Conté à Paris

Conté à Paris is a legendary French brand with a history stretching back to 1795, trusted by artists for generations. Their iconic carrés — square-section crayons — are harder than traditional pastels or charcoal, making them ideal for crisp, precise mark-making as well as expressive sketching and shading.

Produced from a rigorously selected combination of pigments, clay, and binder, each carré is extruded, dried, and baked to ensure consistent quality and durability. The result is a versatile drawing medium that sits beautifully between pastel and graphite — capable of fine lines, bold strokes, and subtle blending.

Our Conté à Paris range includes:

• Carrés — the classic square crayons, available in a rich palette of colours
• Pastel pencils — for greater control and detail work
• Sets — ideal for sketching, life drawing, and tonal studies

Conté carrés work beautifully on textured papers and are a staple of life drawing, portraiture, and tonal sketching.