Drawing Pencil H And B at Drawing

Drawing Pencil H And B. The degree of hardness of a pencil is printed on the pencil. H, or hard, leads are tightly compacted and contain more filler, which causes them to make the lightest lines, as only a tiny amount of graphite is released when the pencil is used.

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Most pencil manufacturers outside of the u.s. H pencils have a hard lead (more clay, less graphite) and remain sharp for a long time. For pencils using a b, the higher the b, the softer that the pencil will be, which means a darker mark.

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The more h's, the harder a pencil is. The higher the number in each grade, the lighter or darker it is. For graphite drawing pencils on the market, the lightest is 6h, while the darkest available is 8b. This pencil falls in the exact middle of the pencil lead scale.