STAEDTLER 110-4B Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing & Sketching - 4B (Box of 12)

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Get out every type of graphite pencil that you own. Ideally, you’ll have everything from a 9H to a 9B.

Repeat the first 8 steps until you are able to produce a tonal scale that goes from 1 to 9, lighter to darker. If it takes you 100 times, then that’s what you do, you try it 100 times. Remember, there’s no such thing as too much practice, so don’t feel bad if it takes you several attempts to get this right. The other pencil manufacturers followed suit, with Faber-Castell introducing in 1967 a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with 0.5 polymer lead.

Therefore, 9B which is the highest in the range, is the darkest as well as the softest graphite pencil.

When learning how to draw fluffy hair, a blending stump or even a cotton swab are useful. Use it to gently blend the clumps, "drawing" over the fur according to its flow. Step 14 We can see everything because of the contrast between light and shadow. The bigger the clumps, the bigger the shadow between them. Some folks place a heavy amount of pressure on the pencil naturally. For these artists, a "4B" pencil may be the darkest pencil that is required. For those that naturally produce lighter marks, a much darker "6B" or "8B" may be required. Since the highest number on the B-grade pencils is 9, it means that 9B is the softest and darkest graphite pencil and they are great pencils for darkest shades. Graphite Scale Therefore, it is safe to say that the 9H pencil is the lightest and hardest pencil you could find. What is an H Pencil Used for?So the big secret is: to draw convincing fur with a pencil, you need to draw not the hairs/clumps, but the shadows between them.