"Cretacolor Charcoal Nero Pencil Artist Quality Single Piece "

Available in soft & medium hardness

Like graphite, charcoal is a form of carbon. Charcoal, however, is made from burning wood until the resulting substance is the correct consistency for drawing. Charcoal comes in soft, medium, or hard consistencies. ... The grading range for charcoal is smaller than that of graphite and ranges from HB to 6B.

Also available in white, light brown & dark brown shades.

Cretacolor Nero Pencil. Cretacolor Nero pencils are oil-based charcoal pencils with a wood casing that eliminates the usual mess of charcoal sticks. They are also water and smudge resistant, making them an excellent companion when working with water-based media

Brand: Cretacolor
Made In Austria.