Caran d’Ache Prismalo Pencils

Prismalo pencils are high quality Swiss-made water-soluble colored pencils that come in an extensive range of colors
(80). The pencils conform to the CE EN 71 standard. The Prismalo is the first water-soluble color pencil since 1931.

Prismalo pencils are ideal for artists, illustrators, graphic designers, and art instructors. These pencils are strong and long lasting with thin leads that hold the lights. Prismalo colored pencils offer artists Prismalo colored pencils offer artists a range of wet and dry pencil drawing techniques. The pencils are remarkable for the following properties: the water soluble leads are fine and hard for precise, detailed drawing; they are extremely break resistant with a lead diameter of 3mm, and have extraordinary lightfastness. The hexagonal casings are made of first class cedar wood and show the colour number. Shading, watercolor technique as well as wash drawing are all possibilities with these pencils, as is their combination with Neocolor painting chalks and water colorⁱ paints. Prismalo Aquarelle is available in strong, practical metal tins.

Caran d’Ache is Swiss manufacturer of high-quality writing instruments, fine art products, and accessories. Caran d’Ache was founded in Geneva in 1924 when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory. Schweitzer named his new company after Caran d’Ache, the nickname of a French satiric political cartoonist from Russia. “Caran d’Ache” comes from the Russian word karandash, meaning pencil. In 1929 Carl Schmid invented the Fixpencil, one of the first Clutch Pencils which has been trademarked by Caran d’Ache. http://www.carandache.ch/m/index.lbl