In addition the wood casing is harder than normal and while a lesser (handheld) sharpener works, it can grind a bit on the casing making the wood fuzzy. Unleash your creativity with Caran d'Ache pencils, the pinnacle of Swiss precision in coloured pencils. In summary, Caran d’Ache Luminance 6901 Permanent Pencils are a high-grade product and, in the hands of professional coloured pencil artists, would be certain to improve their work.

com/products_images/prod_11152/d_boite-20-couleurs-luminance-6901-assortiment-portrait-caran-d-ache-front-0. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Luminance 6901 complies with the ASTM D-6901 standard, the highest international standard concerning coloured pencils' light fastness. When you ope the box the first thing to hit you is the wonderful smell, it is like walking through a beautiful woodland on a damp summers morning, after which the luscious display of colours simply ignite your creative juices.

com/products_images/prod_11152/d_boite-20-couleurs-luminance-6901-assortiment-portrait-caran-d-ache-onroll-0. Luminance 6901™ combines the best possible lightfastness with the smoothness of a permanent lead made with wax. These new artistic colours, complementary to the existing colour chart, broaden the field of use and application of these exceptional lightfast colour pencils. The range of colours supplied in this set – I did not attempt to supplement it with other brands – would be good for portraiture (better, if there were a yellow ochre included) and are adequate for landscape work. The creaminess of a permanent lead combined with unbeatable light resistance : excellence for the most demanding artists, designers, architects, artistic directors, etc.

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Lightfastness in compliance with the highest international standard: ASTM D-6901

Wide range of colours developed with a large variety of highly concentrated pigments. If I were to continue using coloured pencils, and especially these, this is the technique I would use.I found they worked well on all three papers, laying down colour which was vibrant from the start, and offered a creamy consistency: reminding me slightly of using oil pastels. In the Luminance line, the sets available are 20, 40, 76 and 80, however the 80 set as mentioned above is the gift box set and some of the colours are duplicate. p>

Caran d’Ache wins the innovation prize 2010 of the SMAC (Fair of the creative professions and activities) with its Luminance 6901 colour pencil. Drawing Number Five is a combination piece, on A5 Fabriano Classic Artists Journal – laid paper, which is much lighter but still tough.

com/products_images/prod_11257/d_boite-100-couleurs-luminance-6901-2-blender-caran-d-ache-detail6-0. This is a much heavier approach again and is based on someone else’s very old painting of the River Yar, with the Downs behind. mm wax lead for clean and accurate lines which allows maximum covering power and high pigment concentration for intense, bright colours.

com/products_images/prod_11257/d_boite-100-couleurs-luminance-6901-2-blender-caran-d-ache-detail9-0. diameter, in a range of balanced colours with high pigment concentration, is recommended for mixing and shading, working blends or for shading and rubbing with the white pencil. Cass Art, Cass Art London and the Cass Art logo are trade marks and trade names of Art-Line Limited.