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How does shading & blending with carbon pencils differ from graphite pencils?
Carbon pencils are made of clay and lamp black (sometimes mixed with graphite or charcoal, according to Wikipedia).
Their darks are indeed much deeper and more matte, and they blend and smudge well. ...
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