Conté à Paris Pastel Pencils are rich in pigment and have a very fine, smooth lead. Larger than most other pastel pencils, they can be used for creating blocks of colour, shading and detail. Conté à Paris Pastel Pencils are pre-sharpened and a great companion to Conte Soft Pastels.

Conte Carres Crayons contain a unique formulation. They are harder than soft pastels, so create little dust. The colours in the range are rich and vivid and they mix together well. Their opacity means colours pop on darker papers.

The square shape allows for colour blocking by using the side, or detail work using the corners. Use on many drawing surfaces, such as pastel paper, cartridge paper or newsprint.

Conte Compressed Charcoal Sticks create darker marks and lines that willow charcoal. Compressed charcoal is much more dense and stronger than willow, so will not break as easily.

Conte A Paris Pastel Pencils are suitable for fine detail as well as laying down large areas of colour. Their fine lead easily sharpens to a fine point, while also moving smoothly across large areas.

Get the best results using with a quality pastel paper or medium texture cartridge or also watercolour paper. Perfect for sketching, potrait or landscape designs as well as colouring in.