Caran dAche Luminance 6901 Clr Pncl Set 76 Artist Rng

work good

I color for fun, but like to learn new techniques. I have Prismacolor, Faber Castell, Pablo & Luminance. Have been using the Luminance pencils for several months in order to give an honest review. Prismacolor has bright colors, but has a waxy feel when applying and needs to be blended. Due to the wax they are hard on an electric sharpner, so I use a hand sharpner. I like their colors so use them often. The Luminance has a very buttery feel when applying. However, some colors goes on easier than others. The colors are quite limited due to the 76 quantity set, has no pinks and some of the colors are rather odd. After using them for several months, I feel they are not worth the money. Pablos feels just as buttery when applying & are less $. My favorite of all are the Faber Castells. They apply very nicely, blend well and they have a good choice of colors. Actually I use all brands in every picture.

I was expecting these to be exceptional, but so far one of the pencils (Raw Umber) has an impurity which scratches the paper and I have had to re-order that colour to complete the artwork.

The lettering on the pencils are silver metallic. Hard to read.

Love these pencils in spite of the price

I am used to using Prismacolors and Derwent colors. These are a blend of the two, really. They have so much pigment and are soft. They are vibrant with little to no application. They are easy to blend. I got these on sale, so I can imagine trying to replace one that you use the most.

Too pricey for beginners, coloring book fans, or casual users. These are professional-grade pencils. Buttery smooth, vibrant colors are amazing. Highly recommend to the serious artist.

These pencils are great, each pencil has nice saturation level from light to darker deeper tones depending on the pressure and how many layers you put down . All natural colors, fantastic for portraits and other media. They highlight very well over darker colors.

Kind of expensive but worked very well.

For the price I was a bit hesitant to purchase these pencils but I had heard a lot of good things and read reviews stating how excellent they were that I finally decided to go for it. Presentation wise the packaging is a bit lacking being that its cardboard but they are well protected by a foamy padded material (it would have also been nice if you could slide the trays out somehow instead of lifting each layer out). The pencils themselves are gorgeous and you can really see the craftsmanship put into each of them. Performance is where these really shine however, they have almost a smooth pastel like feel that allows them to blend and layer like a dream. I read that these are wax based pencils so there is a tiny bit of bloom when layering but it’s not really noticeable. I was also able to sharpen each pencil to a fine point point without any breakage which really surprised me. The price is a bit steep but these pencils are as good as advertised, I’d recommend buying a few of these as they’re sold open stock and try them out if you’re on the fence.