Charcoal

Charcoal is one of the oldest and most expressive drawing materials known to artists — raw, immediate, and endlessly forgiving. It rewards boldness, responds to the lightest touch, and can be built up, blended, and lifted back to create a full tonal range with remarkable ease. For life drawing, portraiture, and expressive studio work, nothing quite compares.

Whether you're working on gestural life drawings, atmospheric landscapes, or detailed studio pieces, our charcoal collection has the right tool for the job. We stock a carefully selected range from professional brands, including traditional willow sticks, precision charcoal pencils, and carbon drawing tools.

Willow Charcoal Sticks

The classic choice for life drawing and expressive mark-making. Willow charcoal glides effortlessly across the page, lifts easily with an eraser, and blends beautifully with a finger or tortillon — perfect for building light and shade across large areas. Available in a range of thicknesses from fine to extra thick.

Charcoal Pencils

For artists who need greater control and cleaner hands. Charcoal encased in wood offers the rich, dark tones of traditional charcoal with the precision of a pencil — ideal for fine detail, tighter work, and adding crisp edges over broader charcoal passages.

Carbon & Wolff's Carbon Pencils

Wolff's Carbon pencils occupy a unique space between charcoal and graphite — delivering an intensely deep, velvety black that neither medium can quite match on its own. Less dusty than charcoal and darker than graphite, they're a favourite for portraiture, animal drawing, and any work where rich, permanent darks are essential.