Nitram Extra Fine Powdered Charcoal 175g

Experience charcoal artistry like never before, with this beautiful product from Nitram, the French Charcoal specialists.

Nitram Extra Fine Powdered Charcoal is milled to an extra fine, uniform 100µ particle size. It is smooth, velvety and very high-quality. It has no coarse or grainy lumps that will mar the surface of your paper, ensuring a consistent finish. You can use a brush or a paper stump to create shapes and tones quickly and easily.

Nitram Powdered Charcoal comes in a sturdy, reusable aluminium tin with a lid that can be sealed tightly to avoid messy leaks. It has a functional recessed reservoir insert that allows you to control the amount of Charcoal Powder available. It can be easily removed to access and refill the tin.

Please note: a dust mask is highly recommended during use. 

Nitram Powdered Charcoal gives artists a versatile way to apply charcoal and produce varied and textured sketch effects. Use with a brush or paper stumps.

Features:

• 1 x Cannister of Powdered Charcoal 175g

• Milled to an extra fine, uniform 100µ particle size

• Smooth, velvety consistency - no lumps 

• Made in Canada

About the Brand

Martin Gros was born in Spain in 1914 and moved to France just as WWII started in 1939.  Working on a local farm, he started making charcoal in the forests of L'yonne, France. He did this until 1962 when the new owner for a very old charcoal manufacturer (Luxor) hired him.

He worked there until 1965 when he decided to open his own factory. The new charcoal Company was called NITRAM, which is Martin spelled backwards.

To begin with, demand was small, and production was not very consistent. However, in 1968 an important client placed a large order that could not be met using current production methods and techniques. This required a new approach, quality wood and specialized equipment.

In 1981 Martin Gros retired, and his son came to continue manufacturing Nitram. With a larger property as well as new machinery helped assure a cleaner manufacturing process, while maintaining quality. Over the years the process has been further refined with newer and larger equipment.

The Nitram methodology and the spirit of Nitram Fussains has been passed on to Jerzy Niedojadlo, who as a practicing artist has shown a great passion for Nitram charcoal. Jerzy has what it takes to maintain the quality of Nitram Charcoal and continue to make it available to artists worldwide, and they also now have a manufacturing plant in Canada to service the Americas, and the pacific region.