✏️ Optimized Derwent Graphic Pencil 3H Review

I draw the picture before coloring it. The H pencil is very good because it's not too dark, comes off easily and doesn't leave a lot of "leftovers" - i.e. pencil dust.

I've tried different brands of graphite pencils but always come back to this one. Although not the most expensive pencil, the quality of the lead is hard to compare to other brands of pencils. It is smooth and contains very few granular spots. It's also more responsive and sharpens with ease. Wood paneling shaves evenly and also rarely cracks.

I have been drawing for almost 30 years and I use different brands of pencils. This is the brand I try to avoid. The wood is of poor quality, does not sharpen smoothly and leaves a rough finish, and the lead appears to be of inferior quality. It happens that pencils sometimes fall on the floor. The lead can break inside the pencil. So if you try to sharpen it, pieces of lead will fall out in 1/4 inch chunks, rendering the pencil useless. Higher quality pencils can withstand such abuse; This…