The Amazing Conte Crayons

         

Perhaps, you might have ever heard about Conte crayons. Well, this kind of crayons is very famous because it has been used by the world’s most famous artists such as Picasso. For addition, this kind of crayons also has great historical value since it was invented in the 18^th century by Nicolas Jacques Conte. People acknowledge him as the scientist from France who was concerned about graphite. At that time, graphite was not really available in massive amount. In fact, at that time, there are so many artists in France who demanded to have the pencils to help them to deal with their art works. By considering this matter, Conte was trying to find the materials which could replace the graphite to make the pencils or at least included the graphite in small amount.

          His research turned out that he could replace the graphite with some other materials which could be obtained within France. He found out that it was possible to mix clay and graphite and the result was quite satisfying. The pencil which was made from this kind of mixture was firmer as it had a hard texture but it was still comfortable to be used. After that, so many artists adopted Conte’s idea and Conte crayons were invented. At this recent time, we can find this kind of crayon easily in almost all art supply markets. And when you are interested in the field of art and you want to have the greatest crayons in making your art work, you are highly recommended to have Conte crayons so you will not find any disappointment.  


          Well, it is also sure that you might have ever heard about the greatness of Conte crayons. However, you might find it hard to differentiate this kind of crayons from the pastels. Such thing is very possible because you know that those things are both so firm and solid in their appearance. However, you will find out that Conte crayons are totally harder than the pastels. Thus, it is sure that this kind of crayons will not be broken easily. If you are an artist, you will find out that by using this kind of crayon, you can have subtle combinations when you are dealing with shading in your art work. It is also true that this kind of crayons can stain your fingers and you can also use these crayon to create some kind of realistic art works.

          Whenever you are visiting the art supply stores, you might find that the Conte crayons appear in several types. Well, such thing is actually very necessary so the artists can have some alternatives in choosing the crayons. They can choose the crayons by considering the hardness or by considering the other things. They can also consider their desire so they can really choose the perfect crayons in creating the artworks that they want to create. Although the kinds and the greatness of this kind of crayons are very amazing, but you still find out that the prices are not really high for you. The prices will be worthy your satisfaction in creating the artworks.