"MakaiLynn" - a Conte Crayon drawing

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"MakaiLynn" is a commissioned piece I did for a friend. It's mostly conte crayon and nupastels, 9x12 Strathmore Artist paper for Charcoal.

Nice work again Renkai.

it looks great!

I like your style renkai, great work, makes me want to try some out some conte crayons!!

Thanks everyone!

Gragg - I love Conte Crayons... I recommend the 12-piece portrait set as a good place to start with them.

So lifelike,well done Eric

I don't know what the medium is......conte crayon? Regardless....I like it A LOT! Color pieces are a ways out on my agenda.

Thanks Russ and ajcurly.

"Conte crayon" - they should probably drop the "crayon" part of the name because they're nothing like crayons we normally think of. They're basically like a charcoal stick except not quite as soft or messy. I guess there is some wax in the stick to hold them together. They're comparable to pastels in a way, but aren't as soft. Somewhere in between a charcoal stick and a hard pastel. I think they're great for drawing and shading with, although there can be some mess that you have to get used to dealing with.

Awesome!