Hello m'lovies.
How have you been? I'm going to start a products review series of posts, as I think it's important we know what we use. Knowledge is power, or so I've been told (lol).
Conté is a type of drawing chalk, packaged in France in the 1700s by a man called Joseph Conte but artists have been using it since the time of the Renaissance (Michaelangelo, Da Vinci and co all used it to draw). For me, it's a lot better than a Graphite pencil, it has nice colours and is smooth to use. They are a lot like pastels but harder and because the name "Conté" is trademarked.a lot of companies call them "compressed pastel". It has just gotten popular here in Nigeria though.
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| Thomas Wilmer Dewing, before 1926 |
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| Michaelangelo, 1550s |
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| Susan Lyon, 2014 |
I reviewed a few brands I got recently in Lagos. They are the General's compressed pastel sticks, Conté a Paris (the original brand) and Rembrandt Carre Crayons.
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| swatches of the colours and brands I have |
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| From top to bottom: Rembrandt, Conte a Paris and General's |
I did these quick studies of paintings, to show you what they could do. Nice, no?
Finally, here is my own original work, I spotted this dignified elderly gentleman at National Arts Theatre and insisted on doing a drawing of him, using red Conté.
I really like them and I would urge you to try them out, and you can also mix them with charcoal too. So go have fun!
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