{"product_id":"maries-drawing-charcoal-pencils","title":"Marie's Drawing Charcoal Pencils","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor your consideration, Choosing Keeping here offers Marie's Charcoal Pencils. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's nice to have these in wooden casing to keep your hands as clean as possible given the messy materials. No graphite, however soft, can compete with the depth of blackness achieved from charcoal - Possibly the oldest of all art materials, as found in cave paintings 30,000 years ago it was also used from the Renaissance onwards for its impermanence, as a medium for preliminary sketches. Some artists such as Albrecht Durer begin to consider charcoal for finished work with very stark and poignant effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese pencils are made in Shanghai by Marie's, the infamous Chinese art supplier, making since 1919. They are offered in three different grades : \u003cem\u003eSoft\u003c\/em\u003e for the darkest and most crumbly texture, \u003cem\u003eneutral\u003c\/em\u003e for a more balanced effect and \u003cem\u003ehard\u003c\/em\u003e for ease of use and more precision. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsider buying a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/choosingkeeping.com\/collections\/paintbrushes\/products\/kneadable-putty-eraser\"\u003ekneaded putty eraser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e too for creating highlights when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003elifting. \u003c\/i\u003eAnd also these \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/choosingkeeping.com\/products\/4-aluminium-pencil-caps?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=12719a92f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003epencil caps\u003c\/a\u003e for protecting the soft points. Finally these pencils can be sharpened using this great \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/choosingkeeping.com\/collections\/sharpeners\/products\/desktop-black-and-chrome-carl-sharpener\"\u003edesktop sharpener\u003c\/a\u003e to a long tapered point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce finished works using charcoal should be fixed using a spray fixatif in the same manner than pastel work would be so as to not rub off. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e! Please note these pencils are sold as singles, choose quantity and preferred grading from the dropdown menu.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Generic Brand","offers":[{"title":"Soft","offer_id":36814050295969,"sku":"13505","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":36814050328737,"sku":"13506","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hard","offer_id":36814050361505,"sku":"13507","price":2.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/0673\/products\/CopyrightChoosingKeeping13505.jpg?v=1603791319","url":"https:\/\/choosingkeeping.com\/products\/maries-drawing-charcoal-pencils","provider":"Choosing Keeping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}