Conte Coloured Sketching Pencil

The Conte white pencil is simply the best white pencil you can buy. Nothing comes close in terms of opacity and minimal dust.

I have been using Conte Sanguine pencils for about five years, and they are among my favorite drawing media. The warm orange-red color connotes human flesh tones wonderfully. The pencils lays down a richly pigmented line or mass tone, according to whether the artist uses a well-sharpened tip or the side of the lead. I was taught to sharpen these with a utility knife, taking off a lot of the wood jacket and leaving a long, gradually pointed lead; this gives me a wide range of mark-making. Touch-up sharpening, which should be done frequently, should be done with fine-grit sandpaper. I have used this pencil on all kinds of paper, but I find it works particularly well on Stonehenge or other finer-grain papers. Don't expect it to erase very well, except for very light lines on very smooth paper.

I use these for life drawing. They really have added to my work already after only 2 sessions