Sanguine drawing

I was demonstrating how the natural sanguine chalk direct from the mines in Italy, made for a much more subtle and controlled drawing than one would get with manufactured chalks and Conte crayons. This is a copy of a drawing by Hyacinthe Rigaud done with the chalks that you see (note how they are all irregularly shaped). It was done on Canson Mi-Tiente, trying to stay faithful to the original. Copying is always good practice and sharpens the eye.

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[Mayet Ankh]

rhoward,
Your sanguine conte chalk drawing is beautiful. I see what you mean about the chunks of natural chalk being more subtle than the manufactured ones. I have only recently become interested in conte. Only done one (not so subtle) drawing so far. Is the natural conte easily obtainable?
Mayet

We just began importing it and will offer it for sale in a week or so, after the new catalog is posted. Unlike Conte, it is not ground up and mixed with an oil emulsion binder. It is much harder

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[WindDncr]

Thank you for posting this...I love conte and would be interested to see this new product. Lovely drawing too!

WindDancer

Originally posted by WindDncr:
Thank you for posting this...I love conte and would be interested to see this new product.

<chuckle> this new product is at least five hundred years older than Conte crayon, which is pigment and clay bound with an oil emulsion.

We should have the new catalog up on the site at the beginning of the week. That will show the sanguine chalk and a bunch of other hard-to-find items -- with all of the artists grabbing up our silverpoint tools and ground mix, I think that we might be responsible for the burst of interest in silverpoint. Lets hope that we can get people interested in using real sanguine chalks.



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