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2B, 4B and 6B (4B and 6B for the darker areas and primary lines)

I can never get my hands on anything other than HB...
(Wait til christmas. Then I'll try. )

i don't like nB very much. My drawings get inevitably blurred, always

OnyxIonVortex wrote:i don't like nB very much. My drawings get inevitably blurred, always

Have you tried drawing first in lightest pencil type and then going over in the with the darker ones? It's practically the only way to use them without blurring everything.

The Abacus wrote:

OnyxIonVortex wrote:i don't like nB very much. My drawings get inevitably blurred, always

Have you tried drawing first in lightest pencil type and then going over in the with the darker ones? It's practically the only way to use them without blurring everything.

Hmm, maybe I should try that.
But I can use the same lead to do all the pencil lines (and some of the shading) and they don't smudge or blur easily.
Trouble is, I don't really know what lead I'm using (All the lead I'm using is labelled "2B", but some comes out like HB or lighter and some like 4B or darker)

I do that on occasion, but then I make a big mistake and whoops! Out comes the rubber and things start going grey.
(Maybe this should be on Drawing?)

A long pause does not mean that I have forgotten:
(you will find out the purpose for the pause shortly)

ok...
:D

I wish....
That would be so neat.