Conte Sketching Pencil Set Landscape

Sketching pencils, also referred to as Conté are harder than pastels or charcoals. This hardness creates crisp, tight lines rather than the more smudged look of pastel and charcoal. They are manufactured using natural pigments (clay and a binder). They are then baked after being extruded and dried. The degree of baking varies the grade (hardness: H/softness: B) of the coloured conte pencils. Colours include: Sanguine, Pierre Noire, Graphite, Carbon and Charcoal."