# Just purchased white charcoal pencils **URL:** \ **Category:** Art Medium Discussion and Questions\ **Created:** [May 19, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793 "2026-05-19T10:41:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chellesky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/chellesky/32/8602_2.png) [@chellesky](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/chellesky)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/1 "2026-05-19T10:41:53Z")
#charcoalwhitepencils Can I have your opinions on the best white charcoal pencils I think I’ve bought them far too cheap And white charcoal sticks Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![MTBartist](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/mtbartist/32/8582_2.png) [@MTBartist](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/MTBartist)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/2 "2026-05-19T14:24:24Z")
General’s white charcoal is good and you can get it in sticks and pencils. It’s the kind that Matt uses. White charcoal is not expensive so you probably haven’t got them too cheap. ---
**Author:** ![chellesky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/chellesky/32/8602_2.png) [@chellesky](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/chellesky)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/3 "2026-05-19T19:43:12Z")
Thank you for your advice 😊 ---
**Author:** ![TLP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 2:01am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/4 "2026-05-20T02:01:58Z")
@chellesky I agree that general’s is good quality. This is what I use but I have found, for my style, that they don’t go on top of the graphite to well. I found a cheap as you said package and it will go on top of the graphite if working on grey paper. I use black paper. Here is a couple I’ve done on my daily value studies, ![PORTRAIT ON BLACK PAPER WITH CHARCOAL.jpg 3](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/3cbf05da58a51ff05cdc62758e392c2ce2105440.jpeg) ![CAT](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/b/b18ed19a116551eed525d64089a3a5ab83cbd4fe.jpeg) ![Horse 1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/e/ed0dcad015bcf73c12c068de7d1eab58803a8379.jpeg) I hope to see some of your sketches. Working with white charcoal and black paper is very rewarding. Teri(Artsy) ---
**Author:** ![chellesky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/chellesky/32/8602_2.png) [@chellesky](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/chellesky)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/5 "2026-05-20T20:02:12Z")
They’re fantastic I really love seeing your artwork and thanks for your awesome reply I’ve just finished my charcoal portrait module 5 in the charcoal drawing course I’m away to post it now 😊 ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/6 "2026-05-21T02:09:50Z")
Yes I too use generals for white charcoal pencils and just ordered Generals black charcoal since whatever kind I have tried with the Trumpet (wed Live class) isn’t working. Think it was a gift so don’t know the brand but was coming our shiny and don’t want that after all the hours of vine charcoal already! Glad to have you with us Chellesky! Therese ---
**Author:** ![chellesky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/chellesky/32/8602_2.png) [@chellesky](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/chellesky)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/just-purchased-white-charcoal-pencils/4793/7 "2026-05-21T11:13:32Z")
Thanks for the lovely welcome and reply @theresebriggs ❤