[Joseph Brzycki]

I use the blending sticks and most often a shami---don't know if thats spelled right. I used to use my hands for pencil but looked messy, so the shami is a good replacement. However, I think once you're used to pencil a finger here or there couldn't do too much damage... Shami is good for getting a tone in charcoal. And it also erases charcoal pretty good too..