The Gold Horse Charcoal Drawing Pencil combines the expressive darkness of charcoal with the control of a wooden pencil. It is suitable for figure drawing, portrait studies, shading, texture development and preliminary design sketches. Specifications: medium charcoal core, sharpenable wooden casing and standard pencil length. Charcoal marks can smudge and should be protected with a suitable fixative where required. The pencil is recommended for secondary schools, colleges, art studios, designers and creative professionals.