General's 557 Series Charcoal Pencils 2B Each [Pack of 12 ]

I love General's Charcoal pencils. You may ask why? I have been a professional artist for a few years, and I have used numerous brands of charcoal pencils that claim to to be top of the line.However, with General's Medium charcoal the wood and charcoal core is strong enough to withstand *certain electrical sharpeners (I know, blasphemy). With their medium charcoal alone, I can accomplish many ranges of values without switching, and this is a plus. All of these highlights saves time.Charcoal pieces can be complex and time consuming with a multitude of tools. Really, keeping a sharp charcoal pencil is one of my concerns, and not hand sharpening saves on time. Although, I do have to do this at times.These are the charcoal pencils you need in your arsenal.

Consistent a reliable pencil.

I use these pencils in my gesture drawing group--they work very well for me.

High quality product

Just trying them out