Description
This is a description of a set of charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils. The charcoal sticks are made from natural materials and are the oldest type of sketching and drawing material. The charcoal pencils are made from compressed charcoal and soot, and leave a blacker line than the sticks.
Natural charcoal sticks are the oldest sketching and drawing material in the world. The greyish-blue shade glides softly across the paper, rubs and smudges easily, and can be erased without difficulty and repeatedly overlaid. Their blueish hue has always held a fascination, even with the old masters. The charcoal pencils leave a much blacker line. Compressed charcoal with soot and clay give the charcoal pencils their deep black colour and can be produced in different degree of hardness.