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Faber Castell or Caran d'Ache?

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:iconfancygiulia:
~FancyGiulia Aug 18, 2012
Hi guys, what do you think about Faber Castell pastels? I'm going to buy the box of 120 colors ... do you prefer ALBRECHT DÜRER or POLYCHROMOS? I'm not going to use ALBRECHT DÜRER as watercolor...so...Caran d'Ache is better than Faber Castell?
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~Narrenzauber Aug 18, 2012
I am using Polychromos myself and I am satisfied with everything. So I could recommend those!
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:iconfancygiulia:
Mood: Anguish ~FancyGiulia Aug 19, 2012
A lot of people like you prefer Faber Castell...so I still have to choose between ALBRECHT DÜRER or POLYCHROMOS...
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~Narrenzauber Aug 19, 2012
I don't know the quality of the "Albrecht Dürer"-line. Isn't there a possibility to go to a shop and take a look on both of them, maybe trying them out?
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~FancyGiulia Aug 19, 2012
reading your response: you think that POLYCHROMOS would be most useful...thanks for your advise!
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=Dragonstorm75 Aug 18, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I've never used Caran D'ache (haha, it's Russian for 'pencil') but I use FB polychromos.

/nods at gallery

I like polychromos a lot because the colours are rich, they're easy to blend and no bloom develops over time.
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~FancyGiulia Aug 19, 2012
Wow...it's strange! Because Caran d'Ache is a Swiss company!!!
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~Kesai-Serris Aug 19, 2012
It's not strange, it's just a pun. One of the most spoken languages in Swizerland is French, and caran d'ache is a French transliteration of карандаш. Also (maybe) relevant is that French was widely spoken by the aristocracy in Imperial Russia and the two languages do borrow lots of terms from each other, e.g. cauchemar-кошмар, douche-душ, portefeuille-портфель, and possibly bistro-быстро.
/linguistics tangent
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~FancyGiulia Aug 19, 2012
Thanks...I'm not familiar with this forum, I was in a hurry .... and I have load quickly the post!
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^3wyl Aug 18, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:pointr: Moved this to the General Art forum as it is better suited here. :)
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~FancyGiulia Aug 19, 2012
Sorry, the post above was for you! :S
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