Drawing Pencils & Erasers

The first pencils were simply charred wood - hence the term charcoal. Graphite pencils replaced lead in the mid 19th century and are available in over 17 hardnesses from very light to very dark. Choose from Mars Lumograph, Derwent, Sanford Prismacolor Turquoise, Faber Castell, Conte, and Design 3800.

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	Graphite Drawing Pencils Graphite is a smooth grey-black mineral compound that makes dark marks yet erases easily. Choose from the hardest available - 9H - for light lines to the softest available - 9B - for dark, soft black lines. Hyatt's carries the brands you trust from Turquoise, Derwent, Design 3800, Faber Castell & Kohinoor Hardtmuth.
	Charcoal & Carbon Pencils Charcoal and carbon pencils make the blackest lines available and are easily smudged and blended. Choose from General, Conte & Derwent brands.
	Sketching Pencils Sketching pencils are great for simple or complex drawings. Soft and intensely black. Choose from General, Conte, Cretacolor, Pitt, Faber-Castell & Derwent.
	Drawing Leads These drawing leads are divided into two types - 2mm lead and 5.6mm by Turquoise and Cretacolor for leadholders and Pentel fine mechanical pencil leads that never need sharpening. Made from a mixture of graphite, clay and polymer, these leads resist breakage. Choose Pentel leads in .3mm, .5mm, .7mm, and .9mm. Film leads are also available for drafting on mylar.
	Charcoal & Graphite Still made from willow branches that have been charred, vine charcoal is the best drawing charcoal made. Compressed charcoal lasts longer and is more consistent while smooth graphite sticks allow corrections with most erasers.
	Leadholders/Mechanical Pencils Leadholders hold 2mm and 5.6mm leads and must be sharpened in a lead pointer or with a sanding pad. Mechanical pencils hold fine leads that never need sharpening. Choose from Pentel, Cretacolor, Kohinoor & Berol Turquoise.
	Sharpeners/Lead Pointers Sharpen your graphite and colored pencils easily with this assortment of sharpeners from Hunt Boston, Kohinoor, Alvin & Faber-Castell. 2mm drafting and drawing leads are pointed easily in the lead pointers from Dahle, C-Thru & Alvin.
	Erasers Soft and crumbly, Artgum erasers erase cleanly. Staedtler-Mars vinyl erasers erase cleanly off of most surfaces. Kneaded erasers by Design smudge and blend most graphite and charcoal drawings. Triangular erasers from Alvin & Faber fit in tight spots for accurate erasing.
	Pencil Storage Store your pencils in these bags and boxes for easy transport. Choose from molded acrylic or leather by ArtBin, Alvin, Faber-Castell and Leather Etc.