STAEDTLER 110-3B Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing & Sketching - 3B (Box of 12), Black

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Pencil, from Old French pincel, from Latin penicillus a "little tail" (see penis; pincellus is Latin from the post-classical period [1]) originally referred to an artist's fine brush of camel hair, also used for writing before modern lead or chalk pencils.

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When you get into the B scale of pencils, you start getting into pencils that are softer and produce darker lines.

If you choose a different brand you might discover that slightly different grades will achieve the same effects. Most artists choose one brand and they get to know how each pencil grade performs in relation to the others.

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They have strong wide break-resistant lead in a range of vibrant colors they are also resistant to chewing and will not splinter.These can be divided into two groups: with propelling pencils an internal mechanism is employed to push the lead out from an internal compartment, while clutch pencils merely hold the lead in place (the lead is extended by releasing it and allowing some external force, usually gravity, to pull it out of the body). Depending on personal preference, you can also try a slightly harder pencils such as an H or 2H pencil for more crisp lines. In general, you can say with some certainty that smoother paper is ideal for precise and methodical drawings, while rougher paper is more suited to a looser and sketchier style. and 3H pencils are very similar, with the only noticeable difference being that a 3H is slightly harder. There is little reason to use a lighter pencil grade with one notable exception, and I’ll come to that.

STAEDTLER 110-3B Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing

It can be sharpened with an ordinary pencil sharpener just like a wooden pencil but Cretacolor does recommend that it is sharpened with their Monolithpencil sharpener.They are used primarily for art purposes as the lack of casing allows for covering larger spaces more easily, creating different effects, and providing greater economy as the entirety of the pencil is used.