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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.

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Quality


These really do seem to be an excellent hybrid between the rich dark of carbon/charcoal, 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 don't 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 it's 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


I've used staedtler mars lumographs for years, yet these are somehow a better variety for me.


You won't 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 pitt-matte set.

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  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    set, dark, black, great and charcoal.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 2,907 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 20 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I plan to order more as soon as they wear down to 3 inches


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    These are the pencils they don’t have that sheen regular graphite does they erase easily and have that deep black i’ve been wanting in my sketches and drawings


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They erase pretty good if needed


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am not use to using this media


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It is just me expecting it to do something i wanted it to do and doesnt do but actually there is nothing wrong with these if that is what you desire


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    To get the deep black a lot of pressure is needed which then makes blending and erasing nearly impossible


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They are nice dark as dark as cretacolor neros darker than faber castell matte but not as smooth as either you can feel just a bit of grab on the paper


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You can erase but minimally smudgingblending with stumps or tortillons is also minimal but that helps make sketchbook drawings stay less messy

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