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

I just received these pens and they have not impressed me at all. They look very light compared to Faber Castell and Prismacolor Premier Polychrome. Small diameter lead 3.7 mm. Two peaks were broken in half. Not due to transport, since there were no splinters of lead in the can. They were packaged broken. Very very sticky for the price. I should have tried them but now that I have them I'm sticking with my Prismacolor Premier.

Finally I broke down and bought a set of 40 Caran d'Ache Pablo pencils. I get what all the hype about these pens is about. I think I have almost every brand from Prismacolor Premier to Faber Castell to Derwent and every brand in between and these Caran d'Ache are the best. They are so smooth and blend well and the colors are vibrant. I'm just a coloring book geek trying to make my colors look like artists and these pens really make a difference. I got really lucky when I shopped at Revain and…

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