Lyra Pencils Color Giants 4-Color Hexagonal Box of 12

Each Colour Giant in this box carries four colours combined in one thick lead: red, blue, green and yellow. As you draw, all four release together, so a single stroke lays down a shifting rainbow band instead of one flat tone. The result changes with the angle and pressure you use.

This box holds twelve of the four colour rainbow giants, and every pencil is the same multicolour lead rather than separate single colours. Twelve identical pencils means several children can share the effect at once, or you keep spares as the soft, well used leads wear down with drawing.

The shafts are unlacquered, so the wood is left as natural timber with no gloss or coloured coating. Only the lead carries the rainbow pigment. The outside stays plain and matte, which keeps the focus on the surprising multicolour effect that appears as soon as the tip touches paper.

The four in one lead suits skies, rainbows, scribbled fills and lettering where a shift of colour adds interest with no effort. Wide strokes show all four colours side by side, while narrower marks pick up whichever colour meets the paper first. It turns simple shapes into lively, banded colour.

A standard set such as the unlacquered Colour Giants gives one solid colour per pencil for controlled work. This rainbow box instead blends four colours in every lead for a playful, unpredictable finish. Many people keep both: single colours for detail and the rainbow giants for fun effects.

Yes, the barrels are the same wide giant size, so use a large hole sharpener like the twin-hole Lyra sharpener. Sharpen gently and stop at a point, as the combined lead is soft. A fresh tip keeps all four colours flowing evenly in each stroke.

Because the colours sit side by side in the lead rather than premixed, they stay bright and distinct in most strokes. Heavy scribbling back and forth over the same spot can blur them together, so keep strokes fairly open if you want clear rainbow bands to show.