Nitram Starter Kit for Charcoal Drawing and Sketching

product brand
Nitram

product description
The Nitram Starter Kit is a complete introduction to professional-quality charcoal drawing, designed for artists, students, and beginners who want reliable tools with excellent performance. This kit includes four premium charcoal sticks in H, HB, B, and B+ grades, allowing you to explore a full range of tones from light details to deep, rich blacks.

Also included is a slim Nitram sharpening bloc with extra sanding pads, ideal for shaping charcoal sticks to fine points or broad edges depending on your drawing style. The sharpening bloc works smoothly with charcoal and other dry drawing media, offering precise control without unnecessary breakage.

Nitram charcoal is known for its low dust, smooth application, and excellent blendability. It erases easily, can be sharpened to a fine point, and does not crumble or skip, even under expressive or heavy pressure. This makes it perfect for sketching, shading, figure drawing, and creating strong shadows and contrast.

Manufactured in Canada using a proprietary process that preserves the wood’s cell structure, Nitram charcoal offers exceptional durability and strength. This process, originally developed by Daniel Gros and continued by Jerzy Niedojadlo, has made Nitram the preferred charcoal of professional artists, academies, and ateliers worldwide.