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Pros & Cons
Pros
The 6b and 8b pencils are great for creating deeper * without the brilliant graphite sheen of graphite artist's pencils. B is so close to soft charcoal - virtually indistinguishable from general's 6b charcoal pencil but with less crumbling and cleaner... Read More
These are much blacker (which is what you want from soft graphite) they don't seem to produce the dreaded graphite shine. Solved burnishing like a champ.
These things are great for sketching on their own or adding shadows to a graphite drawing. They are great at shading and detailing while still being easy to erase.
They're wonderfully smooth, very dark, feel great in the hand. They're still soft enough to blend well and keep a realistic tone. They sharpen easily.
I almost want to retire my derwent onyx but i really like how thick and heavy the derwent pencils are. Hood quality pencils, though. But still more smoothly than civilian pencils.
Cons
Will not buy these again.
Highlights
Quality
These really do seem to be an excellent hybrid between the rich dark of carboncharcoal and the smoothness of good graphite
These allow me to achieve darker values with less pressure on the paper and the reflectivity is gone
God knows how much i hate when pencil leads break while sharpening and i’m sweet on all my pencils
I was worried about fallout or smearing like charcoal but these pencils dont crumble or streak like most carbon based tools
Price
Great set of drawing pencils for the price
This is a very practical set of black pencils with good value for the money
I want what i pay for and i’m sick of not getting it
I know its a bit expensive bit definitely worth it
Packaging/appearance
I’m just sick of not getting the pack that i order
I can only assume they got something wrong or different due to a mistake in packaging
Competitiveness
Ive used staedtler mars lumographs for years yet these are somehow a better variety for me
You wont notice the sheen unless you are literally comparing it right next to a heavy application of soft charcoal
This is a way different pencil than other brands
I hope i’m not the only one that wanted to see a comparison between these and the faber pittmatte set
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dark, set, great, black and charcoal. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 2,857 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 10 2024.
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As well as transparent tape on side
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I was worried about fallout or smearing like charcoal but these pencils dont crumble or streak like most carbon based tools
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I’m just sick of not getting the pack that i order
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Every time it shows the pack with 8b 7b 6b 4b 2b and hb
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Yet every time i receive them they are 8b 6b 4b 4b 2b 2b
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I want what i pay for and i’m sick of not getting it
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Its important to layer with a harder pencil first other wise it will be very grainy
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The pencils dont go on smoothly and you have to push harder than if using regular graphite
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