3 assorted hexagonal pencil grades - hard, medium and softLike it Charcoal Pencils Kit Set of 7 (White Charcoal Pencils 1, 2 Stumps & 1 Kneadable Eraser ,3 Black Charcoal Pencils)White Charcoal Pencil A white charcoal pencil is used to draw precise highlights. Gradations in value can be made as the white charcoal mixes with the black charcoal on the surface. Highlights are continued throughout the drawing. Texture can be created by changing the stroke made by the pencil. Black Charcoal Pencil Charcoal pencils consist of compressed charcoal enclosed in a jacket of wood. Designed to be similar to graphite pencils while maintaining most of the properties of charcoal, they are often used for fine and crisp detailed drawings, while keeping the user's hand from being marked.