Jack Richeson - Assorted Sauce Drawing Sticks
Assorted Sauce Drawing Sticks
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Product Information
- Combines pigment, Chasov Yar clay, carbon
- Velvety smooth texture between pastel, Conte
- 10 colors: Black, White, Gray variations
- Includes Brown, Ochre, Bistre, Gray-Green, Gray-Azure
- Reusable wooden box with slide-out top
- High-quality Russian Sauce drawing medium
Draw with velvety strokes that blend like pastel, grip like conté
Chasov Yar clay gives these drawing sticks their distinctive character, softer than Conté but denser than soft pastels. The Russian formulation combines high-quality pigments with this specific clay and industrial carbon, creating a material that glides smoothly while maintaining enough tooth for layering. You get the rich coverage of pastels without the dusty fragility, plus the control of harder drawing crayons without the waxy buildup.
This ten-color assortment focuses on neutral tones essential for foundational drawing: black, white, and gray provide value structure; warm gray, gray-green, and gray-azure offer subtle temperature shifts for atmospheric work. Brown, ochre, and bistre expand your range for earth tones and warm shadows. The selection works particularly well for figure drawing, portrait studies, and tonal landscapes where you're building form through value relationships rather than saturated color.
The wooden box with slide-out top protects sticks from breakage and keeps your palette organized between sessions. These sauce sticks layer beautifully over charcoal or graphite and accept fixative well, making them versatile for both standalone drawings and mixed media work where you need the softness of dry media with more structural integrity than pure chalk pastels provide.
