Ask DN: Best pencils for sketching?

over 8 years ago from Adil Majid, Product Designer

Do you use mechanical or standard wooden pencils for sketching?What are your favorite pencil brands/models?

6 comments

Jessica Paoli, over 8 years ago
The one closest to me!
4 points
Th. M, over 8 years ago
Look for the Palomino Blackwing Line and/or Rotring Rapid Pro/600/800 Line with Pentel Hi-Polymer Refills
4 points
- Nathan Cooper, over 8 years ago
  I recently got a pair of Rotring 600 pencils (from Massdrop about a month ago), they're fantastic! Single pencils are on Massdrop now.
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Ramon Poca, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )
The free ones that IKEA give away. ;)
If you need to go full hipster:
- Japanese: Mitsubishi Hi Uni (got mine from eBay), Tombow Mono 100.
- The Palomino Blackwing 602 clone. Extra bonus if you get an original.
- A really rare one. Check this: http://blackwingpages.com/for-want-of-a-blackwing-complete/
Now, from my experience with life drawing: Get a good quality set of art pencils from your nearest art store that you feel happy with and spend the time on improving your drawing technique.
1 point
Alexei Boronnikov, over 8 years ago
Pentel's Graph Gear 1000 is quite good for comfy sketching or writing.
http://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Automatic-Drafting-Brushed-PG1015A/dp/B000GAU2RU/
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Javin Ladish, over 8 years ago
I'm in love with the Palomino Orange HB
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