Conte a’ Paris the Sketching Pencil Set is a set of 12 Conte a’ Paris Sketching Pencils in a metal / tin box. The pencils available in the set are 1 Sanguine Pencil, 1 Sepia Pencil, 1 White Pencil, 3 Pierre Noir pencils (HB, B & 3B), 2 Charcoal Pencils (HB & 2B), 2 Graphite Pencils (HB & 2B) and 2 Carbon Pencils (HB & 3B).

Conte a’ Paris have been manufacturing some of the finest artists' materials available for more than 200 years. Many artists and grand masters have used Conté à Paris products because of the selection of pigments, lightfastness, and the exceptional brightness and purity of the colours. Conte offers a traditional range of Drawing and Sketching Pencils with a variety of exceptional leads. These pencils are excellent for portrait, landscape and still life work. It is recommended that the barrel alone should be sharpened with a knife and the lead shaped with a scraper or sandpaper.