The first positive thing for me with this particular set of coloured pencils from Staedtler is the size, I’ve always thought a 72 set of coloured pencils is a good size, not overwhelming the artist with too many colours and not a small set creating blending difficulties. Up until very recently, Staedtler’s coloured pencil sets sizes have never really exceeded 36 or 48 and I understand why, but also when you find a good quality pencil, the greedy artist in me wants all the colours.