Caran d Ache Pablo Full review with a Comparison Pablo vs Polychromos.

[@laurabean4525]

the blending is so well done on her shirt it almost looks like it's glowing!!

[@ColoringKaria]

Oh thank you you are too kind!

[@EveBolt]

Your face at the end XD I'm always surprised to see all the small variations there can be between what is basically "the same" 12 colors set, from different brands. Like that bright pink in the Blackwing set and the dark teal in the Pablo set. Great review, super thorough. Thanks! :)

[@ColoringKaria]

+Eve Bolt - Bolt's Vault thank you so much!

[@maggiebach5791]

Karia, you do a really good job with these reviews. I found it helpful to see the color intensity charts for the various brands. I think I have a better idea as to what to expect of the Pablos' coverage and color strength because you go through all those brands. Thank you very much.

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any questions

[@maryshores6818]

What a smart review 🎉 I hope to own these pencils one day. I have the luminance but crave the Pablo's for the extra colors. Also, they seem like a dream based on all the reviews I've watched.

[@jeanne17118]

I love your reviews! Thank you so much for doing all the research and testing which saves me a bunch of time!

[@ColoringKaria]

Oh thank you! That’s wonderful to know n

[@charrhodes9288]

If you have a tin that has a good closure but seems a little loose just add a small sponge that spans the case this helps as you lose pencils etc.

[@ColoringKaria]

+Char Rhodes 👍👍

[@user-hs7pf6by6v]

I have the 80 set pablo and the full set of Polychromos. Both are so good. Love coloring with them on dcp clairefontaine. Gives nice results. Great video. Xxx

[@sharedaccount392]

I like to use both polycromos and pablos together. they work am amazing together!

[@juliem4259]

OMG, Karia! How did I miss this review???? Those cherries look good enough to eat! I just got the full set of these for Christmas and I am liking them a lot but have only done the swatching thus far. Fantastic review. So much info! Cheers!

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much! Yay! I’m glad you like them and that my review helped!

[@juliem4259]

@@ColoringKaria OMG, I did see this review and even commented on it. I just saw it now as I read your reply. I'm getting buggy in my old age. lol I must've fallen in love with them 2 years ago when I watched this. Still an awesome video! And the bonus of losing my faculties evidently is loving your videos twice! lol

[@petic4302]

Hi! So you feel the Pablo's softer than the Polychromos, but harder than the Prismacolors, am I right? Thank you!

[@ColoringKaria]

YEP!

[@petic4302]

@@ColoringKaria Thank you so very much for your prompt response. Enjoy your weekend!!

[@petic4302]

ColoringKaria Hi! I wanted to let you know that Today I got three single Pablos pencils (the primaries) and I agree with you, the softness of these colors is (feels) in between the Prismacolor Premier and the F.C. Polychromos. Thanks again for your review!!

[@SimpleArtforAdults]

Still dying to get my hands on the full set of these pencils. I only have a couple and they are by far some of my favorites. Trouble is... I gotta stop buying other stuff to show off or else I'll never manage to save enough to get them. Coloring books are so appealing, Karia! I don't know what to do! Hahaha.

[@ColoringKaria]

These are really good. But I always return to my polychromos!

[@shadowguard3578]

Start looking for free coloring pages. I do and save money and storage space.

[@PetitSucreBlau]

They are wax pencils indeed, it says so on the new red boxes :) Just got them the other day

[@ColoringKaria]

Thanks! I will have to look this up! (I’m going to control my urges to yell told you so at some of the comments I have gotten for this video).

[@PetitSucreBlau]

@@ColoringKaria heheheh you are so much like me😁

[@shadowguard3578]

@@ColoringKaria haha. Go ahead, tell them so, in the nicest possible way! 😆

[@ladygraceize]

So many different pencils. I really like these comparision and reviews of the pencils. They are helpful....

[@ColoringKaria]

+Grace Fonseca thank you so much. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@missjoshemmett]

Congrats on Yosemite! My nephew worked as an accountant there. He could then go hiking with his doggie.

[@ColoringKaria]

+missjoshemmett thanks friend!

[@missjoshemmett]

Have you thought of offering the palette card on etsy? I would be glad to download it.

[@ColoringKaria]

+missjoshemmett I can see about making a free one and have a way for folks to down load.

[@ericmack1709]

Excellent video. Very detailed. Thank you

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you so much! Let me know if you and any questions!

[@ColoringKaria]

I spend HOURS of research on every review video. Yes I look though the safety and specifications of companies. I have read all the direct info from Caran d'Ache available on their official website. Please do not attack me based on what some other youtube or instagram person said as I base my videos on DIRECT FIRST HAND info released by the companies themselves through their website, videos, spec sheets, safety and compliance info as well as interviews with the company leaders themselves. THANK YOU!

[@patn2492]

Excellent review! Very helpful. :)

[@ColoringKaria]

Thank you!

[@libertadespiritual3816]

Puse dos muestras en la ventana de mi casa desde octubre del 2022, les da el sol por la tarde. Hasta ahora va ganando Polychromos en resistencia a la luz, Pablo va empate con Prismacolor; Lyra no resiste. Haré otra muestra con los violetas y rojos y en esta versión incluiré Luminance, con colores malos en todas de todas las marcas; violetas y rojos.

[@zaygezunt]

Great review as usual Karia! You are so thorough that every aspect is covered. No doubt about it the Polychromos are still the best but I hope the Pablos will be useful to for you. X

[@ColoringKaria]

+zaygezunt thank you so much for everything. They will! I'm going to use them as my sketching pencils. Since I don't need 120 colors for sketching I can use these.

[@zaygezunt]

That's great! I will be going to your wishlist again in June - is there anything you *really* want in the $20-30 range?

[@ColoringKaria]

+zaygezunt thank you so much for your kindness! And to answer your questions: oh so many things! I wanna try the Derwent Graphitint pencils, I wanna try the Caran d'Ache graphite pencils. I also need cases to keep pencils in. :) I hope that helps!

[@zaygezunt]

Ok, I'll surprise you with one of those! I'll let you know when to expect it/them. Believe me, it gives me huge pleasure to know they are going to someone who really values them. ☺

[@ColoringKaria]

+zaygezunt wow you are a rock star!

[@gracieallen8285]

I know the Caran d'Ache blender pencils are a wax/oil combination, at least that's what's on the package, so I would think they must have oil in one of their pencils.

[@ColoringKaria]

+Fluffy Bunny well all pencils are part oil and part wax it's really a matter of degree. But in my contacts with Caran d'ache I was told that these are more wax based but I don't think it's that big of a deal.

[@gracieallen8285]

ColoringKaria, I didn't know all pencils are part oil and wax, I learned something new. Thanks

[@ColoringKaria]

Yep! I even found this video on the making of caran d ache pencils and you can clearly see them say throughout that they use wax: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a17FY6Rpn7ZnZ5Y

[@juliem4259]

www.penciltopics.co.uk/page11.html According to this article, the pablos are wax and the luminance is wax and oil

[@ColoringKaria]

thanks for the link!

[@loveskating4eva]

I beleive that the ivory black is blacker in pablos

[@brendamorgado562]

Thank You !!!!! For saying they are wax , soooooo many people think they are oil and it makes my hair stand on end that they don’t do their research before stating such a fact ....thanks

[@ColoringKaria]

I think a lot of people just repeat what others say, I try to do my own research for all my videos.

[@kerrilynn9795]

Polychromos are oil based, luminance are wax based

[@noxmoonyisadork]

Hi Karia, great review. It was interesting seeing all the different swatch comparisons. I used them a long time ago and they were some of my favourites, so I have a bit of an attachment to them heh. I love your colouring page by the way, especially her eyes..they look very mesmerising. Just a little comment on the black. Pablos and Supracolors both have two blacks, one being just "black" and the other being "ivory black". So I think that might be a more richer darker black in contrast to the one in this set. And I'm also pretty sure these are wax based.

[@ColoringKaria]

That is good to know! one day I will get these in the larger sets maybe the 80 color sets but i was really impressed by them!

[@missjoshemmett]

Just had a birthday and a friend sent a coloring book, 120 gels and Crayola Color Escapes. Have you reviewed the Escapes? I haven't had a chance to try them yet. I color on a lap pack at home. And a clipboard (regular old-fashioned wood) elsewhere.

[@ColoringKaria]

+missjoshemmett that's awesome! Yes I have! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIOWqZ6De8SbhtU

[@mariaraqueloliver9014]

Nice video¡l love pablos pencil-

[@DD-d6d3]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

[@ColoringKaria]

+Dee Dee thank you for watching as always!

[@indigosunset70]

jusst use turpentine to check if theyre oil or wax. i said turpentine not mineral spirits. not same thing

[@Opomunds]

Wow. I love your videos and way your doing this review. And no. In Europe we have same pink and purple as you have in USA. This is just Caran thingy. Every brand has at least one weird named color pencil. :)

[@ColoringKaria]

+Zen Intergalactic ninja thanks for that info! I was wondering about that! Thank you for your kind words. O

[@jinifirsauer5459]

Very helpful, TFS!

[@c8Lorraine1]

If you want to use a darker black, lay down a layer of any colour, then the black layer, and you will notice the black is significantly deeper. This works because "black" isn't really a colour ; it is the sum of ALL colours !

[@ColoringKaria]

+lorrane as mentioned in the video the black background is from three layers of black, one layer of blue, another layer of black and a layer of purple on top. Black in this case is Ivory Black. That says that it comes from a specific pigment, or several to give the look of, bone char, Pbk9. You are right in a way that black is all three primary colors but in this case it should be a dark black color on its own. As you can see in the video I compared it blacks from other brands that gave a much darker more true black result, such as the polychromos black. I hope that helps.

[@debrakajer7286]

Hi Karia! I have looked & looked for the little coloring book you use in your demo that shows the girl on the bicycle with puppy in her basket. Could you tell me the title? Many thanks! : )

[@ColoringKaria]

Hello! When I do the colored pencil reviews I use one of these two books: The small book: amzn.to/2tn0svB The full sized pages: amzn.to/2vJ04Zl I hope that helps.

[@ayjay7922]

I had read that the luminance is waxed based and Pablo is oil based

[@ColoringKaria]

+AyJay Capenos yes people do say that but caran d ache doesn't say that anywhere. I think it's just one of those things that one person says and everyone starts repeating it. But wherever they get it from it wasn't caran d ache

[@renmuffett]

Yes, go figure. LOL. Some of the people who represent Caran D Ache do not even agree which. It states on the website they make only Wax color pencils. But according to The Art Gear, who called Caran D Ache personally to put this matter to rest, and get the correct information. According to Caran D'Ache, the Pablo is indeed an oil based pencil, whereas the Luminance is a wax and oil mix based pencil, which is why so many seem to think the Luminance are 100% wax. Really most reviews say they are not softer than Polychromos. I have those. Holbein color pencils are oil based and they are softer than either. So right now, I still do not know if they are oil or wax based. If they dissolve with a solvent like Holbein Metz, that is made only for oil based pencils, it would reveal the truth. I still do not own any Pablo's. Still not sure if I should. Thanks for the review!

[@ColoringKaria]

"the website states the make only wax pencils" "according to caran pablo is oil based"? how in the? anyway im told the new boxes say that they are wax based and their website and specs say they dont make oil based pencils. agents on the phone... well lets just say i stick what they actually put in writing.

[@vernabailey3671]

I've been all over the place and just thought I'd come to you for my question. I know your partial to polys. I just can't get the hang of blending them. I think it's more my technique than the pencil. I love the colors though. Like you, I'm not big on solvent. I love how prismas blend. But I go through them like crazy because of the softness. All that being said, how would you compare the blending of pablos to prismas? Are they similar?

[@ColoringKaria]

I dont really understand the question. The pablos and the prismacolor softcore are very different pencils. A lot of people use white to blend, i dont and never have. I just keep layering until things are blended and it works. But i didnt know if that answers your questions.

[@vernabailey3671]

ColoringKaria yes it does. I'm not much on layering. A blender pencil or white pencil is what I was referring too. Thanks.

[@rebornsnuzzles2573]

Are the colors identical between Luminance and Pablos?

[@ColoringKaria]

They are NOT! The colors vary sometimes a little sometimes a lot. The pablos and supracolor do have the same colors.

[@rebornsnuzzles2573]

@@ColoringKaria Okay, thank you for this. I said I didn't need the full set of Luminance, but now I need the full set of Luminance and the full set of Pablos. 😑

[@ColoringKaria]

@@rebornsnuzzles2573 If you are in the states now is a great time to buy because amazon has the lowest prices as they are trying to clear their stock to make room for more important essentials. If you do, consider using my affiliate links as that is how i pay for this channel! Luminance: amzn.to/3bje2Wv Pablos: amzn.to/2WEyTiP

[@nicolabrewer6810]

Pablo is most definitely oil-based. The Caran d'Ache Luminance are their wax-based product.

[@ColoringKaria]

That’s not what Caran d’Ache says in their in depth specifics documentation. If the documents are still on their website you should download it.

[@Alexhandra]

Hi, can someone tell me which is the difference between this Pablo and caran d’ache Luminance? Which set is better?

[@ColoringKaria]

I talked about that in the video. The luminance are more lightfast and have different colors. It’s always a much softer core.

[@Alexhandra]

Ok thanks, but what do you think? Which are the best?

[@ColoringKaria]

It’s like asking me which car is best. I don’t know which you will like best but if money is no object I like the luminance better. It’s softer and layers extremely well but has far fewer colors.

[@Alexhandra]

Ok. In fact I asked you “what do YOU think”. Thank you :)

[@ColoringKaria]

👍🏾

[@missjoshemmett]

Do people post on your Facebook page? I have very little under coloring on my Pinterest because of a bad virus. I had to get the tower cleaned, so everything is on a flashdrive.

[@ColoringKaria]

+missjoshemmett I don't think anyone has really posted there. I don't even post there often. But it's there.

[@jesusfuentes6969]

Luminance has now 100 colors.

[@ColoringKaria]

It does. :) at the time of filming there were only 76.

[@gt.photography]

i think luminance are better than pablo

[@hanaariani7031]

Us

[@bladimirgaspar2523]

They're oil based

[@ColoringKaria]

Not according to caran d ache. I’ll take their word from their materials and the word of the people I have spoken to at Caran d ache.

[@debrakajer7286]

I got something from this, however, it seemed you spent a lot of time on comparing the black values of the various products, that became tedious.

[@ColoringKaria]

+Debra Kajer as I started in the video I got this from a fan and I wanted to make sure to cover the issues of interest to the fan that paid for this as well as the long time supporters who requested this.

[@debrakajer7286]

could you tell me the name of the coloring book the coloring page is from? I love how you colored her. I'd like to get that book.

[@ColoringKaria]

+Debra Kajer hello, No problem. This is the book I use for all my colored pencil reviews. amzn.to/2stwne1 There is a full sized version of the same book amzn.to/2rGVz2z

[@debrakajer7286]

Thanx a bunch!! : )

[@madhatterscrafts1233]

According to Caran D'Ache, the Pablo is indeed an oil based pencil

[@ColoringKaria]

Can you provide a link because I’m basing this based on their specs pdf and their own “how our pencils are made” and both say wax based?

[@madhatterscrafts1233]

@@ColoringKaria I stand corrected I was reading the specs for Luminance not Pablos apology's

[@shadowguard3578]

@@madhatterscrafts1233 but Luminance are wax based too.

[@gibson2623]

@@shadowguard3578 luminance are a mix of wax and oil

[@shadowguard3578]

@@gibson2623 yes.

[@steveanthony1399]

Contacted Caran Dache directly and found out they’re oil based

[@ColoringKaria]

Did the same got a different answer. The specs page and their how it’s made video both say wax however. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@steveanthony1399]

ColoringKaria Contacted their customer service again to get my facts right, and they said it was wax this time, weird! Anyways, awesome review, it was really informative!

[@ColoringKaria]

There is a video where caran d ache shows how their colored pencils are made and they talk at length about the waxes used. I’ve gotten a lot of flack for saying Pablo’s are waxed based but based on my research it’s likely wax. Anyway thank you for watching. Let me know if you have any questions.

[@steveanthony1399]

ColoringKaria I asked them the difference between the luminance. The process in making the leads was different along with the fact that the pablo’s were a 6b lead and the luminance were an 8b and they both used wax. It turns out the person I first contacted in my first comment wasn’t actually part of Caran D’Ache, but a person who reviewed them and said they were oil based. But for sure they’re wax based, i had the lady at Caran D’Ache explain how the pencil was made lol. I’m pretty sure since the lead is supposed to be a 6b, it makes it feel harder like oil based pencils, and that’s how the rumour started. I already have the polychromos and was thinking about getting the Pablo’s as well, i just wanted to know which one you’ve found keeps a sharper point longer?

[@ColoringKaria]

So usually the harder pencils hold a point longer. And I think that’s the case here but I think the difference is marginal.

[@justinkinter8651]

Hey guess what peeps, there’s no such thing as wax OR oil based pencils, every pencil that’s ever been made have been made with versions combinations of BOTH of these ingredients. Besides, I really don’t think that our usage of these two words is even technically correct, unless someone here knows the chemical differences between waxes and oils and what the unique qualities of each are. All these art supply companies are just sitting back like a bunch of fat cats counting their money while the masses squabble over what the pencils they sell are made of and how lightfast they are and the joke is that they were never even made of wax OR oil in the first place but some exotic chemical with a name that only chemical engineers know how to pronounce. If you do know the differences between these two ingredients and all the technical jargon more power to you, but I get the distinct feeling that anybody who is knowledgeable enough to know about such things would also know how pointless it is to argue over what a pencil is based on, and that when a manufacturer sets out to make a pencil they don’t start by deciding what to “base” it on. Don’t even get me started on lightfastness, outside of professionals avoiding ripping off their clientele, lightfastness is the biggest scam since snake oil, maybe even bigger. Rant over.