I sat down today to “play” with my new set of Derwent sketching pencils. I tested the pencils’ range by using light to heavy pressure in my scale. You can see the difference using a “H”, or harder core compares to the “B” pencils, or the softer cores. After looking at how they each performed, based on the Graphite Grading Scale, I choose my favorite numbered pencils to put to the test. My simple drawing of the human eye gave me a full range study of the lights and highlights, darks and shadows my pencils could deliver. I haven’t done much pencil drawing lately, but these have excited and inspired me to start one. Gottta love the simple contrast of black and white sketches.
