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Title: Anyone haz the 10B pencils ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 19 July 2017, 15:36:14

Is 10B much softer than 6B .. ?


Tp4 p00r, only haz 6B.. 


Might save for a 10B pencil for calligraphy..


Could someone who has used 10B describe the softness relative to 6B ?

Title: Re: Anyone haz the 10B pencils ?
Post by: romevi on Wed, 19 July 2017, 15:37:39

Damn, you need that shading?

Title: Re: Anyone haz the 10B pencils ?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 19 July 2017, 15:44:12

4-6b are best for shading, then just touch it up with a smudge rubber thing

Title: Re: Anyone haz the 10B pencils ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 19 July 2017, 15:47:56

Quote from: romevi on Wed, 19 July 2017, 15:37:39

Damn, you need that shading?

No, I use it for chinese calligraphy.

Pencil is the only budget tool that can replicate brush strokes reliably.


They do make a fountain pen that also does that in japan, but it's one of those arm and a leg things. hahahahaha..


Brush pen is good, but it's only for writing much larger characters. I'm practicing at 1cm by 1cm.