Caran d'Ache Grafwood 15 Piece Round Tube Set

Recommended: I just started using these Caran d'Ache Graftwood pencils. I like the slightly larger feel of the pencil, the coloring of the barrels to indicate hardness of the Graphite and the smoothness of the laydown at lower pressures.The round pencil tin that it comes with is a good container with padded interior cap to help protect the sharpened leads.

I really like these pencils. I am not a great artist but I use graphite all the time and have several other sets, including Faber Castell 9000, Mitsubishi Hi Uni and Staedtler. I like these ones the best. I like their size (which is a little larger than normal), I like the way they are individually colored according to degree and I love their extreme smoothness. The 4H gets very light and only the Mitsubishi 10H is lighter in the mitsubishi set, in my experience. The only thing I don't care for with these pencils is the tin, which is a silly idea. You have to dump all the pencils out to see which one you are using and also, the pencils rattle around in it.That said, i am not sure that the set is worth the extra money it costs. I think the Faber Castell 9000 are very comparable, for a much lesser price. (I should say, however, that I have the Faber 9000 Jumbos, which only go down to HB and I don't know how smooth the Faber pencils below that degree are). I actually like these better than the Hi Unis and the Staedtlers--but again, not that much better. They are greatly superior to the Derwent graphic that I have used for many years--but so are all the other three brands.I guess I would say that if you have a little more money and/or don't use up graphite pencils very fast, these would be the ones I would get. However, you don't need to feel bad or as if you are missing out a great deal if you get one of the other high end brands, all of which are cheaper.ETA: I like the tin much better now than I did at first. And I still really love this set.As of 2020, these are now cheaper than the Mitsubishi Uni Hi Uni, at least in the United States. They have gone down in price and stayed the same quality. Wonderful!!

Amazing pencils, highly recommended, none better.

A lil hiccup with damage to the packaging during shipping, but they handled it with a quickness that I appreciated! But as for these pencils? My goodness they are absolutely a dream come true. The colors are a simple gray gradient, but makes it easy to tell what is 9B (darkest gray) all the way to H. (lightest gray) they draw so smoothly, I am in love with these and HIGHLY recommend them! And being a professional portrait artist, the pencils are obviously an important part of the process. I can't wait to use them on my next portrait!! I included a portrait I've already started using them on

I believe all pencil artists should have these pencils. In my opinion they are the best brand on the market. They move very easily and blend even better. They don’t scratch the paper which has given me much smoother transitions. A bit pricey, but well worth it. A irreplaceable tool for a professional pencil artist. I love them more than pie. Wow! 🤩🙌🏾💞

The round tin containing the Caran D’Ache pencils arrived in a bad shape looking like crushed. Hopefully, the leads will not be damaged or broken into pieces in the inside of the barrels. If so, it’ll be frustrating as I love these pencils and it was my Christmas gift.

Like that I can at least approximate the softness/hardness of the pencil lead by glancing at the shaft of these wood pencils instead of picking one up and looking at the rating (8B vs 2H, etc). Much more difficult to tell 8B from 7B from 6B (etcetera). For example, the color painted on the shafts of the 8B vs 7B vs 6B pencils are black, almost black and dark charcoal--you need a really strong light to tell them apart. I resort to reading the label printed on the pencil shaft if I really want a specific hardness.Great quality, but these are expensive even for this quality--Why? Because I have bought this brand before with simply yellow shafts for a fair amount less--not totally sure the color coding the color of the shaft to the lead softness is worth it, but they ARE good pencils, and it is nice to know I have a range.If my $ didn't allow this, for drawing I might buy 6B, 2B, HB, and a 2H and use my finger pressure to get the in between tones.

Great quality pencils. I am satisfied.