Toirono Colored Pencils, Set of 12

Uni Toirono Colored Pencils are a brand-new type of artist pencil from Mitsubishi. When you sharpen your first Toirono and start to draw, you’ll feel the difference from other colored pencils: they move more freely and lay down more color, so you can achieve complete saturation more quickly, and with minimal layering.

Line work is also more fun with Toirono pencils, which offer gorgeous, uninterrupted color laydown, even when sharpened to a fine point. Many colored pencils require too much pressure to lay down their full tone, so precise line work in bright color is not possible. Toirono can make almost paint-like marks with its rich, creamy wax core.

Perfect for sketching, abstract art, and impressionistic techniques, Toirono is the first colored pencil that fully embraces the spirit of modern art. From its extra-wide (4.0 mm) core to its intense, contemporary colors, Toirono unlocks bold new options for artists and designers working in analog media.

Toirono pencils come in a 12-color set or 24-color set, with plastic storage trays, recycled chipboard slipcovers, and soft, wide elastic bands. The packaging is meant to be used for the entire life of the pencils, and it’s so stylish that you might want to keep the case when the original pencils are gone.

Made in Japan.

About Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.:

Founded in the 19th century in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Pencil has been one of the world’s leading pen and pencil manufacturers for generations. Well-known around the world for their Uni brand of pens and pencils, Mitsubishi continues to innovate and release new products, like POSCA paint markers and an ever-expanding lineup of writing pens.

Fun fact: “Mitsubishi” means “three diamonds,” and the name and three-diamond mark of Mitsubishi Pencil predates the better-known Mitsubishi Group by ten years. Despite sharing the same name and symbol, Mitsubishi Pencil is not related to any of the numerous other Mitsubishi companies in Japan.