Charcoal is the oldest drawing material, and an essential tool for learning the skills of drawing. Charcoal is easy to blend, giving every shade from light grey to dark black. Depending on how the student draws with the charcoal stick, line quality ranges from fine lines to broad srtokes.

Traditional drawing classes often start with charcoal gesture drawings...large, fast drawings of figures or still lives done in 1 minute or less. There's no time to "think"...it's pure parctice in seeing and creating arm and hand movements to capture what's observed. Students enjoy charcoal drawing all the more when exposed to the medium at an early age...it is great fun!

This "pastel chalk" charcoal set of 12 rich, black sticks provides plenty of charcoal for a classroom or family setting.