's neither here nor there.❤ I don't get along well with Castle pencils, every single set I've ever bought has been languishing on my shelves lol, so I probably won't be buying these. However if I watch you using them long enough, you know me well enough to know that I will end up putting them in my cart hahaha 🤣. As for muted tones, I can just make my own with a set of Prismacolors because they have the full range of cool and warm greys, as well as French greys in the 150 set. So while it's nice to have a novelty set of these on hand, I don't like the way Castle pencils work for me so they're not going to get pulled off the shelf much during my work. But I'm also lazy, so a set like this would come in handy on the days that I don't feel like blending and mixing, like when I'm just coloring for fun. Also, shout out to the little bio on Morandi and his work. I love love love love his work, and I really appreciate you explaining how he worked with color. I feel like nobody understood him while he was working, and most of the people who buy Morandi palettes think the name is a brand, not an artist. So thank you for that. Again, great video. Thanks for sharing it.

Great idea to put together a muted tones/harmonious colour list for open stock lines like prismacolour and polychromos! I love tertiary colours, earthtones etc but don’t want to buy and store a whole separate set.

I just got my set! Sharpening while I watch this. Check your junk email folder for the link to the coloring book, that’s where I found it. I thought I didn’t get it, either, till I searched all my mailboxes and there it was in Junk. 😏

They look really nice!

Very Beautiful Coloring ❤

These look so pretty! I am tempted to Get them! I hope it’s a new trend so different brands will jump on it. 😂

They look to be beautiful colors ! I have never tried this brand . I may not sure yet❤

Hi Crystal to get your coloring book will in a separate email from castle arts after its been shipped.

What paper is best for printing the coloring pages for the pencils?

Hi Crystal 😊 I just ordered the Harmonious colors. I couldn’t help myself, the palette is quite unique. Since I was on the website I decided to finally give in and try their other colored pencil sets😂 I do have a question for you, did you use this new set of pencils when coloring the skin on this page?

Hi Crystal Hope you are well. Going to watch later. These look good. I was looking for the Brutfuner Squares 120 set and cannot find them . May I ask for help please. If you have any info or a link I would be grateful.I went into Amazon ?many thanks 💝

Do castle arts pencils form blooms like prismacolor?

How do they compare to faber castle polychromos?