During the French Revolution, while Paris was under siege and cut off from supplies of the best English graphite, French inventor Nicolas Jacques Conté invented the modern pencil by developing a process to combine graphite with clay. Ever since, Conté has been the world's leader in producing fine drawing tools from rich natural materials. Conté Sketch Sets offer a variety of Conté's world-famous drawing materials packaged in special sets. Classic Sketch Set — Contains 12 Conté pencils packaged in a hinged tin box, including Sepia, Sanguine, Blanc, 2 carbon pencils, 2 graphite pencils, 2 charcoal pencils, and 4 Pierre Noire black pencils. Conté Studio Set — Contains 12 sketching crayons, 3 sketching pencils, 1 putty eraser, 1 tortillon, and 1 stump. Deluxe Sketch Set — Contains 12 sketching crayons, 6 sketching pencils, 1 kneaded eraser, and 2 blending stumps, packaged in a hinged tin box. Graphic Sketch Set — Contains 6 carbon pencils and 6 graphite pencils of varied hardness, 12 pencils in total, packaged in a hinged tin box. Pastel Set — Contains 12 Conté color crayons, 3 sketching pencils, one kneaded eraser, one stump, and one tortillion. |
