This set offers a great introduction to professional-quality drawing tools. Your student will love experimenting with the techniques and effects they can create. The set includes: three graphite drawing pencils with different leads (2B, 3B, and 4B), one extra smooth Midnite Sketch pencil, two charcoal pencils (soft and medium), a soft eraser, a kneaded artist eraser, a box of 12 sticks of willow (vine) charcoal in assorted thickness, a blending tortillon, a sandpaper sharpener, and a German-made pencil sharpener with replaceable blades. It all comes packaged in a resealable plastic pouch. Grades K and up.