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The Ultimate Drafting Pencils Guide

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What is a Drafting Pencil?

A Drafting pencil/Technical pencil is a particular type of mechanical pencil used by architects, drafting technicians, and designers for precision technical drawing.

They have a long slim lead sleeve/guide pipe to aid in marking straight lines with rulers and stencils. It also allows an unobstructed view of the pencil lead for greater precision.

This guide will cover what we use them for and how they differ from regular mechanical pencils, lead grades, and diameters. We also have an extensive list of the best drafting pencils.

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The Top 3 Mini Mechanical Pencils

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Three mini mechanical pencils are tiny compared to all other mechanical pencils:

  • OHTO Minimo Mechanical Pencil
  • Pilot Birdie Mechanical Pencil
  • Zebra TS-3 Mechanical Pencil

The OHTO Minimo is the world’s most miniature mechanical pencil, with the Pilot Birdie and Zebra TS-3 being slightly larger but still tiny and compact.

So let’s take a closer look.

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The Ultimate Guide to 10B Pencils

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What is a 10B Graphite Pencil?

The 10B pencil is one of the softest and darkest graphite pencils there is. Artists use it for shading and creating a sense of three-dimensional form by graduations of tone.

In this guide, I will show you shading examples of 10B pencils from the major manufacturers, how they compare against each other, and typical retail prices.

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The Ultimate Pencil Types Guide

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Do you know how many types of pencils there are?

Most people have used a wooden pencil to either write or draw with, but did you know that there are now 12 different pencil types?

No? me neither so I did a little digging to find more information.

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Are you a Slow Writer? – Write Faster and Neater in 6 Simple Steps

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Do you want to learn how to write faster and neater?

Imagine what it would be like to have words flowing effortlessly from your pen that are beautifully scripted and easy to read.

I know the feeling the faster I wrote, the worse my handwriting got to where it was barely legible. Something had to be done, but where to start.

After extensive research, I found the solution of how to write faster and better. If you follow the 6 steps, then you will also be able to.

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