Conté à Paris ™
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Conté à Paris Sketching Pastel Carrés and Sets
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Item #: 20201
Invented in France in 1795, Conté à Paris Sketching Carré are a compressed stick made from a blend of natural pigments, kaolin clay, and binder. These...
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Conté à Paris Colour Pastel Carrés and Sets
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Item #: 20201
Renowned for their rich opacity and the intensity of their pigments, Conté à Paris Pastel Carrés have been trusted by artists for generations. Picasso...
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Conté à Paris Pastel Pencils and Sets
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Item #: 20517
Large diameter pencils have very fine, smooth leads, rich in pigment. Produce precise marks or lines on variety of papers. Presence of abrasives provi...
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Conté à Paris Pierre Noire Sketching Pencils and Set
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Item #: 20425
The legendary Conté à Paris Pierre Noire Sketching Pencil delivers deep black tones with a velvety, matte finish prized by generations of artists. Mad...
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Conté à Paris Sketching Pencil Sets
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Sketching Pencil Sets carry the legacy of Nicolas-Jacques Conté, who in 1794 developed the modern graphite pencil from a mixture of clay...
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Conté à Paris Sanguine Sketching Pencils and Sets
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Sanguine Sketching Pencils and Sets bring a classic drawing tradition to life with rich, earthy reds ideal for capturing the human form....
Conté à Paris White Sketching Pencil
Item #: 20425
The Conté à Paris White Sketching Pencil is designed for blending, highlighting, and tonal refinement. Its soft, opaque core glides smoothly across th...
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Conté à Paris Compressed Charcoal Sticks and Sets
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Item #: 20044
Conté à Paris offers deep black charcoal in round sticks. Boxes of twelve are available in various degrees of hardness, ranging from 4B-very soft to H...
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Conté à Paris Sketching Sets
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Item #: 82377
The Conte à Paris Sketching Sets have everything you need for sketching and illustrating. Excellent for portraits and landscapes, the wood-cased penci...
Conté à Paris Stump Set
Item #: 83908
An essential addition to any drawing toolkit, the Conté à Paris Stump Set includes three blending stumps and a tortillon ideal for shading, blending, ...
Conté à Paris Pierre Noire Set
Item #: 82377
Fulfill your sketching needs with the Conté à Paris Pierre Noire Set. Encased in a convenient metal box for easy organizing, this 15-piece set include...
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Conté à Paris Carbon Sketching Pencils
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Carbon Sketching Pencils offers the rich quality of traditional charcoal with added durability. Designed for clean, precise lines withou...
Conté à Paris Sepia Sketching Pencil
Item #: 20425
The Conté à Paris Sepia Sketching Pencil offers the warm, earthy richness of burnt umber in a smooth, blendable format. The soft, dry core creates exp...
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Conté à Paris Natural Charcoal
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Item #: 21985
Made from carbonized willow branches, this natural charcoal from Conté à Paris has a particularly rich color.
Conté à Paris Pastel Carrés Wood Box Set
Item #: 84072
The Conté à Paris Wood Box Set offers a comprehensive collection of drawing and sketching tools for artists of every level. Inside, you’ll find 70 ric...
Conté à Paris Kneaded Eraser
Item #: 84071
Soft, pliable, and incredibly precise, the Conté à Paris Kneaded Eraser is an essential tool for artists working in graphite, charcoal, or pastel. Its...
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Conté à Paris Charcoal Sketching Pencils and Set
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Charcoal Sketching Pencils are ideal for artists who want the expressive value of charcoal with the precision of a pencil. Wrapped in hi...
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Conté à Paris Woodless Graphite Sketching Pencils
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Woodless Graphite Sketching Pencils deliver the full expressive potential of graphite in a clean, efficient format. Made entirely of sol...
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Conté à Paris Soft Pastel Sets
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Item #: 21986
A new formulation makes Conté à Paris Soft Pastels softer and easier to blend, while their creamy, even texture delivers optimum control and exception...
Conté à Paris Pencil Sharpener
Item #: 84073
Especially made for Conté à Paris pencils, the Conté à Paris Pencil Sharpener is built to accommodate wide-core drawing tools up to 8.5 mm in diameter...
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Conté à Paris Graphite Sketching Pencils and Sets
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Item #: 20425
Conté à Paris Graphite Sketching Pencils and Sets offer refined performance for artists who need precision, tone, and control in their sketching. The ...
Conté à Paris Sketching Wood Box Set
Item #: 84072
The Conté à Paris Wood Box Sketch Set equips you with time-honored tools trusted by artists for generations. This thoughtfully curated set includes 12...
About Conté à Paris
Nicolas-Jacques Conté was a multifaceted individual — painter, chemist, physicist, balloonist, and inventor — during his fifty years of life. His historical contributions are undisputed. In 1794, he revolutionized the pencil by perfecting the modern graphite lead, crafted from a mixture of clay and graphite, allowing for variations in lead hardness. The pencil manufacturing process he developed in 1795 enabled France to produce its own writing and drawing instruments, breaking free from the English embargo.
Later, Conté pioneered ‘pencils without casings’ (bare leads) to replace those made from ‘Italian stone.’ His dedication to making colors fixed and unalterable to meet artists’ expectations led to the creation of art pencils and pastels. These innovations are the ancestors of today’s Pastel Carrés.
The exceptional quality and extensive range of Conté à Paris products have made it a staple for artists seeking various techniques and effects for drawing, sketching, and pastels. Esteemed masters like Picasso, Degas, and Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as amateur artists and students, have all been captivated by its offerings.
Today, Conté à Paris stands as the premier French brand for drawing and sketching, chosen by artists worldwide.