I have a few pencils haven't had a chance to try them either. My daughter has messed with them a bit. She's 11 and has been making lion, dragons, wolves and fox drawings. I haven't been able to work on art in years. I hope I will be able to soon. The last thing I worked on was a sketch that I wanted to put on canvas using a combination of different materials. I like the colors in the Cliff side waterfall. I like to use bright colors and throw in a little Van Gogh starry night inspiration.