Nitram Stylus Charcoal Holder - with 4 Assorted Nitram Charcoal Sticks

Designed to hold Nitram Charcoal Sticks.

This well made, functional charcoal and graphite holder is ideal for all forms of drawing and sketching in the studio or plein aire. It’s length provides greater reach and allows the artist to stand back from their work while drawing. Ideal for expressive, gestural strokes when drawing from life. Constructed from stainless steel & polycarbonate.

For a video on how to load the holder click here: - Nitram Stylus

Features:

• 1 x Nitram Stylus Charcoal Holder 

• 4 x Square Charcoal Sticks: H, HB, B, and B+ (6mm)

• Easy-to-use tool for artists who draw with charcoal

• Made from medical grade stainless steel and high-grade polycarbonate

• Comes with colour coded caps

• Holds charcoal sticks firmly and fits comfortably in the palm of your hand

• Aids gestural drawing strokes, as well as precision marks for finer detail

Nitram Charcoal Hardness

• The Nitram H can be sharpened to an extra fine point for creating fine detail. The unique hardness of Nitram H makes lighter and mid-tones easier to attain.

• The Nitram HB is a medium soft charcoal is the one most preferred for drawing and sketching. Nitram HB’s superior hold is perfect for homogenizing tones and retaining tonal detail.

• The Nitram B is a soft charcoal that produces a rich black. It’s soft, yet can hold a point.

• The Nitram B+ is an extra soft charcoal that produces an ultra rich black. 

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.