I got some new pencils for Christmas and decided to take them for a spin. I am always sketching with a #2 pencil and that is what I am used to. The new pencils range from 2H (hardest) through 8B (softest). It was almost like learning to draw again. I was able to get some deep blacks with the soft pencils but I thought I struggled with smearing before with a #2. These smear a lot. I tried to use it to my advantage. The soft pencils don't erase as well either. The erasure just smears it also. I guess they will just take some getting use to. I can already see that the pencils have created a much broader spectrum of values than my last Star Wars sketch of Kylo Ren.
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