Art Alternatives Willow Charcoal Box of Assorted Sizes

Willow Charcoal is a 100% natural products made of carbonized twigs. Charcoal creates velvety black marks from uniform lines to rich fills. They also lend themselves to blending and shading in a variety of gradations. Use a kneaded eraser to create highlights in your drawing, blending stumps help to achieve gradation in your work.  Apply a fixative after completing your drawings to avoid further lifting (smudging) of the charcoal. 

The Willow Charcoal contains assorted sizes in thin, medium and thick grades. 

Willow charcoal, is made from burning willow branches. It has a softer, more flexible consistency than vine charcoal and is less prone to breaking. Willow charcoal is often used for finished drawings (as opposed to studies or under sketching, because it is not as smudgy as vine charcoal.