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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9745412, member: 79705"]The black areas cover deep into the paper texture and seem to have some fairly delineated edges, so I would expect something chunkier with a bit more binder like pastel or Conte. It could still be charcoal, but it's hard to tell from these photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would lay a clean piece of paper on an area, press down a bit with my hand, and lift straight up to see if anything transferred. Then you know if it's had fixative or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9745412, member: 79705"]The black areas cover deep into the paper texture and seem to have some fairly delineated edges, so I would expect something chunkier with a bit more binder like pastel or Conte. It could still be charcoal, but it's hard to tell from these photos. I would lay a clean piece of paper on an area, press down a bit with my hand, and lift straight up to see if anything transferred. Then you know if it's had fixative or not.[/QUOTE]
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