Different Types Of Drawing Pencils

These are the most common pencils used in art and writing.

Different types of drawing pencils.

Graphite pencils standard everyday pencils with a core of clay and graphite of clay and graphite and a casing of wood. Graphite pencils are by far the most commonly used pencils for drawing. Here is a summary of the different types of pencils used by artists. A charcoal pencil is compressed charcoal material encased within a wooden or paper wrapped pencil.

Different classifications and types of pencils. They were also split in terms of how light or dark they were as well as how heavy or light their lead was. Being one of the oldest art materials ever used charcoal pencils differs from graphite pencils due to its different techniques of drawing and various characteristics. As a relatively old tool for writing pencil developed in time and different types of pencils were invented for different uses.

Similar to normal graphite pencils but in color you can read about colored pencils for artists here. Pencils in all their variations will behave differently depending on the type of drawing paper or another surface you use. They have many levels of darkness which are achieved with different ratios of graphite and clay. Ever since the pencil industry began to flourish different types and kinds of pencils were discovered and were categorized according to their hardness levels and the amount of black color they were able to produce.

So what makes them so different. All drawing papers have what is known as a tooth or surface texture which ranges from rough to smooth. Smooth paper is better for pen and ink drawings and mixed media.