Faber Castell :GRAPHITE AQUARELLE :
Water-soluble pencils HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B
These water-soluble pencils from Faber Castell, are ideal for sketches or complete watercolour works with graphite. They use the best artist quality pencil pigments, which dissolve completely when brushed with water. Extra break resistance 3.3 mm lead.

Pencil grades explained
Adding shade to a drawing, helps create a contrast from light to dark. If you lay down a very dark colour next to a light or white tone, they are both enhanced, helping create a depth of field and good contrast. When you graduate a tone, working through a range of pencil grades this helps gives a more gentle shaded look.

HB:- This is the most common pencil, and gives a great mid tone, the lead is firm, and perfect for lighter shades or your first marks..

B Grading :- The lead gradually becomes softer moving through the B number. 2B is softer and darker than a HB. Whilst 4B, 6B and 8B, have increased softness. 8B being the softest and darkest. As the B number increases the softness of the pencil increases, giving the advantage of laying down darker tones. Use a soft pencil gently as it is more likely to crumble.

Having a selection of pencil grades, will make creating tonal contrasts easier.

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