STAEDTLERlumograph, 1 Piece, pencil pack, 2B

Great pencils !!

Was the shade of pencil I needed.

Ordered a pack of 2H, got sent a pack of 4H. Won't linger on that, though, since theses are fantastic drawing and sketch pencils. Top is the current design, bottom is the older one from decades past. They're great pencils; they just usually run from $1-2 per, so it can get rather expensive to only use these for your drawings. Slightly (not a lot) weightier than the old variations but carry the same category of high-quality lead that is nearly impossible to break unless you're deliberately dropping it.

The 6H is a bit "harder" than HB, but I like how these work when sketching on canvas for my oil painting projects. I can shade things very easily, and with the light touch, I can do barely there lines; with a medium touch I can emphasize things; with a heavy touch, well...you get the idea.

Love them. I use them as normal pencils, writing dark and soft.