Caran Dache Graphite Line metal cylinder with 15 assorted graded pencils (9B-4H)

I am a photorealist drawing artist and I am always looking to improve my tools and techniques. I read on a few websites that this brand were the best in terms of quality so I thought I'd give them a go. They are pricey but I can honestly say that they are worth the extra money. The quality of the graphite is superior to all other brands I have tried (including Faber-Castell) as they appear to be much stronger and less prone to breaking whilst also producing lovely rich tones. They also sharpen beautifully. I would say the pencil grades are slightly softer on average than Faber-Castell for example but I view this as a positive.

At double the price of my usual go to choice of Faber Castell 9000's for the full set of 15, these pencils need to be good. First impressions are good. Each grade is distinctly different to the next, they blend well together to give great shading results. Compared to the Fabers the mid grades are similar, however the softer grades appear darker and seem to lay down better, and the H's go down smoother with less scratchiness. Having the barrel colour matched to the lead grade is an added bonus.

These pencils are very good in quality. I've tested few other brands (good one) but the Caran D'ache are next level. Using the same paper I could easy see the smooth and another thing at least for me, you can use the H pencil por example and when you press looks like you are using B or 2B. I can also to this using other brand but not so smooth as these pencils. Only one consideration. the HB seems to be "darker" than B, quite strange. Maybe it's just my perception.

These are really fantastic pencils for drawing and the leads last quite a while before you need to resharpen.

These pencils are great but packaging not so good. The pencils aren't padded in the tin and might get damaged in the post possibly shattering the lead in the pencil

Fantastic drawing pencils. Smooth with good tones

Love the fact that the casings are different shades of grey so that I can easily find the pencil I'm looking for. But the main thing would have to be that the H pencils are not scratchy and apply nicely. Overall very good, probably as good as pencils can get... Only he price is a bit steep.

I would have given 5* but for the fact that the 5B arrived withba broken lead and i lost a good inch sharpening it back. At the cost that narked me. That aside they are lovely and very nice to hold and use laying down a smooth luxurious even graphite. Be warned though a lot of standard sharpeners will not fit, you will need one that takes the 8mm barrel.

Buona la qualità, noto una leggera variazione di gradazione e durezza della mina con le altre marche. Ottimo aiuto la colorazione del rivestimento esterno che aiuta a trovare velocemente la gradazione giusta senza dover legger la sigla. Consiglio l’acquisto

He probado muchas de las marcas de lapices del mercado de Bellas artes y puedo decir que estos probablemente son los mejores. Y lo notas nada más empezar a dibujar. Deslizar la mina de este lapicero por el papel es una gozada, son muy suaves. Después de probar estos lapiceros, cuando coges los de otras marcas te dan la sensación como de que rascan el papel. El único aspecto que cuesta un poquito acostumbrarse es que al ser estos lapices un poco de más grosor que los demás, a principio al tacto se sienten un poco raros, pero al minuto te has hecho con ellos. Iba a decir que lo único negativo es su precio, pero es el precio que hay que pagar por la calidad. La presentación en caja de metal redonda es todo un acierto y que cada color de la madera del lápiz va acorde con su dureza, negro para el más oscuro y gris claro para el tono más claro. Así que la compra recomendadísima. Tanto me gustan que he comprado otra caja ya que el precio de esta es algo inferior aqui en amazon que en otros sitios.

One of the most softest graphite I drew with and it comes on paper so smooth. No lumps.

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Pour moi, ce sont les meilleurs crayons graphites que j'ai jamais eu. Ils sont idéales au niveau professionnel. Sa boîte en métal ronde est bien pratique pour les ranger et les protéger