Set of 12 / Pablo Coloured Pencil Set / Caran d’Ache

All components are made in the same factory in Geneva with rigorous quality controls at every step of production. Greatest number of pure pigments ensures batch-to-batch consistency and clean color blending. Excellent lightfastness is due to the high concentration of Swiss and German made pigments. The surface coverage is by far the best of any permanent color pencil, making Pablo extremely economical to use. Wood is FSC straight grain California cedar, it won't torque or warp when wet. This prevents the cores from cracking inside of pencil. Pablo and Supracolor Soft cores are all 6B in hardness when compared to graphite pencils, allowing for smooth consistent laying down of color. Other brands vary in hardness from color to color. The cores are tested to ensure there are no soft or weak spots which could cause the core to break when dropped or during sharpening. Cores are glued the entire length so that you will never have a piece of core fall out of the pencil during sharpening. Excellent color opacity Unlimited shelf life under normal storage conditions