Caran d'Ache Pablo permanent coloured pencil. Pablo pencils contain 3.8mm soft, dry, water-resistant leads with a formula that ensures exceptionally high covering power. Available in 120 velvety shades, they lay down powder-free opaque colour, are lightfast and are ideally suited to all types of art techniques, including hatching, shading and blending; and are particularly good for large-scale drawings. The perfect tool for artists, designers and professionals, Pablo pencils can be used on a variety of surfaces, including textured and smooth paper, cardboard and wood. Hexagonal casing constructed from varnished, FSC-certified cedar wood. Gold-coloured barrel band and branding. Proudly made in Switzerland. Caran D'ache Pablo Pencils - Assorted Caran D'ache Pablo Coloured Pencils match the superior quality required for colour drawings, while the precision of Pablo leads is ideally suited to realist drawing. The dry 3.8 mm diameter leads ensure an exceptionally high covering power and create minimal powder / dust. Artists, designers and students can rely on the lightfastness of the leads, as well as their perfect opacity. The covering power of Pablo colour pencils enables easy usage on a large number of surfaces, ranging from textured paper and cardboard to wooden panels. The barrel of each pencil is completely varnished and sealed with a shiny colour that corresponds to the colour of the lead.