Manufacturer | Cell Distributors |
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Brand | Caran d'Ache |
Item Weight | 7.1 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 7.8 x 0.91 x 10.83 inches |
Item model number | 6901.720 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Color | Multi |
Closure | Retractable |
Material Type | Cedar Wood |
Number of Items | 1 |
Size | 20 Count (Pack of 1) |
Point Type | Fine |
Ink Color | Assorted Colors |
Manufacturer Part Number | 6901.720 |
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CREATIVE ART MATERIALS Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Set of 20 (6901.720)
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Brand | Caran d'Ache |
Writing Instrument Form | Colored Pencil |
Color | Multi |
Ink Color | Assorted Colors |
Age Range (Description) | Kid, Teen, Adult |
About this item
- High lightfastness and smoothness
- Swiss made
- 20 piece assortment
- Can be blended and layered for various effects
- Pigments chosen for purity-intensity and resistance to UV
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Giftable | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
Sheerness | 4.6 | — | 5.0 | — | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Softness | 4.5 | — | 4.8 | — | 4.1 | — |
For beginners | 4.2 | 4.4 | — | — | 3.9 | — |
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point type | Fine | Medium | Medium | — | Fine | Fine |
material | Cedar Wood | Lead Cedar Wood | Wood Lead | Wood | Tin | Cedar Wood |
closure type | Retractable | — | — | Retractable | — | Retractable |
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About Caran d'Ache
Ever since the creation of the Maison in 1915, all Caran d’Ache products have been produced in its Geneva workshops. Since its beginnings at the dawn of the 20th century, Caran d’Ache was the one and only manufacturer of writing and drawing instruments on Swiss soil, it has been part of this same lineage of excellence, technical quality and craftsmanship.
Colour pencils and inks are systematically tested for their lightfastness, while fountain pen nibs and ballpoint or roller pen tips are checked in terms of their priming quality and writing flow. Individual controls are conducted regularly in accordance with requirements and product types.
Luminance Pencil Set (Set of 20)
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Luminance 6901Luminance 6901 artist’s pencils, specifically designed by Caran d’Ache in its Geneva Manufacture with colour image professionals in mind, reaffirm the high quality standards of the Maison. The new leads are designed for works intended for exhibition, collection and museum purposes. |
Highly SoughtHighly sought after by drawing masters from every creative sector, the subtle velvety effect of the new permanent pencil stems from two years of technical research conducted in complete secrecy at the heart of the Maison’s workshops. Its delicate texture, along with the vibrancy of the many recently developed shades, open up exciting new vistas in the realms of overlaying, mixed techniques and gradation. |
Top ResultsIts extreme lightfastness is confirmed by the most rigourous tests, earning Luminance 6901 top results. With Luminance 6901, Caran d’Ache has achieved the feat of creating quite simply the most lightfast colour pencil ever designed. |
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ASIN | B00S1GTD5I |
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4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #50,322 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #359 in Drawing Pencils |
Date First Available | December 5, 2014 |
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The Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 20 piece colour pencil set is a combination of the highest lightfastness and the smoothness of a permanent lead. Every shade has been formulated using finely-ground pigments chosen for their purity, intensity and resistance to UV. Colours can be blended, burnished and layered on a variety of surfaces. The casing is made of California Cedar from managed forests. The smoothness of the Luminance 6901 leads require the use of a well-sharpened pencil sharpener. The pencil cap indicates the colour of the pencil lead.
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Customers like the comfort, color and quality of the pencils. For example, they mention that they feel smooth on the paper, richly pigmented and that they are high quality artist grade pencils, with unique colors. Opinions are mixed on the value.
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Customers are satisfied with the color of the pencils. They say the colors are vibrant, richly pigmented, and lovely in the hand. They also say the pencil lays down smoothly and blends well. Some customers say they supplement their Prisma colored pencils perfectly. Overall, customers are happy with the quality and color of these pencils!
"...They are among the most pigmented and soft pencils I own (I own Luminance, Polychromos, Prismacolor, Lyra Rembrandt, Blick Studio and Crayola)...." Read more
"...They are smooth and apply a lot of pigment. They are comfortable to use and blend nicely...." Read more
"...These are soft, richly pigmented, and lovely in the hand. Their top of the line reputation is well deserved...." Read more
"...and do not mix well with blues, but the manganese violet is a good, warm violet and will mix very well with the blue pencils for cooler violet hues." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the pencils. They mention that they are high quality artist grade pencils, the best of the best, and amazing. They also say that the pencil set is great and works well on Menuet De Bonheur.
"...I found that these pencils worked well on Menuet De Bonheur, Hanna Karlzons books, Twilight Garden which have a matt finish and not as well on..." Read more
"...Their top of the line reputation is well deserved...." Read more
"...They work well with Gamsol, and the blender from Caran D'ache is a gem which I love better than the Prismacolor blender, which sounds and feels so..." Read more
"...The box that these pencils come in is a nice solid hard cardboard with padding to protect the pencils...." Read more
Customers like the comfort of the pencils. They say they feel smooth on the paper, buttery smooth, and lay down well. Customers also mention that the pencil is very soft but still maintains a point and is easy to blend. Some say the pencil has the creamiest consistency and still has a lot of pigment.
"...They are among the most pigmented and soft pencils I own (I own Luminance, Polychromos, Prismacolor, Lyra Rembrandt, Blick Studio and Crayola)...." Read more
"These pencils live up to the positive reviews. They are smooth and apply a lot of pigment. They are comfortable to use and blend nicely...." Read more
"...These are soft, richly pigmented, and lovely in the hand. Their top of the line reputation is well deserved...." Read more
"...These colors go down smoothly, are creamy...." Read more
Customers like the blending of the pencils. They mention that the colors are vibrant, and blend nicely using Gamsol. They also mention that they blend and layer with subtlety to create intermediate colors, as well as surprising ones. Customers also say that the pencil blends out further with a blender.
"...They are comfortable to use and blend nicely. I’m going to end up finding a larger set than the 20 pencils...." Read more
"...But, if you use a blender, these blend out further and are softer than even the Premier line ( Is that even possible?)...." Read more
"...They blend and layer with subtlety to create intermediate colors, as well as surprising ones that don't seem to be linear sums...." Read more
"...The colors are vibrant and blend nicely using Gamsol. I love them and highly recommend them for your artwork." Read more
Customers appreciate the padding in the writing instrument case. They say the pencils are protected by the foam insert.
"...these pencils come in is a nice solid hard cardboard with padding to protect the pencils...." Read more
"...smooth creamy leads, and a nice package design...pencils are protected by the faom insert, and i expect to include these in my artwork whereever..." Read more
"...These beauties are safe!" Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the writing instrument. Some mention that it's well worth the money, while others say that it is pretty expensive.
"...they laid down less smoothly than my Polychromos and they were insanely expensive...." Read more
"...or drawing as a permanent part of your life, these will be worth their cost...." Read more
"...Probably not. They are expensive, and unless you use colored pencils a lot, you may not want to foot the bill when there is a second best option out..." Read more
"...Expensive but worth it. The only complaint is minor. I wish they would write the color name on the pencil barrel lengthwise." Read more
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I do not like the color range, the biggest set you can get is only 76 colors. I bought the 20 from Amazon and later purchased the 76 on Black Friday from Jerrys. I feel that pinks are really limited and wish there were more greens and blues as well. I also love that they use FSC wood meaning that it’s made from sustainable sources. From a value standpoint if you are using these in a coloring book like me they aren’t the best value. They Prismacolor and Polychromos have a much bigger range of colors, are cheaper and do a reasonable job of blending. However these are the best money can buy in terms of blending and lightfastness IMHO.
If you are considering buying colored pencils for coloring check the type of paper used in the coloring books. I found that these pencils worked well on Menuet De Bonheur, Hanna Karlzons books, Twilight Garden which have a matt finish and not as well on Tenderful Enchantments which has a slick surface.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017
I do not like the color range, the biggest set you can get is only 76 colors. I bought the 20 from Amazon and later purchased the 76 on Black Friday from Jerrys. I feel that pinks are really limited and wish there were more greens and blues as well. I also love that they use FSC wood meaning that it’s made from sustainable sources. From a value standpoint if you are using these in a coloring book like me they aren’t the best value. They Prismacolor and Polychromos have a much bigger range of colors, are cheaper and do a reasonable job of blending. However these are the best money can buy in terms of blending and lightfastness IMHO.
If you are considering buying colored pencils for coloring check the type of paper used in the coloring books. I found that these pencils worked well on Menuet De Bonheur, Hanna Karlzons books, Twilight Garden which have a matt finish and not as well on Tenderful Enchantments which has a slick surface.
Now, for the Color. At first try, they didn't seem to be any different from the Prismacolor Premier, which is my go-to that I adore. But, if you use a blender, these blend out further and are softer than even the Premier line ( Is that even possible?). They go on things I have already pretty much burnished, and they feel so smooth on the paper. They work well with Gamsol, and the blender from Caran D'ache is a gem which I love better than the Prismacolor blender, which sounds and feels so scratchy compared to this one. Note, it doesn't come with a blender.
Do I love them? Yes. Will I buy more. Yes, but it will take some time, since the price is pretty steep.
If you are just starting out, are these the best for you? Probably not. They are expensive, and unless you use colored pencils a lot, you may not want to foot the bill when there is a second best option out there priced like the Premier line is. But, for those of you that breath colored pencils, who suffer Colored Pencil withdrawals when doing Inktober, this is most definitely the royalty of the colored pencils world.
I bought a 72 color set of lesser premium professional pencils, then used this selection to fill out the spectrum of brights and skin tones. These sit deeper in the paper than the American flagship brand, and have a more matte surface. The brands blend well enough on their own, but a colorless wax blender pencil was a good investment for the less expensive brand.
Sanguine Russet is a treasure in itself, with the rosy underglow you see in some darker skin tones. The 20 color selection doesn't duplicate the ultramarine and blue violet shades, which would bother me if it was all I had, but offers a Prussian blue in a class of its own, and a true blue with a related tint. There are three landscape greens.
The three yellows fill in missing slots in my pencil folio case, and I would have coveted this set for those alone. I just fanned them out on deep green pastel paper, along with the white, and they are popping off the page at me. It happens to be Easter morning, and crocuses are up between the snow patches outside. Oh my.
The box they come in is totally perfect to carry them outside, but I've transferred them to a case with my big set. We will go outside now.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2024
They ARE great value for money -- if you know what you're buying.
But... if you're just starting out or have no money or just buying something for your kids (something that needs to be durable and kid friendly)... I would start out with a less expensive set.
That said, if you know what you're doing and/or can afford these and/or value quality, these are for you.
Personally, I love how they feel on paper - they're soft but not crumbly, the flow is smooth, the colours are vivid, I am in love and why didn't I buy a bigger set?! There's still time...