General's Charcoal Sketching Set

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Compressed charcoal and charcoal pencils from General's, the classic American maker. Pair black charcoal with white on toned paper for fast, dramatic value sketches.

Good for

• Value studies before painting
• Toned-paper drawing with black and white
• Quick gesture sketches

Details

• Black Compressed, 4 sticks: deep blacks for big shapes
• White Compressed, 4 sticks: highlights on toned paper
• Charcoal Pencil Kit: charcoal pencils for controlled lines
• White Charcoal Pencils, 2-pack with sharpener
• Made in the USA by General Pencil Co.

Questions painters ask

What paper works best? A mid-tone toned paper such as Canson Mi-Teintes, so black charcoal gives the darks and white gives the lights.

How do I stop charcoal smudging on the way home? Spray it with a workable fixative, or slip a sheet of glassine over the drawing.

Sticks or pencils? Sticks cover big shapes fast. Pencils give cleaner lines and details. Many artists use both.

⚠ California Prop 65 WARNING (White Compressed, Charcoal Pencil Kit and White Charcoal Pencils): these products can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.