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Why is the mechanical graphite pencil so based?

>Never too sharp, never too blunt
>Looks the most stylish out of all pencils
>Doesn't even require any sharpening

He is objectively superior to every other pencil. Perfect for sketches.

>> No.3992281

>>3992172
You can sharpen a mechanical pencil. Sometimes when I draw with a 0.5 and I want fine detail like with the eyes, I just rub it sideways on a piece of paper to get a finer point that lasts a few strokes.
I disagree that it's the best for sketching, nothing will ever beat a wooden pencil. They're the softest and they give you the best possible strokes.
Has anyone found leads better than the Pentel Ain Stein? They're amazing.

>> No.3992307

It's great. The graphite is often smoother than their wooden counterparts as well.

It's not without its sacrifices. You lose variety of lead hardness. Sure you can find 4B mechanical graphite, but it's harder and it's still not as wide a range as wooden.

You can also do things with a wooden pencil you can't with mechanical such as tilting to get a broad soft/hard edge stroke.

>> No.3992311
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3992311

>tfw dual wielding mechanical and wooden pencils

>> No.3992323

>>3992172
Lead holders are even better.

>> No.3992364

>>3992172
Who 0.5mm lead master race here?

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>>3992172
Based. Bought 2B leads for my mechanical pencil and they're absolutely great.

>>3992364
I use 0.7 because I like my lines thicc. Been thinking about getting a 0.9 but maybe it's too much.

>> No.3992437

>>3992323
Based. Lead holders are as good as they come. I Have a 2mm and 5.6 mm lead holder. Love them to death.

If you have to use a mechanical pencil, try to get at least 0.7 mm lead. I find 0.5 mm breaks way too easitly.

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3992440

I love these cunts. You do sometimes need to sharpen an end but rarely.

>> No.3992462

>>3992440
You need to sharpen them as often as a wooden pencil but unlike wooden pencils it only takes 3-4 seconds at most.

>> No.3992471

>>3992462

I find I need to sharpen them far less often than wood pencils. Unlike wood ones where you literally run out of graphite, with these ones you can sort of 'sharpen' it as you draw if you hold it at an angle, like with an overhand grip.

Now and then I need to do enough detail work that I need to sharpen it but not often.

>> No.3992724

Wood for sketching, mechanical for finishing lines.

>> No.3993176

2mm has more SOUL though. See Loomis.

>> No.3993666

>4B feels good but gets too dark and smudgy sometimes
>2B has good balance but not dark enough
What to use for sketching, bros?

>> No.3993669

>>3992440
>>3992462
>>3992471
I literally never sharpen mind, still produces nice lines with a blunt tip

>> No.3993674

>>3992311
>not having a mechanical and wooden all in one hand

>> No.3993719

>>3993674
>not using a mechanical and a wooden pencil like chopsticks to hold another mechanical pencil

>> No.3993801

>>3993666
both

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3994043

>Lead holders

>> No.3994648

>>3992172
Because it was made for architecture which is considered a real job requiring of real tools. Unlike art.

>> No.3994661

>>3992415
>Not having .3, .5, .7, .9 and 2mm
You're missing out.

>> No.3994666

>>3994648
modern architecture is a disgrace to the profession, to be quite honest.

>> No.3994670

>>3994661
Sometimes I draw with 0.9 as a sort of psuedo 2mm lead. I just rotate and angle the pencil to change sizes.

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>>3994043
>Leadholder made of wood

>> No.3994843

>>3994666
Not only are you retarded and wrong but you are almost definitely confusing modern architecture with contemporary architecture

>> No.3994925

>>3992172
Yeah if you like having only one stroke, one tone and digging around on the paper because you can’t commit to anything.

>> No.3994927

>>3992172
>traditional
>based
pick one

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>>3994927

>> No.3995007

>>3994999
Kek gl getting a job

>> No.3995013

>>3995007
it's just a meme

>> No.3995050

>>3995007
Plenty of artists work traditionally and do some touch ups digitally. This also give them an original they can sell to make extra cash on top of a job they’re being paid for.

>> No.3995054

>>3994666
Modern architecture is entirely done digitally.

>> No.3995463

>>3994666
The mechanical pencil was created in 1822.

>> No.3996066

>>3995050
this, also I've heard of an artist who worked in both digital & traditional media and when he created graphics digitally, then after printing a fixed number of copies he personalized each copy by adding final touches. This way he limited the supply while providing additional value.

I don't know how common of a practice this is, but I love the idea of application of traditional MO to the new medium.

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>>3994927
>tfw you draw digitally and print and lightbox that with pencil