STAEDTLER Lumograph Graphite Drawing and Sketching Pencils 100G6, Set of 6 Degrees in an Attractive Storage Tin (100G6)

Best drawing pencils in the world, bar none! They resist breaking during sharpening, and you get the blackest blacks (instead of just shiny grey) when you need it. So many old & beloved art supply firms have gone under due to Asian competition. Im delighted to see Staedtler is still there making great stuff.

for beginner is good but for professional I think you need a higher level

A very useful set of high quality drawing pencils. It covers the range 6B to 4H range required for an online drawing class that I just started. It also has the F hardness thats not always available in pencil sets. Includes a nice sturdy metal storage tin. Recommended!

My brother loves drawing with them! The box they came in was so cute; it made a great gift!

I am a cabinet maker and have become extremely frustrated with Ticonderoga pencils(spelling). I have burnt through boxes of there #3’s and actually threw them away. These are spendy but are well worth the price

Love these drawing pencils! I bought a different set from the store, horrible, waste of money. These Staedtler drawing pencils blend beautifully, sharpen to a fine point, and have a wonderful range of tones. I had another set from years ago that I lost, and have always been extremely satisfied. I bought a small two hole hand sharpener of the same brand, and it works much better than the crank handle sharpener Ive been using for the past 60 years. I highly recommend these drawing pencils, and I will purchase again as needed. Love the tin, too.

For 6th grade art class, great value for the price

Great pencils, well marked and good little container.

I have the Mars Black and they are smoother but sometimes the black doesnt mesh with the lighter grades. So I thought I would get around to giving these a try. Several of the pencils in the set have been hard to sharpen. Frustrating to have them keep breaking before you even get to use them. I tried several different sharpeners and it made no difference. Secondly a couple of the pencils actually smell unpleasant when sharpening them. I love pencils and have lots of brands so this was kind of surprising the smell of the wood. A couple of the pencils are scratchy too - easily digging lines into the paper. (My Prismas dont do that even in the lightest grades). However after adjusting for that they were ok drawing a picture. Not fabulous however.

I love to draw and sketch with these pencils, but I always dread opening the case because it gives me elementary school flashbacks. You know how pencil sharpeners always had that nasty shavings smell? That’s what the case for these smells like. It is not pleasant at all, but it’s not enough to make me not enjoy the heck out of these pencils.