Charcoal Pencils

• Charcoal pencils appear like regular pencils, but their exterior is made from wood, and their interiors are encapsulated with charcoal. The charcoal pencil sets are essentially used for smudging in the drawing and art field to give a vibrant texture and highlight the entire picture. The best charcoal pencil produces a linear effect through its matte black or grey colour strokes. Experts generally use such charcoal pencils. People often get confused about how to use charcoal pencils. You should understand its technicalities before using it as a beginner, or else it will deteriorate and create a falsified perception of the entire sketching. Many times it gets difficult to erase the charcoal pencil once you apply it to the drawing sheet in your art, so you need to keep in mind to use it properly whenever required.

• Smudging: Smudging or blending is a process used in the art field for achieving the marks concealing application. It is attained using charcoal pencils by rubbing the media using hands, cotton swabs, etc., from one direction to another, resulting in realistic shadow effects.

• Portrait Arts: How to use charcoal pencil in portrait arts is often asked by sketching enthusiasts. You can make a variety of portraits using the rich & darkest black colour of charcoal pencil. These best charcoal pencils allow the flexibility of tone & value in the perfect order.

• Detailed Charcoal Drawings: Many forms of art & drawing require intricate details to darken the various values. Here's when the best charcoal pencils come to your rescue.

• Highlights & Shadows: Every drawing requires a balanced amount of shading, highlighting, shadowing & perfectly sharpening the elements that need attention. Charcoal pencil sets work wonders to achieve such desired results.

• Types of charcoal pencils: There are generally three types of charcoal pencils such as H, HB, and B. H stands for hard charcoal pencils, aiming to produce a light tone & rich darker values. It is generally used for creating the finest details on areas such as lips, mouth, eyes, etc., for drawing portraits, and chrome and steering wheels for drawing vehicles. It doesn't crumble, shatter or break easily, but it might not be easy to erase it in one go compared to soft charcoal pencils.

• HB: stands for medium soft charcoal pencil and is one of the most generally used pencils for sketching. It is usually used for mid-tones and works best by bringing closer the darker and the lighter shapes. It is also used for scrubbing, adding textures, and smoothing the entire picture. B stands for soft charcoal pencil and is used to create portraits, landscapes, etc. It is very soft and smooth and blends easily with the entire drawing leaving no marks of usage. It has a rich black colour and provides the darkest black tones to the finishing, undertones & final touches in the picture. Moreover, you can erase it whenever you want, even with a regular eraser.

• Brands of charcoal pencils: We offer the best charcoal pencil from various top brands such as Camel Camlin, Brustro, Staedtler Mars, Kohinoor Hardtmuth, etc. The Camel Camlin Charcoal Pencils Set of 3 has a rich black tone. You can use it on textured paper, smooth-tinted paper, drawing paper, sketching paper, or canvas. We also offer these soft pencils in loose form. Staedtler Mars Lumograph Charcoal Pencils are in S, M, and H types. These brand pencils have rich charcoal inside them, making them best for layouts, intricate details, finishing, and sketching. The Brustro Woodless Charcoal Pencils are available in a set of 6. It has a comfortable grip & is best for shading, compressed charcoal stick, tonal values, detailing, sketching, layering, etc. Kohinoor Hardtmuth Gradational Pencils Set has ideal use F & is made in 3 types of hardness, i.e., 2, 3, and 4. They are similar to natural charcoal, with the lead embedded in the cedar wood.

FAQs

1. Can we sharpen the charcoal pencil?

Ans - Traditional sharpeners can sharpen wooden charcoal pencils. In contrast to this, if you have paper charcoal pencils, then you can use a sandpaper sharpening pad.

2. Is it possible to erase the art made with charcoal pencils?

Ans - Yes, you can erase the art drawn with charcoal pencils. Although, in many cases, standard rubber won't be very much effective, we advise you to use a kneaded eraser for clearing the art.

3. What is the charcoal pencil set made of?

Ans - The exterior body of the charcoal pencil is made of wood, and the interior has filled charcoal in it.

4. Can we use graphite pencils in place of charcoal pencils?

Ans - No, you cannot use a graphite pencil instead of a charcoal pencil. These two things are made for different purposes; Charcoal pencils are used for darkening the sketches made by the artist, whereas graphite pencil is used primarily for academic purposes for writing.