Conte Paris have been manufacturing some of the finest artists' materials available for more than 200 years. Many artists and grand masters have used Conte 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. The Cont Pencils compliment the Cont Crayon perfectly and blend well with them. It is recommended that the barrel alone should be shapened with a knife and the lead shaped with a scraper or sandpaper. Assorted Set of 6 (Includes one each of Pierre Noire 2B, Charcoal 2B, Sepia, Sanguine, White, and Graphite.) in a blister pack.