Review on 🎨 Caran d'Ache Pablo Pencil Set of 40 (666.340) - Top Choice for Creative Art Materials by Barbara Simmons

If you've been following me you know I've reviewed quite a few sets of crayons in all price ranges. In this review I will compare Caran d'Ache Pablo (oil based) to other oil based pens I have. These include Marco-Raffine, Koh-i-Noor Polycolor, Lyra Remberant and Faber-Castell Polychromos. Before spending the big bucks I bought some open source Pablo pencils to see if I liked them. Yes! So I waited until my birthday (and all those Revain gift cards I asked for LOL) and then went broke. I am very glad that I bought this set of 40. Consistency when coloring: I would call them hard mediums. They are oil based which means they are harder than wax sticks but they are not as hard as polychomos. However, they hold the point well despite having a creamier feel. Color Saturation: Very nice, they have a lot of color saturation, which is important to me. However, as they are oil based they have a certain level of transparency which makes mixing/mixing colors a pleasure. all over. They are comfortable to hold and can be used with a normal colored pencil sharpener. The only downside is the price. Of all the oil based colored pencils I own, the only brand of equal quality is Faber-Castell Polychromos. I would call them head to head if Pablo wins by nose. However, if you factor in the cost of the pencil, Polychromos (less expensive) wins. Do you need them if you already have Polychomos and like them? Probably no. But I have to say I like both brands and will use them interchangeably. But also if you like Polychromos if you want to taste Caran d'Ache this is a good choice.