Marie's Natural soft charcoal is made of burned willow rods which produce a soft velvety charcoal. The charcoal creates a soft black hue preferred by Chinese brush painting artists for drawing and sketching on rice paper as preparation for painting. I can be dusted off easily.

Soft Willow Charcoal sticks are about 1/8-3/16" thick and 5-1/2" inches long. Each box contain 25 sticks.