PENCIL CHARCOAL:

PENCIL CHARCOAL:

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Pencil charcoal comes in a range from hard to soft, just like drawing pencils. Charcoal comes in a variety of different hardness ratings. The harder the charcoal you use, the lighter the line it will produce on the paper. Pencils are rated for hardness with a number and letter. H for hard and B for soft. 3H is often the hardest, and 3B the softest. HB is the center rating that is between the two extremes. In charcoal, HB is the hardest, while 6B is the softest. Keep in mind that softer charcoals will produce darker lines and be easier to smudge, but harder charcoals will make a cleaner, sharper edge.