Caran dAche Luminance 6901 Clr Pncl Set 76 Artist Rng

These colored pencils are so nice. They blend beautifully and I highly recommend saving up for them, or next time you have an Amazon gift card use it to buy these. Treat yourself to these high end pencils.

The colors blend easily, and are easy to lay down smooth, even colors.

smoooth & creamy like gelato, worth every penny!!!!

I love these pencils. They are wonderful

what a great quality of pencils! It worth the price. Delivered in a proper delay.

Buy these pencils, your life will change for the better. PERIODT!!!

I expected these pencils to be wonderful and they surly are. Nice, smooth and beautiful pigments. I do however, have some issues. 1. Id like more colors. 2. Im color challenged and have difficulty telling the color of some pencils. While theyre named &a numbered, the writing is in silver and difficult to read. 3. I use a battery powered sharpener because it gives me the sharp points I like. These pencils wont fit in the hole. Because of this, I will not be using these as much or often as Id like. Ill stay with my Faber Castel and, Careb d asche Pablo, and lastly, the Prismacolor.

I know there are a lot of people out there that think spending this kind of money on colored pencils is just a waste of money and in all honestly, depending on just how serious you are about your artwork and the quality of your artwork....well, you may just be right. If you just want a cheap set of pencils to play around with, especially with adult coloring becoming so popular, you can buy a set of Crayola colored pencils for like $5-$10. That being said, if your really serious about your artwork and want the highest quality, make no mistake about it, spending this kind of money on colored pencils is worth every last cent. Many of the great techniques one can use with colored pencils isnt even possible with the cheaper pencils. Things like layering, blending, etc. Personally, I started out using Prismacolor pencils as they are a good mid quality pencil and are much more affordable than your high end pencils like Faber Castell and Caran dAche. I went to art school for photography, but I also love to draw and have been doing so for most of my life, although I really didnt get serious about it until I went to art school. Pretty much everyone in the drawing department used Prismacolor pencils and copic markers so my first big set of colored pencils was naturally from Prismacolor. They are great pencils and I actually still use Prismacolor pencils from time to time even to this day, but as the years went on I got curious about other brands and started experimenting with higher quality brands like Faber Castell and Caran dAche and I am really thankful that my curiosity got me to do so as the difference in quality from the mid level pencils to the high level pencils is really something to behold. Yes, they are expensive, but once you start using them and you see first hand the difference in quality...well, chances are you will wind up buying more, not look back regretting the money you spent. Of all the different colored pencils I have tested, my single favorite is without question Caran dArch Luminance. I also really like Faber Castell Polychromos, but Caran dAches Luminance line is the line I use when I want the absolute best possible quality. The pigments are just absolutely beautiful and they have the perfect smooth feel to them, not to hard and not too soft. Honestly, even if your only into adult coloring, I would recommend at least testing a few of these pencils out. You can buy them individually from various art stores like Dick Blick so you dont have to spend a fortune to be able to buy a small set of primary type colors. I openely admit, even I have enjoyed some of the adult coloring books that have come to market. I am a big comic art fan and I really enjoyed the Marvel Civil War coloring book and DCs Batman Hush coloring book. And yes, I still used my higher end pencils even for those. Bottom line - In my opinion, Caran dAche Luminance pencils are the best colored pencils on the market and I have tested pretty much every brand I could get my hands on over the last 10 years. The pigment is stunning and they really do have just a perfect smooth feel to them. The lead is perfectly bonded to the wood all the way through the pencil, which is actually California Cedar, so you wont have pieces of your lead falling out like you can get with cheaper pencils. I highly recommend learning how to hand sharpen pencils if your going to use these. Electric sharpeners will just chew through them really fast. The only downside to these pencils is once you get used to the quality, its very hard going back to cheaper brands. 5 Stars!

Cuando los tomas en tus manos y empiezas a trabajar con ellos sientes que en realidad valió la pena haber pagado el precio que valen y para completar también adquirí la caja de Luminance 20 Portrait.

They are very nice pencils smooth good for blending they are very professional the pencil is very nice it’s self lead doesn’t break if you drop it like prismacolor, they don’t break every five seconds too but the box came a little broken but very nice