A twenty-six piece kit that pairs graphite with charcoal, plus the blending stumps and erasers that both media need. Charcoal goes darker than graphite ever will and blends with a fingertip, which is why most tonal drawing eventually uses the two together rather than one alone. Twenty-six pieces is also enough to work a full tonal study without swapping between two boxes, which is where most half-finished drawings stall.
Specifications
- Contents: 26 pieces
- Includes: graphite pencils, charcoal pencils, erasers, blending stumps
- Case: supplied
- Use: sketching, tonal drawing, portraiture
Care & Use
Charcoal dust travels — keep the charcoal pencils in their own compartment or everything in the case turns grey. Work from light to dark and fix the drawing before stacking sheets. Blending stumps are sharpened on fine sandpaper rather than in a pencil sharpener.