If this pencil works, it will change everything.

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I am a 28 years old artist based in Belgium now. I love drawing animals using mostly pastels.
Thank you for watching!

[greekveteran]

12B is as dark as the 14B but has even less graphite shine!!! I use 12B pitt matt for my darkest tones when drawing!!

[jdschneider]

You really put that pencil through its paces! I'm amazed that it has such a wide range. Gotta try it 😀! And Thanks!

[vincentmarotta]

So I bought all of these pencils, and MORE, and I found the following when drawing them next to each other:
1. Faber-Castell 14B is dark, but not incredibly dark. It still leaves some "greyness" than other pencils, and shines a little in light, so not as matte. However, it is a decent even pencil.
2. The darkest pencil I have right now is Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black 8B pencil. It is VERY matte, and also noticeably darker. The entire line is much darker, actually.
3. I even tried a 5.6mm brand "Pacific Arc" at 12B etc, and these turn out greyer than Faber Castell.

So this video did do a good job introducing me to other types of darker colors, however the true golden child of darkness seems to be (unless someone has a different suggestion, I am totally all ears open), Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black 8B. I DESPERATELY want a lead pencil which, when drawn, is pure matte black kinda like that VantaBlack paint that absorbs 99% of all light.

[janarlenesogge]

Very well done. I enjoyed watching this

[joshuasimons]

Very informative video, keep up the good work!!

[EmmiBlox]

This video is giving me major deja vu from the Kirsty Partridge art video "If this pencil works, it will change your life."

[laurasantos]

Nice video. Try Cretacolor Nero extrasoft, soft and medium pencils. You will love them! Better than the Pitt Matt

[DrunkJackal]

14B almost sounds like a hyperbolic joke, like a 16-blade razor or a V30 car engine.

[MisterNiles]

It seems that the price has gone up. I really want to try one of these but nearly 7 USD is too much for me to spend on a single pencil. That darkness sure is alluring though. I'm just too poor right now to justify my desire for deeper contrast.
Thank you for the great video.

[Absolution]

Well graphite is an allotrope of carbon, it would seem that pure carbon works better for non reflection in comparison to its molecular counterpart.

[ichirofakename]

Interesting. So I gather from this comparison that if reduced shine is paramount, one should stick with the Staedtler?

[WhiteFyre]

Very informative video, thank you. I was wondering though, if you had the staedler, that seemed darker and more matt, would you even need this one?
Also, have you ever tried blending with a makeup brush or blending brush? They work nicely for me.

[justinmorgan]

Reminded of the adage, "A poor workman blames his tools."....

[Jordan-dsru]

You forgot to test some permanent fixative on a finished drawing – most graphite work needs a protective coating. Agree also that Conte produce one of the darkest tones

[lindawakiyama]

Hello from Japan, enjoyed your video very much and found it very useful. What kind of paper did you use?

[ShelleyAlkov]

The. Mitsubishi pencil is the king of them all

[sphinxtheeminx]

Dude these have been around for years. Carpenters use them.

[woodoo]

At this point why not just using ink ?

[alexandertruesdale]

I hate to be an ass but. a 2H pencil is not the hardest pencil 5H is harder than 4h, 4h is harder than 3h and 3h is harder than 2h and so on.

[Vmurph]

But it’s not the main thing it was advertised for. It’s NOT MATTE. If that’s the one feature a person was looking for, then it has failed.