Cretacolor is a leading dry media manufacturer based in Austria where all its products have been manufactured. Cretacolor have crafted the finest graphite art materials for centuries, and their pencils have been in the sketch boxes of artists the world over. Creatacolor Fine Art Graphite Pencils are the ultimate tools for all sketching, drawing, and hatching applications. Pencils are crafted with the best quality cedar wood and are pre-sharpened. The ultimate fine art graphite pencil, it is available in a full range of 20 lead degrees to give maximum drawing pleasure. The different greys of the dipped ends make it very easy to choose the right hardness: the darker the dipped end, the softer the pencil.