Lefranc & Bourgeois: Conte Sketching Pencil Sepia

The colour of the Conté "Sepia" pencil is reminiscent of burnt umber. This pencil shades easily. With a sharpened lead, you achieve an accurate and delicate finish. With a half-worn lead, the finish becomes more opaque as the pressure exerted on the pencil increases. Recommanded for : - Rough sketches - Nudes : enables the most contrasted parts of the body to be shaded - Portraits : emphasises and highlights the value of a face - Landscapes : intantly gives the colour of a tree trunk or the facade of a house. Use : it can be used sparingly on its own but it can be blended with the Sanguine, White, Charcoal or Pierre Noire pencils for a more complex finish. - Exist in only 1 medium graduation - Lenght 176.5 mm / Diameter 8.5 mm / Lead diameter 5 mm