It has been my automatic graphite pencil because there is a Jerry’s Artarama near my studio and this is the pencil they stock that you can buy individually. This has been my go-to pencil for 10 years, but that is about to change.
Many quality pencils are made by a few historic brands, that have been around for hundreds of years. I have yet to find evidence of this, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t possible. It is expected that it costs more, to be a conscious consumer. While that might not bother you, I’d feel awfully guilty about teaching kids to draw, at the cost of other children in the world doing hard labor in graphite mines. I’m just stabbing in the dark here, but I’m guessing they’re likely made by some child laborer who has never been able to afford their own pencil, at the price of. And then, try to find out what company makes that brand or what their environmental impact policies are? If you somehow find it on the wormhole of the internet, by all means, please let me know. Often times in cheaper pencils, the quality of wood that is used to hold the graphite is lesser quality and splinters off in sharpening, creating a rough edge that can also snag the paper and irritate your hand. And they won’t feel as smooth and creamy on the page (even the harder pencils will have snags or irregularities in them). You’ll notice small particles of graphite that scratch the page. Yep, five bucks. Seems like a bargain, doesn’t it? However, I promise you, the pencil will break in the pencil sharpener a lot – so what appears to be a great deal will get eaten up 2-3 times faster than the expensive pencils, and your sanity will be lost in the meantime while sharpening, sharpening, breaking, sharpening, breaking, sharpening and did I mention, sharpening again? In case that doesn’t convince you to save yourself the hassle, the texture of the pencils will not be as high quality. At Michael’s you can purchase 12 Artist’s Loft brand drawing pencils in a set with 6 other drawing tools for a mere $5. What are the biggest differences between cheap pencils and the more expensive ones? You really do get what you pay for – it isn’t a scam. Follow along to see my detailed opinions on the good, the bad, and the ugly! Cheap Pencils vs.
So I opted to try a few well-known brands of graphite pencils and a few lesser-known brands to see the pros and cons of them all. However others are a higher quality – but still a brand I’ve never used. I can usually tell just by watching my students using the pencils if they are of lesser quality. Some of them are the super cheapos and don’t make the cut. However, as I have been teaching drawing nearly every day for the last 10+ years, my new students often come into the studio with some far-out brand of graphite pencil I’ve never heard of and have never used before. Why does anyone need 80+ pencils, or to measure them monetarily, more than $100+ worth of pencils? To be honest, really no one needs that many pencils, even this artist who draws every day. A few months ago, I splurged and bought SIX SETS of graphite pencils! It was like Christmas in… errrrr…. I have a love of the simple graphite pencil that runs deep.
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