![]() It was not a bad odour, simply different and I can only describe it as a familiar smell which I know does not help, never the less this must be on account of the Kaolin based core. Ordinarily when you open a set of colored pencils for the first time there is a distinct smell of wood from the Cedar wood casings, this was not the case with the Stabilo Original. This might also account for the different smell emanating from the set when first opened. I conducted further research into the pencils and discovered that the core is a Kaolin material, which as far as I can understand is like a clay based material. It was really difficult to work out the main ingredient of the Stabilo Original, but it soon became clear why that was the case. However there were other occasions when the core felt wax based on account of the smooth lay down of pigment. When I was first using the pencils, there were times I thought the core was oil based due to the cores ability to hold a point for a considerable time and rarely breaking under heavy pressure. I hope that this review will go a small way to changing this and bringing the Stabilo colored pencil line to the minds of colored pencil artists, colorists and colored pencil enthusiasts alike.īefore getting into the actual performance of the pencil, it is important to discuss the core ingredients. There is no doubt about it, Stabilo is a huge name when it comes to stationary and back to school supplies, highlighters, fineliners, graphite pencils etc, however, regarding artist quality pencils they are not so well known. Reviewing pencils such as the Stabilo range has really shown me how wrong I can be. I have fallen into the trap of prematurely judging a pencils performance purely based on the fact that they are not from one of the bigger well known names in the world of colored pencils. ![]() The same has to be said for the Stabilo Original pencils that I will be reviewing here for you today. I recently reviewed Stabilo's Aquarelle colored pencils and if you have seen that review or read it here on The Art Gear Guide, you will know that I was incredibly surprised at just how good they were and how much I loved them.
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