I’m in a drawing period; I haven’t touched a brush for three weeks. The drawings serve as designs for paintings, not standalone drawings. The paintings are my typical size, 40″ x 54.” So, I’ve used a lot of pencils lately.
A pencil is a pencil is a pencil, right? Sure, you have to pay attention to the lead’s hardness–H or B scale–but that’s it, right? I’m not using colored pencils or fat leads–just pencils.
In response to my cavalier attitude toward pencil quality, a friend suggested I try pencils made by the Japanese company, Tombow.
I followed his suggestion and bought a box of HBs. The Tombow pencils are the best pencils I’ve ever used. The Tombows handle smoothly and with exacting precision. I love drawing and with the Tombows I don’t want to stop and put down my pencil. I like these pencils so much, I ordered an assortment of them.
They are a little expensive for pencils (my box of HBs was $11) but cheap compared to the prices of other art supplies.
Highly recommended.
(In case you’re interested, this review is not sponsored.)
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