These pencils have a nice, soft lead that writes effortlessly. They also hold their point well, without the frequent breakage and need for sharpening that is so common with colored pencils. The only difficulty I've had with them is that if I need to erase something I have written with them, erasure is partial, always leaving part of the original mark behind. I found this to be true whether using the pencil-end eraser, or using any of a variety of other kinds of erasers.
Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]