Graphite drawing pencils are essential drawing tools because they have a variety of grades and work well in all styles of drawing. This handy chart is a guide for the range of values of 16 popular graphite pencil grades:

Graphite drawing pencils are essential drawing tools because they have a variety of grades and work well in all styles of drawing. This handy chart is a guide for the range of values of 16 popular graphite pencil grades:
Brenda Hoddinott is an award-winning artist and art educator. Jamie Combs Platt is an artist, gallery director, and former adjunct professor at the Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis.