Caran dAche Luminance 6901 Clr Pncl Set 76 Artist Rng

Ive been wanting a set of these for a couple of years, but could never justify the cost. Im not an artist, just a colorist. Already have prisma, polychormos, and pablos, so why should I fork that amount of money for a set of pencils? If you are like me, you already have tried every other cheap and semi expensive pencil for kicks, found some you like, but are always wanting to add more. Then youve seen the videos and art work with these and just well, have to try them at some point. Well, here is my honest review for what its worth. Pros. The colors lay down beautifully, they are softer than polychoromos, harder that prisma, they are butter smooth. They will take layer after layer after layer, dark to light, light to dark, they dont mind a bit. If layering isnt for you they burnish well with just a single layer. They blend great with all my other pencils, even with polychormos being oil. They preform like polychromos at holding a point for a longer time than prisma. Not one problem in sharping. Shipping and packing was great. Cons. The biggest one was my first though, and its the cost. Even open stock the cheapest Ive found is going to cost me almost 5 bucks to replace one pencil. Its going to make using them a lot stay in the back of my mind every time I pick one up. Even though they hold a point for longer than prisma, I found that Im so scared to put a longer point on them for fear of breaking them, I just dont do it. So in essence I find my self always sharping. My other small complaint it the colors palette. For me, at least there are to many muted colors, and not near enough blues, greens, browns and yellows. Final thoughts. Would I purchase this set again? NO, but Im glad I have them. Now if they came out with a larger set for the same price, with more bright colors, heck yes Id really save up and get them. I just know there are more colors in this set Ill never use. So for me at least that was a waste.

Escribire esta reseña en español porque no veo que haya muchas,... Lei bastante antes de comprarlos ya que es una gran inversion y estaba indeciso por cual elegir si los Liminance o Ligthfast de Derwent y al final de cuentas adquiri los dos sets completos,, las caracteristicas son muy similares, ambas marcas son estupendas y su calidad es fantastica auunque tener los mejores lapices del mercado no implica que todo lo que con ellos se elabore saldra bien, se necesita practicar y depende de la persona que los utilice, este set contiene muchos tonos para piel, es un set elaborado basicamente para retractistas se pudiese decir, los tonos son muy bonitos y cubren perfectamente el papel aunque el color blanco no me gusta en lo personal ya que algunos dicen que es enrealidad blanco pero cuesta demaciado trabajo que el color sobre salga por encima de otro. Las capas se manejan muy bien mientras no apliques el blender ya que si lo aplicas antes de agregar otra capa, esta ultima ya no queda muy bien marcada y comienta a retirar el color o al menos eso me paso a mi aunque estaba haciendo muchas pruebas pero en realidad creo que si necesitas colores muy buenos y duraderos y el precio no es problema te recomiiendo ambas marcas tanto el set de Caran Dache y el set de Derwent con ambos podras hacer maravillas..

I am a starter in pencil colors and have tried some cheaper versions before. but these ones, even I, can feel the difference between others and them. very soft, smooth colors, and good variety of shades. its white pencil can work to lighten other colors (to some extent) and comes with two blenders. the wood and the lead are quality and sharpen easily. as someone have pointed out, this set is on the softer side so probably a little tough/inefficient for finer work. given the price though, would recommend if you have the appetite or need for pricier colors.

Ive used a lot of colored pencils and these have definitely been the best. If you look at art supplies like tools these are definitely worth the price. I am very happy with this purchase.

Product arrived quickly in fantastic condition! Extremely eager to create with what I consider to be the best colored pencils available. No more Prismacolor for this artist, Ever!

Excellent pencils and I got a good price using a gift card.

I have a lot of colored pencils but these are the best. Color goes on buttery smooth, the colors are gorgeous!! Worth the money.

I told myself that I would not buy these pricey, lightfast colored pencils since taking up color book coloring these past few months. However, I used to be an artist years prior and so I was intrigued by the Luminance portrait set of pencils, which are not duplicated in the full 76 count line by the way. I was so impressed with their layering and blending capabilities that I found myself using them on other types of pictures as well as portraits. I love using Caran dAche Neocolor I and II and found outstanding pigmentations in the Luminance colored pencils too. So now I own the full set of Lumies and I am so pleased with them. Is lightfastness necessary for a color book colorist, not as far as I am concerned. They are an investment for sure, but my creativity is important to me and so I enjoy using pleasing tools on extraordinary artists illustrations. These are beautifully constructed instruments meeting Caran dAche quality standards. The only complaint that I have would be some of the color names printed on the barrel are hard to read, but thats irrelevant, given the beautiful performance of the pencils.

i love these pencils. so smooth. packaged in a nice holder which holds each pencil individually. they are expensive but dont waste time on other pencils. go for the best. i have to say that they were sent in a box with no air pillows or other packing materials and i was worried that they would be broken but nope! their holder kept them whole.

Best coloring pencils ever - wish they made more colors!!! They blend well with other pencils. But, dont forget they are PERMANENT and they are permanent. Very little room for error.