Product Overview

The Compressed Carre Charcoal Stick Set includes 5 Black and 1 White charcoal stick, designed for creating deep shadows, bright highlights, strong contrast, and layered charcoal artwork. Each square 6.5 × 1 cm stick features flat edges for broad coverage and sharp corners for precise lines, outlines, and controlled mark-making. Made from compressed charcoal, these sticks provide rich, dark strokes with excellent tonal variation and are ideal for blending, smudging, cross-hatching, and expressive charcoal techniques. Suitable for professional artists, students, illustrators, designers, and hobbyists, they work well across a variety of drawing and mixed media surfaces.

Product Details

Product Type: Compressed Charcoal Stick Set
Set Contents: 5 Black + 1 White Charcoal Stick
Total Quantity: 6 Sticks
Stick Dimensions: 6.5 × 1 cm Each
Shape: Square
Material: Compressed Charcoal
Colours: Black & White
Tip Design: Flat Edges & Sharp Corners
Suitable Surfaces: Cartridge Paper, Textured Paper, Toned Paper, Charcoal Paper, Sketchbooks & Mixed Media Paper
Suitable For: Professional Artists, Art Students, Illustrators, Hobbyists, Designers & Art Educators
Seller: Tint & Shade

Key Features

Set includes 5 Black and 1 White compressed charcoal stick.
Rich, dark black strokes create strong shadows and tonal depth.
White charcoal stick adds highlights and bright contrast to artwork.
Square stick design provides both broad coverage and precise mark-making.
Flat edges are ideal for wide strokes and controlled shading.
Sharp corners create detailed lines, outlines, and fine marks.
Compressed charcoal provides rich pigmentation and tonal variation.
Suitable for blending, smudging, cross-hatching, and layered techniques.
Allows artists to create dramatic light-and-shadow effects.
Works on a variety of charcoal, sketching, and mixed media papers.

Best For

Portrait drawing
Figure drawing
Landscape artwork
Still life drawing
Wildlife art
Life studies
Illustration
Charcoal sketching
Tonal shading
Cross-hatching
Mixed media artwork
Professional studio work