I’m testing pastels and papers with some of the subject matter I will be rendering. Uart sand paper-like surface, which I brushed water over the first layers of both. The top hut is Mungyo Semi-Hards and the bottom is Conte Crayons. The Semi-hards clearly have better intensity, but the Semi-hards are a bit wider, 1/4 vs. 3/8, both are square, The problem is, less hardness has better purity of hue, but requires the stick to be thicker.