Lithographic crayons are crayons with a high oil content used in lithography. They are available in pencil and stick (like Conte crayons) forms. Both types come in varying degrees of hardness so they should be selected according to drawing conditi

A dermatograph is a colored pencil made of rolled paper and is used in block printing instead of a lithographic crayon when doing lithographs. A dermatograph is made of paper wound into a pencil shape. Unlike a conventional pencil, it is unique in

Charcoal is a drawing instrument made by carbonizing branches and offcuts from tree trunks. Due to its softness, it can create various effects such as delicate tones, shades and gradations, enabling a wide array of expressions despite being a monochr

Pencils are drawing instruments comprising a solid core of mainly graphite and clay baked in a thin tube and inserted into a wooden sleeve. Pencils have a diverse range of uses including as everyday writing implements, for drawing, Croquis and drafti

Conté crayons are a drawing medium made of powdered natural pigments compressed into a stick, and are also known as carbon chalk. They lie somewhere between a pencil and charcoal in terms of hardness, with a subtle balance of hardness and softness th

A ruling pen is an instrument for drawing lines of even thickness in drafting, tracing and lettering. In Japanese, it is referred to as a crow's beak and as this name suggests, it is made of two metal blades in the shape of a beak between which the i