Review of Art Alternatives Pocket Charcoal Set

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Maybe I was lucky, but my tin of charcoal arrived without damage. Maybe they have improved their packing techniques.

But please note that charcoal can be used in all different sizes. So if your pieces are broken, it's not a big deal. Just use it anyway. In fact, people actually pay for jars of charcoal dust. It can be applied with a brush for delicate effects.

If you drop a piece of charcoal a few feet, say from the table to the kitchen floor, it is going to break. Pick it up, blow off the cat hair and get back to work. Colored pencils, on the other hand, can be ruined by dropping them. If the lead breaks inside the wood, it can be very hard to sharpen because the point keeps breaking off. I gave up on colored pencils as a regular art medium.

In any case, wherever you work with charcoals, it's a good idea to cover the floor with newspaper to catch the dust that will descend as you work. Likewise wearing an old shirt and dedicated apron is prudent.

Beautiful work can be created with charcoals. So send your inner critic away and find your inner artist.

And the best advice I ever got was this: Never compare your own work to the work of others.

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I had never worked in charcoal before, and this is a wonderful choice for the beginner. The only thing missing from this set is the correct sharpener for charcoal. Otherwise, you get hard, medium, and soft pencils, two charcoal sticks, a buffer, and a case to carry it in. Good deal.

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Great product , was a christmas gift and got it a week before christmas so the shipping was pretty quick. my brother loved it ! will buy from again

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This set gets only 4 stars because it comes with no white. Not that white is necessary but it would sure help render better drawings than the contents of this set alone. The pencils are actually better than what i expected but the compressed charcoal is what surprised the most. Overall this is an ok set but be aware that you will need white charcoal if you plan to get better using the technique.

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Was a bit disappointed when I received the item in the mail. Container holding the charcoal was tin-ny and cheap. I guess the contents themselves (pieces of charcoal, other pencils) were all fineit's just that the presentation/box it came in was lacking. Also discovered that the outside cardboard and plastic packaging was damaged and partly opened. Made me question how reputable the company wasand why I didn't just go for a more recognizable brand (Faber Castell, Strathmore, etc). Disappointed since I was giving it as a gift. Ended up purchasing another setpost-Christmas, a Prisma-Color collection from Strathmore. The packaging/presentation was much nicer. I guess this set would have been fineif you were looking to pay less money and didn't need it as a gift.