This Conte a Paris Sanguine XVIII Pencil has a darker brown than the "Sanguine" pencil but has the same red oxide. It has similar properties to the other "Sanguine" pencils in that with a sharpened lead the drawing is accurate, the colour is transparent and if the work is lightly drawn, the pencil lets the texture of the paper appear. With a half-worn lead, the opacity increases with the pressure exerted on the pencil. Length of the pencil is 176.5 mm, diameter of the pencil is 8.5 mm and the diameter of the lead is 5 mm.
1 x Conte a Paris Sanguine XVIII Pencil