Cretacolor Charcoal Sticks

The charcoal rods can be sharpened with pencil sharpeners or a knife for precision work, and by laying them on their side you can quickly cover large areas with pigment or make dramatic, calligraphic strokes. By working with smearing and blurring, you can create varied lines and ...The charcoal rods can be sharpened with pencil sharpeners or a knife for precision work, and by laying them on their side you can quickly cover large areas with pigment or make dramatic, calligraphic strokes. By working with smearing and blurring, you can create varied lines and tonal passages, from completely light gray tones to deep black.

Cretacolor Compressed Charcoal Sticks provide artists with a versatile and reliable tool. These extra-large, round sticks offer a unique approach to charcoal artistry, producing a smooth and intense black shade with remarkable depth and tonality. Designed especially for larger-scale drawings and sketches, they lend themselves well to various artistic applications.

Crafted from a combination of charcoal particles and clay, these sticks are compressed into molds and fired to achieve their distinctive form. They excel in drawing, sketching, hatching, and smudging, offering precise and consistent strokes that can be easily blended using a paper blending stick. With options available in Soft, Medium, and Hard varieties, artists can tailor their techniques to suit their preferences.

Each stick measures 94mm in length and boasts a diameter of 8mm.