Blackwing Natural Pencils, Premium Box of 12

Expensive ... but really lovely pencils of good quality and wonderful softness, great for sketching/drawing and marking up sheet music. Also love the fact that these pencils have an extending and replaceable rubber on their ends. Great design.

Is a pencil just a pencil? I have to say I used to think like that but I’ve been drawing for several years and tried a variety of pencil makes – Tombow, Derwent, woodless, mechanical. Loads of types and they’re all different. I attend a life drawing session every week and on one a friend gave me a Blackwing 602. She explained that she’d had to buy a box of 12 because she couldn’t find them sold anywhere individually. I liked it so much I bought a box of 12 myself.It’s a great sketching pencil and has the ability to draw lightly (like an H or HB) yet produce dark lines (like a 2B). It’s a real hybrid pencil, smooth to use and glides well over the paper. I use 170gsm Artway Studio Cartridge paper and it’s the perfect pencil. Another excellent feature is the rubber, which can be moved out as it wears and performs like a proper rubber, not like the rubber tips on those school HB pencils. It’s well shaped and a great asset to the pencil. It also stops it rolling off an uneven platform!The pencils are quite long at 20cm compared to others (Derwent are 18) so make sure they’ll fit in your pencil case and I like the fact that they come in a robust box with a nice design. I think I’ll stick with this brand for the foreseeable future. I like it a lot and I think that even at over £2.25 per pencil it’s worth the expense. Give it a try.

They are expensive, but once you have used them every other pencil seems like a poor alternative. The rubbers on the back are superior too. Great for writing and doing crosswords. I use the Matte ones for drawing. And! The wonderful scent of cedarwood every time you sharpen one. Lovely.

Wonderful

Blackwing pencils are awesome, however, due to the images, I mistakenly thought I was buying a range of different pencils with varying leads. This is a box of 12 identical pencils. The Natural Pencil was not suitable for my needs, so they were returned.

I love these pencils. I wish I had had them when zI was a design student. I use them to keep my daily journals and occasionally draw and use them.They are a bit soft for writing but my next box will be the firmer Pearl ones. My box of 12 has lasted from January year 2024. I have 10 short stubs great for keeping in my bag with small book. I have one just started and one unused so the box was well worth it. Come in a lovely strong box. Bought myself a good pencil sharpener to go with them.

These are the best you can get for an easy to use pencil that produces clear dark lines and is pleasant to use. They tick all the boxes literally and metaphorically.Cost a lot but worth it. Great gift for those who like crosswords etc

Fantastic smooth, effortless, highly enjoyable writing experience! This pencil is why I don't use my reMarkable tablet that much. I've given away so many of these and everyone loves them!