21 Color Pencils CB-NQ 12C / Tombow

• Core properties: High color clarity, smooth laydown, dust-free
• Break resistance: Yes
• Recommended uses: Design, drafting, graphs, office work, studying, coloring
• Set size: 12-color
• Case type: Tin case with PUSH-button latch

Tombow developed these colored pencils around a single priority: getting the color onto the page cleanly. Many colored pencils sacrifice one quality for another, trading smoothness for opacity or break resistance for vibrancy. This line targets all of these at once, with a core formulated for true color clarity and laydown while remaining resistant to snapping under pressure.

The dust-free formula keeps work surfaces and hands clean, which matters especially in drafting and office environments where stray pigment creates problems. The result is a colored pencil that moves across paper smoothly, lays down consistent color, and holds up to regular use.