When applied the charcoal can be smudged and blended to achieve deep, rich tones. The pencils sharpen to a fine point for detail and are available in a variety of subtle colors including white for burnishing and highlights. This set includes bilberry, burnt earth, burnt embers, burnt orange, charcoal dark, charcoal light, charcoal medium, dark moss, driftwood, elderberry, forest pine, glowing embers, green moss, heather mist, lavender, mountain blue, natural, ocean deep, peat, sand, slate, sunset pink, thistle and white.