Some coloured pencils are water soluble - water can be brushed over them to blend colours. Water-soluble pencils are usually softer than ordinary coloured pencils and will go blunt more quickly.

Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media ... much pressure you use. Graphite sticks are harder than charcoal and can be used for more detail. They are like pencils, but without the wooden ...

Over the long term, tariffs on imported pencils could accelerate innovation within the industry. U.S. manufacturers may ...

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A clutch pencil is a tool used for technical drawing, though many fine artists ... never go without a pencil full o’ lead ...

A batch of graphite has just been delivered to this pencil factory in Germany. Once it’s been thoroughly mixed with clay, it’s ready to go into production, with around 550 pounds of the stuff ...

The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...