Pablo Pencils
Caran dÁche
PABLO
Artist-Grade Pencils for Detailed Drawing & Realism
Caran d’Ache Pablo coloured pencils are professional-quality, oil and wax-based pencils designed for artists who love sharp detail, smooth layering and reliable lightfast colour. With a full palette of 120 colours, Pablo pencils sit perfectly between fine-line control and rich coverage, making them a favourite for illustrators, designers, students and realist artists.
Pablo pencils are formulated with a balanced oil and wax binder and finely milled, high-quality pigments.
The result is a medium-hard, dry core that keeps a fine point for intricate work, while still delivering smooth, opaque colour.
Artist-Grade Pencils for Detailed Drawing & Realism
Caran d’Ache Pablo coloured pencils are professional-quality, oil and wax-based pencils designed for artists who love sharp detail, smooth layering and reliable lightfast colour.
With a full palette of 120 colours, Pablo pencils sit perfectly between fine-line control and rich coverage, making them a favourite for illustrators, designers and realist artists creating detailed landscapes, botanicals and portraits.
With their medium-hard 3.8mm cores, Caran d’Ache Pablo coloured pencils make it easy to carve out crisp mountain ridges, fine rock textures and delicate cloud edges while still building soft, misty layers in the distance.
The oil and wax-based leads glide smoothly over the paper, letting you cross-hatch, layer and blend colour without creating excess dust or smudging.
The excellent covering power of Pablo pencils means your colours stay vibrant and opaque, even on textured or toned papers – perfect for dramatic landscapes, seascapes and outdoor sketches. Choose from 120 lightfast colours to capture every subtle shift in light, shadow and atmosphere in your drawings.
Explore the full range of Caran d’Ache Pablo coloured pencils at Kadmium and bring your landscapes and detailed drawings to life.
Versatile Colour on Wood, Paper & More
Pablo’s 3.8 mm oil-and-wax core delivers opaque, lightfast colour with excellent covering power, so hues stay rich and consistent on both white and black paper.
Pablo coloured pencils adhere smoothly to wood, paper and cardboard, letting you layer colour to create rich shades, gradients and fine detail without smudging. Perfect for mixed-media projects and decorative artwork on wooden surfaces.
Crisp detail on dark papers
Pablo’s soft, dry permanent leads are slightly harder than Luminance, making them perfect for precise line work and graded shading on dark and coloured papers.
Made with oil, wax and pure pigments, they offer excellent covering power and perfect opacity, so colours stay vivid even over a black ground.
Smooth shading and graded applications
With a palette of 120 lightfast colours, Caran d’Ache Pablo pencils are ideal for subtle blends, soft petals and smooth background gradients.
The soft, dry 3.8mm lead lets you build delicate layers without excess dust, while the Swiss-made quality ensures consistent colour from set to set.
Oil & wax-based core made with pure, finely ground pigments for intense, even colour.
3.8 mm medium-hard lead for sharp lines that still layer and shade smoothly.
Excellent covering power & opacity – colours remain vibrant on both white and dark papers, as shown in the swatches.
Soft, dry permanent lead that is water-resistant and virtually powder-free, keeping your surface clean.
Lightfast pigments across a 120-colour range, ensuring drawings keep their brilliance over time.
Available individually or in sets, Pablo pencils are a reliable choice for artists, illustrators, designers, teachers and students who need accurate, repeatable colour.
