Conte a Paris has a wide range of Sketching Pencils. This Assorted Sanguine Sketching Pencils Set comes in 6 shades (1 x Sanguine XVIII, 1 x Sanguine Medicis, 1 x Pierre Noir 3B, 1 x White, 1 x Sanguine, 1 x Sepia). The colour of the Conte a Paris "Sanguine" pencil is a deep "rust" and its lines are easily blended. With a sharpened lead the drawing is accurate, the colour is transparent and if the work is lightly drawn, the Sanguine pencil lets the texture of the paper appear. With a half-worn lead, the opacity increases with the pressure exerted on the pencil. This Conte a Paris Sanguine Sketching Pencils Set is recommended for nudes and is frequently used in sketching to draw the body.