So I've heard about/seen conte crayons before but never really knew what they were. They were on sale online the other day so I got a small package of them and decided to try them out. They come in a plethora of color choices I guess but I got the traditional package which consists of black, white, brick reddish brown, and chocolate brown.
I ended up drawing a couple portraits, and I really liked how they came out. The sepia tone that is created is really nice I think, and it gives it a very old world feel. Which makes sense considering conte crayons are what the old masters used so a lot of the ancient art is made with that brick/brown tone.
I posted a video of me quickly throwing together a portrait on my YouTube. Feel free to check it out here. I really liked using these. They reminded me a lot of chalk pastels, which I expected considering these are made from clay and other materials instead of using up the precious graphite back in the day. The plus about them is that they are less chalky even though you can blend them. They will get on your fingers but they don't get everywhere if you just lay your hand on them. The downside is similar to that, they don't necessarily blend as easily because they aren't as movable. I found that it was hard to blend the brick and brown together without putting the white over it to smooth out the lines which you will see in the video. I guess you just have to play with it. I think they are definitely worth checking out though at some point or another, I had a good time.
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