How to Choose a Charcoal Pencil

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Charcoal pencils come in all different types and flavors ( don't eat them though). Here is a selection of my favorites and some descriptions as to why these are my "go-to's"!
I am not sponsored by any of these charcoal pencil brands and my opinions are completely my own, and just that, opinions.

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@Wilson83192 6 ай бұрын

You are the only person besides me that I've seen use or even talk about the Primo charcoal pencil's. They are the main one's I use.

@JosephPGerges 6 ай бұрын

They def have their place 😊

@im2bz2bcn 7 ай бұрын

The cont’e you have is an oil pencil, that’s why it doesn’t erase all the way but it is wonderful and dark

@JosephPGerges 3 жыл бұрын

Conte are probably the strongest of the three, don’t break often really- unless in shipment something happens. It’s the number, 2b or b, that are strong. If higher in number, they may break because they get softer. But that’s any charcoal pencil really.

@mattm7426 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@JosephPGerges Жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any pragmatic design in this metal tip of general’s carbon sketch? I mean how I suppose to use that tip?

@KenseiAo 4 ай бұрын

I’m mainly looking for something super dark that doesn’t reflect light like graphite pencils

@JosephPGerges 4 ай бұрын

Conte or primo or generals charcoals darker than hb all work

@stephanieannaolson6316 3 жыл бұрын

When you're sketching with charcoal, which type of sketchbook do you use?

@JosephPGerges 3 жыл бұрын

I’d probably go with a moleskin, the goal is to get smooth paper, not rough, and I’d stick to hard pencils like the wolfs carbon hb or b so the tone doesn’t smudge onto the adjacent pages.

@stephanieannaolson6316 3 жыл бұрын

@@JosephPGerges thank you 🙏🏻

@greekveteran2715 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried the Faber Castell charcoal? Are they in the same league as Generals, better maybe worse than them? Thanks in advance

@JosephPGerges Жыл бұрын

Yep, I like them a lot. Only problem I’ve noticed is that the colored charcoals they carry can be inconsistent and sometimes have problems marking on certain types of papers. The blacks are nice and smooth overall. I’d place them pretty high on the scale of high end charcoals. I’m not a fan of generals charcoals as they leave too much of a mark behind but it’s been a while since I’ve picked them up so I’ll give them another try.

@greekveteran2715 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephPGerges You saved me some money,thanks! I was ready to order the Generals charcoal set (which is very expensive here) Mostly to get the white pencil that comes with, but instead, I'll order only the 2 white General charcoals, and stick with the Faber Castell black I already own!! Thanks again!!