Charcoal Pencils Versus Charcoal Sticks

When creating the perfect artistic piece using charcoal

, which tools do you need to be sure are in your arsenal? Are charcoal pencils better than charcoal sticks? Do you need them both? And, as you search through the many brands available on the marketplace, how can you decipher which of the drawing charcoals are the best for your given project requirements?

Charcoal Pencils

When shopping for charcoal pencils, you will often find them offered for sale as sets, typically encased in cedar. Unlike compressed charcoal, pencils are sold using a more universal rating system that helps artists decipher their hardness or softness quickly and easily. Currently, there are 20 ratings of drawing pencils, covering the full range of hardness and softness. When reviewing a charcoal pencils ratings, you will note two distinct letters used- (H) for hardness and (B) for blackness. As a pencil becomes blacker, it will become softer and vice versa. Ratings for charcoal pencils are typically shown as follows: 9B, 8B, 7B, 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H, and 9H. In addition to these standard ratings, some specialty charcoal pencils may offer different hardness or blackness features, showcasing a different rating that those aforementioned.

Charcoal Sticks

When shopping for charcoal sticks, you will often find products that fall into one of three categories: vine sticks, charcoal sticks or compressed charcoal. Vine and willow charcoal sticks can be categorized as long and thin, with vine sticks falling in the darker gray category, and willow charcoals being described as blacker in nature. Willow charcoals can be found in a range of widths from 3mm-24mm. Compressed charcoal sticks are often found in larger formats than vine or willow sticks. They can be sharpened into a point and are often described by artists as slightly less messy than other forms. When shopping for compressed charcoal sticks, you will note that they are rated for hardness and sold as extra soft, soft, medium and hard in terms of firmness. These ratings will vary slightly by the brand as charcoal sticks, as previously mentioned, and are slightly less uniform in terms of ratings between manufacturers.

Do you need charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils? Well, the answer depends upon what you will be using this medium for. But, most artists prefer to carry both charcoal sticks and charcoal pencils in their toolkit, as they each provide the ability to create different lines and textures in their work.

The charcoal brand that you select will be based in large part on your budget and the look that you are working to create. When shopping for either charcoal pencils or charcoal sticks, be sure to review the current product selection offered by Nitram Charcoals, a global leader for over 40 years in the medium. Using traditional manufacturing techniques, Nitrams charcoals are perfect for small and large scale products, as well as any of the traditional charcoal techniques used by artists worldwide.

by: Nitram

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