ArtGraf

More than a century ago, Conselheiro Figueiredo Faria decided with his partner, the French Engineer Jules Caheux, to build the first industrial unit to manufacture pencils in Vila do Conde called, "Faria, Cacheux & C," also known as Portugália. While Portugália became wildly successful and a pioneer in developing writing tools and implements, it sadly became severely affected by Portugal's entry into World War I and the Great Depression by 1929.

In 1931 came the turning point thanks to Manoel Vieira Araújo decided to diversify the fields of Viera Araújo & Ca, LDA and acquired the Portuguese pencil factory. In 1936, the brand that generations of Portuguese grew up with, to this very day, was born—Viarco.

Since its inception, Viarco continues to push ground-breaking concepts of what pencils and graphite can do for artists worldwide. With our exclusive partnership with ArtGraf, you can now elevate and enhance your very next drawing or project with water-soluble graphite ArtGraf products as an artist. Our selection includes the widely popular water-soluble graphite powder 100g pouch, tailor shape blocks in graphite, white, grey, 3 primary color set, yellow, red, blue, Graphite putty, pigmented tailor shape blocks and sets, dark brown, brown, sepia, ochre, sanguine, 6 earth color set, and so much more!

As an artist who enjoys working in graphite with our ArtGraf products, you will love the various light, medium and dark washes that can be achieved by washing over this rich, pigmented graphite with strokes from water. Have you ever wished that you could shape a drawing tool to your own specifications and needs? With the No1 ArtGaf soft graphite putty, you can construct and shape the exact graphite drawing tool you need for any project or drawing. Add a touch of scintillating color to a traditional graphite drawing with the ArtGraf Tailor Shape pencil, draw with the block itself, or use a brush and water, or add water to your medium after applying it.

ArtGraf's revolutionary products open up an entirely new world of different hues, shading, sketching, value, and coloring techniques to the world of graphite that artists will adore exploring. Perfect as a gift, or for a treat-yourself, either way, when you shop at Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, you'll always find the highest quality art supplies at affordable prices.

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