Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Coloured Pencil Wooden Box of 76 + Accessories
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Some art supplies you use. Some you pass down. This is the second kind. The classic 76 colour Luminance palette, with four of the most used colours doubled up, laid out in a mahogany coloured birch wooden box. Open it on a desk and people stop to look. Then you start drawing and realise the inside lives up to the outside.
What Is Inside the Wooden Box
Inside are 80 Luminance 6901 pencils: the 76 colour classic palette with four of the most used colours included twice, because those are always the first to go. The box also includes accessories, listed on the box, so you can start straight away.
The box itself is mahogany coloured birch, built to sit on a desk and be opened every day for years. It is the kind of gift that marks a milestone, a first commission, a finished degree, a big birthday.
The Caran d'Ache Difference: Swiss Made Since 1915
Caran d'Ache has made drawing tools in Geneva for more than a century, and they still make them the slow way, in their own Swiss workshops at Thônex just outside the city. Not outsourced, not rebadged, not made wherever is cheapest this year. Every Luminance pencil is designed and made in Switzerland, from the pigment-rich lead to the FSC certified cedar that wraps it.
It is still a family company too. The Hübscher family has led Caran d'Ache since the 1930s, and today Carole Hübscher runs it as the fourth generation. That continuity is why the quality does not wobble from batch to batch. The Luminance pencil you buy this year lays down exactly like the one you bought five years ago, which matters when you are matching colours across a body of work.
This is the company that launched Prismalo in 1931, the world's first watercolour pencil, so coloured pencils are not a side line for them, they are the whole point. Luminance is their flagship, the pencil they put their name to for professional, archival work. We have stocked Caran d'Ache at Art Shed Brisbane for years, and Luminance is the pencil our coloured pencil artists save up for.
Why Professional Artists Choose Luminance
- Lightfastness you can prove. Made to ASTM D-6901 with every colour rated LFI or LFII. Your originals and commissions keep their colour.
- A lead that does the work. Creamy and pigment rich, so colour goes down in fewer layers and burnishes to a painterly finish.
- Colour you can find again. Every barrel matches its lead and carries the colour name and number, so reordering is easy.
- Responsibly made. FSC certified cedar, designed and made in Switzerland.
- Open stock. Every colour is sold individually, so your box never has to run out.
Getting the Most Out of Your Luminance Box
Start light and build up. Luminance's creamy lead lets you layer many times, so leave room for later layers by keeping early pressure gentle.
Finish with burnishing for a painterly surface. A Caran d'Ache pencil blender helps fuse small areas.
Keep the box closed when not in use and the pencils flat in their trays to protect the leads and keep the colour order.
Browse more coloured pencil sets, all our pencil sets, or the full Caran d'Ache range.
Questions About the Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 Wooden Box of 76
What comes in the Luminance Wooden Box of 76?
Eighty Luminance 6901 permanent coloured pencils, which is the 76 colour classic palette with four colours doubled, plus accessories, in a mahogany coloured birch wooden box. The pencils are FSC certified cedar with 3.8mm leads, made in Switzerland.
How lightfast are Caran d'Ache Luminance pencils?
Luminance is made to ASTM D-6901, the international lightfastness standard for coloured pencils, which rates colours from LFI (the best) down. Caran d'Ache rates every Luminance colour LFI or LFII, and in the full 100 colour range 81 colours are LFI. That is why galleries and collectors are happy to hang Luminance work, it is built to resist fading for up to 100 years under normal display conditions.
Are Luminance pencils worth it for beginners?
If you are serious about coloured pencil, yes. Professional pencils are easier to use, not harder, because the pigment lays down and blends properly instead of fighting you. Start with a smaller box and add open stock colours or a bigger set as you grow.
How do you blend Luminance pencils?
Layer light pressure first, then build up. You can burnish with a white or light colour for a smooth, painterly finish, use a colourless Caran d'Ache pencil blender to melt layers together, or use the Full Blender, a colourless oil and wax medium, for larger areas. Luminance's creamy lead responds to all three.
Are Luminance pencils water soluble?
No. Luminance is a permanent, water resistant pencil. If you want watercolour pencils, look at Caran d'Ache Supracolor or Museum Aquarelle. Many artists lay a watercolour pencil underpainting first, let it dry, then build detail on top with Luminance.
Why is Caran d'Ache considered such high quality?
Because they still make it themselves. Caran d'Ache has made drawing tools in its own Geneva workshops since 1915, is still family owned, and controls everything from pigment to finished pencil. Luminance is their flagship coloured pencil, made to the ASTM D-6901 lightfastness standard in FSC certified cedar. That consistency is why professional artists trust it for work they want to last.
Can I add single Luminance colours to my set?
Yes. Luminance is sold as open stock, so you can replace the colours you use most without buying a whole new box. White and the light skin tones go fastest for most artists. Ask our team if you need a colour you cannot find online.
Where can I buy Caran d'Ache Luminance in Australia?
Right here. Art Shed Online is an authorised Australian stockist of Caran d'Ache, buying through the official Australian distributor, so you get genuine Swiss-made Luminance, never a grey import. We ship fast Australia wide, and our team are artists who use these pencils themselves, so ask us anything. The Wooden Box of 76 is a favourite Christmas gift, so order early.
(NU0184970)
| SKU | NU0184970 |
| Barcode # | 7630002319683 |
| Brand | Caran d'Ache |
| Shipping Weight | 2.3000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.050m |
| Shipping Height | 0.050m |
| Shipping Length | 0.050m |
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