Luminance 6901 Color Pencil, 842 Raw Umber 10%

I have been using Caran d'ache colored pencils since I was a kid. They are the smoothest and most vibrant colored pencils I have ever experienced. I recommend anything made by Caran d'ache as they are in my opinion the top of the line in quality art supplies.

But then again I've just now completed step one of Mark Crilley's Two Pencil Method, which I have devoted this pencil to ( it's the second of the two pencils required ) and that amounts to some pretty minimal use. But I can say this: it hasn't snapped or crumbled at the lead like a Crayola, then again I also use a T'GAAL sharpener on it and those are excellent ( though these particular pencils are fat and get a little scuffed on their shaft fitting into T'GAAL's small opening, still, it works). Now as to the seller, my dear Jackson's Art Supplies: fine prank you blokes played on this anxious yank, sending my six dollar Caran D'Ache pencil in a FABER CASTELL PENCIL BOX! I was scared to death at first that I had been sent the wrong product when I deliberately chose this pencil based on it's reputation, and oh my was I had! Quite humorous though, I must admit, especially after I realized all was well ( and professionally handled!)

Primrose is great for blending warmer colors, it’s also good for warmer softer highlights and a must have for lighter and on warmer skintones for highlights. It also great in florals!I love the caran D’Ache Luminance colored pencils. Blick through Amazon is a great way to pick up open stock and are often lower in price than strait through blick by almost a dollar. I use the luminance in conjunction with the Pablos, Derwent drawing, and FC Polychromos and they all play well together. Luminance blend out well with odorless mineral spirits or just by pencil blending and or burnishing. Fabulous versatile and High Quality and lightfast artist pencil.

2nd attempt wrong pencil inside the wrapper does not match the pencil ordered and that is on the label.

Love these pencils but they are pricey!

Love it. Excellent coverage

Amazing, but Blick Art Materials has them cheaper.

Gives the Prismacolor a run for its money. Nice product. I'd buy it again.

Very much like this black...it does state that they do not smudge but I find it does smudge a little but no worse than other. I have both Prismacolours and Polychromos of which I love both...these Caran Dache Luminance seem to be on a par or even better. I love the feel of pencil as it is a little fatter than the afore mentioned and the 'lead' itself feels lovely on the page. I have ordered a couple of this brand to see how I like them before investing in a full box. Awaiting for delivery of colours so I can try them more fully.

as such the product and quality is Brilliant, however this time we had ordered Black color but were sent a Brown color. otherwise no issues with the brand, I recommend .

Really nice oil based pencil, one of the best I have used, blends wonderfully even over the top of other colours.

Thanks nice pencils

Although there is nothing actually wrong with these pencils; having read so much about them I thought they would blend better than my other pencils. However, I found the quality equivalent to my Derwent Coloursoft and Derwent Drawing coloured pencils which are far cheaper.