Faber-Castell Pitt Oil Based Artists’ Pencil

Faber-Castell Pitt Oil-Based Artists' Pencils use an oil-based binder rather than wax, delivering rich, smudge-proof, and water-resistant marks without a shiny finish. Available in five degrees of hardness, they are ideal for contours, fine details, and deep shadows in sketching and figure drawing.

Key Features

• Oil-Based Formula: Unlike traditional wax pencils, these lay down smooth, matte lines that don't produce a shiny graphite appearance and don't require a fixative.
• Permanent & Lightfast: The highly pigmented marks are entirely smudge-proof, water-resistant, and boast excellent fade resistance.
• Eco-Friendly: Crafted from wood sourced from sustainably managed forests and coated with a non-toxic, water-based varnish.
• Hardness Degrees
• The pencils come in 5 degrees of hardness, allowing you to match the exact nuance of your drawing style:
• Extra Soft to Medium: Best for broad strokes, shading, and blending.
• Hard to Extra Hard: Ideal for sharp contours, precise outlines, and tiny details.

Ideal Uses

• Monochrome Drawing: These are a staple of traditional sketching sets (often combined with white, sanguine, and sepia tones) used in life drawing and Renaissance-style figure studies.
• Deepest Darks: Excellent for building deep, matte shadows without the reflective sheen common in traditional graphite pencils.