Caran dAche Luminance 6901 Clr Pncl Set 76 Artist Rng

Love these pencils in spite of the price

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.

Amazing pencils, worth the extra cost. I’ve been using them on Derwent Lightfast Paper and they put my Prismacolors to shame

This is a really great produtc. I loved it.

These are the best colored pencils I have ever had. Good colors, smooth and the points do not break as some other brands. Pricey but worth every penny. Go for it!

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.

I’ve decided to try out this brand because Ive heard so much about the white color being the best. Bought it and fell in love with it because of its true white. Decided to buy this set after that. Loving it so far. I use it along with my poly set too. Never going back to anything else.

I have tried different good brands of color pencils and Caran d’Ache work best for me. Also Caran d’Ache Pablo are great for details and have amazing ranch of colors and shades. I love them!

I first noticed these pencils when I saw beautiful artwork created with them. They just seemed to glow. I saved up and was able to purchase the full set. I had read reviews saying these were as buttery as Prismas...thats not true, they actually feel a bit more like a pastel pencil, to be honest. BUT, with that said, they layer non stop...I havent found the end to it, to be honest. They will layer, and layer and layer. You can blend beautifully with them. They lay color down in full saturation really quickly, so you can finish your pages quicker than with other pencils, at least the ones Ive tried (prismas and polychromos). The look is as expected...pictures just pop with a nice, warm glow.

I admit, they are not cheap, but they are so worth it. Super nice. I feel lucky that I was able to buy them.