{"product_id":"cretacolor-compressed-charcoal-soft","title":"Cretacolor Compressed Charcoal Stick – Soft","description":"\u003cp\u003eCretacolor's charcoal sticks give you a choice of character for every stage of a drawing. Compressed charcoal sticks, in soft, medium and hard, deliver a deep, dense black with more control than loose willow charcoal and are ideal for building strong darks and confident lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thick sketching charcoal and the Chunky Charcoal Stick are made for loose, expressive work and covering large areas fast, while the Nero stick offers Cretacolor's oil-based black in a square stick, giving a velvety line that resists smudging more than charcoal does. A blister card of soft, medium and hard charcoal leads is also available for use in a lead holder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse them together to block in a drawing broadly, then refine and strengthen the darks with the harder grades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompressed charcoal in soft, medium and hard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick sketching and Chunky Charcoal sticks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNero oil-based black in stick form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep, dense blacks for strong contrast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for life drawing and large-format work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCretacolor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eRange\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCretacolor Charcoal \u0026amp; Drawing Sticks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePacked dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e77 x 110 x 33 mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePacked weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCountry of origin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAustria\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eProduct code\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCR-494-01\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Cretacolor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411459146056,"sku":"CR-494-01","price":1.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.penandpaper.co.uk\/products\/cretacolor-compressed-charcoal-soft","provider":"The Pen and Paper Stationery Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}