Where can i find good pencils for drawing?

Question: Where can i find good pencils for drawing!?

I love to draw but my regular standard No!. 2 pencils dont really work well for my drawings all the time, like they dont shade properly!. So does anyone know what type of pencil i should use for my drawings and where i can find it!? Thank you so much! :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Most good art supply shops will have a range of pencils!.

Pencils have different grades, ranging from very hard: 8H, to very soft:9B, the H denotes a hard graphite 'lead' and the B denotes a softer one!.

The softer the graphite, the better for shading, I use a 2B, a 4B and for dark areas a 9B!. I also use a 2H to draw in finer details, as the softer pencils will smudge!.

You may find it useful to use a torchon (tightly rolled paper stick) for smudging, these can be found with the pencils at the suppliers!.

I use Derwent, as they are quite local to me, I include their website that has a handy supplier guide, click on the planet!.

http://www!.pencils!.co!.uk/Default!.aspx

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Go to Michaels!.They have excellent pencils that do the job!.If you live here in Chicago you can go to Utrecht or Blick Art Supplies!.

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