Generals Pencil
General Pencil Company’s art and craft pencils come to you from our factory in Jersey City, New Jersey. We believe in quality, tradition, value, and the fun of creating. We take pride in handcrafting quality pencils and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for six generations. Our history dates back to 1860 when Edward Weissenborn began the first pencil factory in the USA. In 1889, Edward and his son, Oscar A., began what is now General Pencil Company. Still family owned and operated, our goal is to create consistent, quality products in a sustainable manner for artists of all levels. We thank you for choosing our fine art and craft products for your creative talents and enjoyment
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KSh680These extra-smooth compressed charcoal sticks are versatile tools for artists of all levels. Each stick can be used as is or sharpened with a sharpener or a sandpaper block to achieve many different points and angles.
The 2-Stick Sets include two sticks of one degree of hardness each. The 4-Stick sets contain two soft, one medium and one hard stick. The 12-Stick Assorted set includes four each of 2B (Hard), 4B (Medium) and 6B (Soft) compressed charcoal sticks in a handy reusable sleeve that s great for storage and travel. Made in the USA
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KSh230These handcrafted white charcoal pencils are encased in cedar, and are extra smooth for easy laydown. They re popular for use on dark papers and fabrics or to bring out highlights over black charcoal drawings. Try them with a wet brush for a unique wash effect. The set comes with two pencils and an artists sharpener designed for charcoal and pastel pencils.
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KSh230- available in 4 degrees: HB, 2B, 4B, 6B
- Made of refined, compressed willow charcoal blended with organic blacks.
- Oil free and blendable
- Ideal for drawing class, painting, sketching, still life and portraits
- Additional uses: applying patterns on canvas and transfer a design or to draw directly onto fabric.
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KSh650These extra large compressed charcoal sticks are rich, smooth and very black. Set GP966ABP features three 6B sticks, and GB960A-BP includes one each of 2B, 4B and 6B sticks.
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KSh255Ideal for sketching, drawing and creating layout sketches for paintings, this velvety, black willow charcoal blends and erases for dramatic shading.