Cretacolor Monolith Woodless Graphite Pencil – 4B

Austrian maker Cretacolor produces some of the most respected graphite pencils in fine art, and this range brings together its single pencils so you can choose exactly the grades you need. Cleos is Cretacolor's fine art graphite pencil, offered in twenty degrees from a crisp 9H to a deep, soft 9B, giving you a complete tonal scale for technical drawing, botanical studies and expressive shading.

Monolith pencils have no wooden casing at all: the whole pencil is solid graphite with a protective lacquer coat. Use the point for line and tilt it to lay down broad areas of tone with the side. The water-soluble Monolith and the Graphite Aquarelle pencils can be used dry and then washed over with a damp brush to dissolve the graphite into soft grey washes.

Mix and match grades to build a personal kit, or replace your most-used pencils individually.

Key features

• Cleos fine art graphite in 20 degrees from 9H to 9B
• Monolith woodless graphite for line and broad tone
• Water-soluble Graphite Aquarelle and Monolith options
• Smooth, consistent leads that sharpen cleanly
• Sold individually so you can choose your grades
• Made in Austria

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