Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils (Patreon)

Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils

Help fund future art supply reviews: Patreon.com/nattosoup Check out my art on Instagram: instagram.com/nattosoup Check out my webcomic: 7inchkara.com Get Your Own: On Blick Openstock: $4.40 each (about twice most w/c pencils) https://tinyurl.com/y3bhrjqh Set of 12- $36.98: https://tinyurl.com/yy3jfrqt Set of 12- $39.76 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JyuHgi Supracolor II Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVzFltjRpY8&t=2s Full Shownotes here: https://tinyurl.com/y34qxn3t Caran D'Ache Museum Aquarelle Caran D'Ache's highest grade of watercolor pencil. https://www.carandache.com/us/en/museum-aquarelle-s-1093.htm Caran D'Ache promises 'extra fine watercolors in the shape of a pencil' Promises the strength and effects of genuine watercolor- concentrated pigments...ensures complete solubility, superb transparency, and optimal lightfastness 3.8mm lead 76 total colors Swiss made Available openstock and in sets Sets of 12, 20, 40, 76, and Wooden box of 80 According to WetPaint (https://tinyurl.com/y6yjsrv8), Museum Aquarelle promise - 100 % water-soluble, immediately and totally. - Optimal transparency with no veiled effect. - Range of 76 brilliant and vibrant colours. - Exceptional colour lightfastness applied wet or dry (standard Blue Wool Scale). - High pigment density. - Available in standard and themed assortments (Marine, Landscape,etc.) and also in separate colours. More information about Caran D'Ache products, including the Museum Aquarelle, in this PDF: https://tinyurl.com/y34a3g9b These are also supposed to be water-resistant when dry Their swatch chart shows some colors with granulation, something I'd love to see watercolor pencils be able to offer, but have yet to really encounter during my fieldtests: https://tinyurl.com/y2nqfmu2 This chart also includes pigment information for all the colors in the line On the Caran D'Ache site, a set of 12 is $52.80 Colors do not indicate any set, were purchased based on need, interest, and having enough colors to do a basic review. Matt grey body, color cap on end, silver body screening Hexagonal body Lightfast rating is out of 5 stars Most of the pencils here have 5, the lowest has 3 Compared to the Supercolor II- Watercolor indicated by color on end, rather than full body of pencil Line- Watercolor Brush- Caran Dache- Color Number Barcode Lightfast rating Color name is not on body- would have to look it up by code online Dry Swatching Colors swatched: 3510-070: Scarlet- *****- PR170, PR254 3510-560:Light Cadmium Red- *****- PR188 3510-010: Yellow-**** PY13 3510-220:Grass Green- *****-PY3, PG7, PY1 3510-710: Pthalocyanine Green- *****- PG7 3510-181:Light malachite green-*****- PG7, Pbk9 3510-162:Pthalocyanine Blue-*****- PB15:3 3510-640:Dark Ultramarine-*** PB29, PB1 3510- 161: Light blue-****- PBk9, PB15:3 3510-571: Anthraquinoid pink- *****- PR168 3510-065: Sanguine-*****-PY42, PR101, PR188 3510-077: Burnt ochre- ***** - PR101, PY42 3510-542: Light Flesh 10%-*****- PO82 3510-041:Apricot-*****-PO61 Fairly buttery Not dusty Dry they aren't any more spectacular than any other decent watercolor pencil, and not as buttery as many oil-based color pencils Supracolor II Dry: Colors Swatched 3888-Light Blue-161-*** 3888- Blue- 260-*** 3888- Ultramarine- 140-** 3888- Lemopn Yellow 240-*** 3888-Scarlet-070-** Maybe a little more buttery than the Supracolor II Colors that share the same name between the two lines are sometimes different (ex: scarlet, light blue) Wet swatching Musuem Aquarelle Colors seem to activate fully When wet- vibrant color Some sedimentation with some colors These activate a LOT of color- a little can go a long way, and could be used for coverage. Supracolor II Wet Swatches: Doesn't activate nearly as much as the Museum Aquarelle- you can still see pencil marks Color isn't nearly as strong either Some granulation with some colors, particularly Blue and Ultramarine Colorwheel, dry: Visual color mixing is pretty unimpressive with these- maybe it's the colors I've selected, the yellow is warmer than I expected Color mixing, swatches: Colorwheel, wet When wet, colors mix pretty cleanly, and are fairly vibrant. A decent amount of granulation also adds some visual interest. Color mixing, swatches Yellow has a tendency to be overpowered by other colors in the mix, particularly reds The Verdict: These are really good, but at $4.40 a pop, they're pretty pricy compared to other watercolor pencils. Pros: SO MUCH PIGMENT Very little dust Can actually identify the pigments used- and these are common watercolor pigments Some granulation adds visual interest VERY lightfast Compact format Cons: That price Not as buttery as oil-based color pencils Not all pencils have the color name on the barrel Have to dig for pigment information- not easily available on the Caran D'Ache site Music: Windswept Silver Blue Light Meditation Impromptu 03 Inner Light #CaranDache #watercolorpencils #MuseumAquarelle