You might clean the abrasive paddle with a toothbrush to unclog the grit. Some of my sticks arrived broken. Each stick ha d a colored label attached but nowhere did it say which color corresponded with its hardness. Green=B Orange=HB Blue=H Yellow= softer than B Petit and petite are both French words meaning small. They are pronounced differently. Petit is used for masculine nouns (pettee ) Petite is used for feminine nouns. ( petteet) Le Petit Prince La petite maison ( house, a feminine noun) )

This was so extremely useful. Thank you.

I only use the Green B for light tones and final touches, and it does that very well. For everything else, I use generic charcoal and Conte a Paris pencils. However, like you said, the difference among the values is hardly noticeable. Frankly, Nitram is very overrated, much less over-priced. The soft stick is just glorified vine charcoal with the added value of stiffness.

@JasonTako

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I agree that the difference between Nitram and other charcoals is not very noticeable when it comes to the final results. The one thing I do like about Nitram is that it produces less dust and it tends to hug the paper a little more than other charcoals. This can come in handy, especially when you are layering. Whether this justifies the extra cost really depends on how important these aspects of Nitram are to the individual artist.

@jonathanallen6753

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree!!!

Very helpful. Thank you

@JasonTako

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the video 👍🏽

@JasonTako

3 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

I think the reason why one was round and one was rectangular is because the rounded one says "Baton"

Never sharpened mines yet !!!

I customized my sticks , in many ways.

I use each variety less independent than typical.. Multi-media style for me is

Are you aware that when you mix the Nitram dust with water, it becomes like a paint?

@JasonTako

2 жыл бұрын

I actually like to spray it with alcohol to create a drip effect.

"Petits Batons" means "Little Sticks"

Which more darker? Pierre noire 3b or nitram soft stick?

I have multi- purpose sharpener.

Would be hard to go back to willow &Vine.

is strathmore drawing paper good for nitram charcoal ?

@JasonTako

3 жыл бұрын

That is a very broad question given that Strathmore makes many different types of paper. I use Strathmore Toned Tan or Toned Gray paper and it works great.

@BunnyLover-jk97

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonTako thankyou 😊

@felipelima1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasonTako in the video, is this the paper? (Strathmore tones or tan)

@JasonTako

2 жыл бұрын

@@felipelima1754 At this point I can't remember the exact paper I used.

@felipelima1754

2 жыл бұрын

@@JasonTako thanks

Is there a physics that can lift back to pure white.

@IceCenders

8 күн бұрын

If you use smooth newsprint paper, charcoal that is not compressed is usually fully erasable (at least to a certain point).

The blowing as a group of artist in a room is bad

People. Stop blowing coal miners dust into the air(bourne/particles).

@JasonTako

3 жыл бұрын

Um... so these are not made from coal but from charred wood. LOL!!!!!!!