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Conté, also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, is a drawing medium made of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a square-sectioned clay base. Nicolas-Jacques invented them in 1795. Conté is typically found in black, white, cheerful tones, bistre, grey shades, and other colours.
They\'re commonly used on rough paper because it holds pigment grains well. They are used for underdrawings for paintings on prepared, primed canvases. Conté pastels are hard and have square edges, making them ideal for detailed hatched work rather than the bolder painterly drawing style required by soft pastels.
This is a vintage item. 6 sticks left in box as shown in images.
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