How Is this big boi with Charcol &amp; Charcol pencils?
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You can use charcoal. Or anything. It works pretty nicely. Though it may smear on to another page. It won't bleed through.
644406
I gave up on Tigonderoga's pencils long ago when i discovered that they would never sharpen evenly due to the leads within not being placed directly in the center. It has been a very long time since purchasing them. Perhaps they have improved. Mirado, however, never lets me down. I am not familiar with the Palomino. Best to you in your purchasing decisions!
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I like it, though I was aiming for a diff. Lead size... It's nice, just keep external eraser handy... The one on it works good but when doing art work it's not adaquit to me... But all in all I really love it!
1261668
This is a great set of pencils. They do have plenty of earth tones to select. A large range of blues from a very pale cloud blue to a vibrant ultrasound or indigo. The various shades of brown earth tones is fantastic. I am certain you will be pleased with your purchase.
2275005
I bought it for my daughter's 2nd grade teacher because every other model she tried quickly died, unable to handle the fatties or the coated pencils. She knows to return it to me if there are any signs of failure so I can return it and she has not said anything so far. I'll ask for an update specifically tomorrow afternoon and report back. (if I remember, maybe ask me again if I forget :-)
1138293
I wish I could help you, but I purchased the pencils as a gift for my children in college. They like them.
1514864
I have the two refills. I have inked about 3 heavy black 11x17 illustrations, and quite a few 'sketches' and have still not really run out of the first insert. It's probably low, but I would have to say, running out of ink depends on how heavy handed you are, so far the brush rights itself nicely as long as it's wet with ink, straight and not curved, etc.. I'd hazard buying one and trying it out, as it is the lesser expensive alternative, and I've seen a lot of artists using them. :)
72053
about 7/8 inch long and a bit larger than a #2 pencil. helps to take it with liquid.
270548
I got 2 un-sharpened pencils in my single order, but they forgot the free gemstones. They are supposed to be sending them, but I have not received them yet (it has been about 2+ weeks). The pencil works best freshly sharpened (not too pointy, more of a flat end)--be sure to buff the tip for best stick. I plan to use them for crafting.
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You will also need 2mm lead (there are a variety of hardnesses and colors available), a 2mm lead sharpener (lots of different styles, I reccomend the Kum Automatic Long point two stage sharpener - it sharpens 2mm lead and it has a two stage long point sharpener for pencils - excellent points), and you will need an eraser, paper, ruler, and etc. Most importantly you will need creativity and imagination! Have fun. I bought lots of these (different brands and colors) for a wide variety of lead hardnesses. This one feels more solid in comparison to some other brands but I have not yet come across any that are unsatisfactory.
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The pencils sharpen well and the tips are very strong and do not break easily. The graphite is also centered on the shaft. They are a good buy.Sherry
779693
Shirt pocket surePants pocket? I wouldn't I have .3 .5 .7 all using ain stein 2b leadThey are my favorite pencils
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My suggestion is buy another set of Aqua Notes(I have three more back ups), but I didn't use up half the first pencil-you must draw/write furiously, lol! I haven't been able to find just the pencil on its own. You want to send me a stamped, self-addressed envelope, I'll send you my extras.
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I've only used the Black Warriors. I can't imagine a better pencil than the Black Warrior but being round it does tend to roll. The Classic Yellows are hexagonal and won't roll. The diameter of the Black Warrior is slightly larger than a standard pencil. Overall the Black Warrior just feels right.
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I've sharpened hundreds of colored pencils with mine, with about one in 15 getting jammed. Unjamming it takes abot 10 seconds. What happens is the lead, because it is softer than graphite breaks off, preventing the next pecil from sharpening properly. Removal of the tip takes about 10 secods total.
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I picked up an ep121 at fry's in concord last week, I have a CINTIQ 21UX, and I'm employed as a character artist. The cintiq pen and intuos pens won't work on it as people have already said. The pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop, i think there's a driver fix for this but i haven't bothered with it. Photoshop works best with a keyboard/keypad anyways. Alias sketchbook pro will be your friend. The brushes work great and the program is stroke based. 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it depends on the artist. It's fine for me, I don't know that my arm has 256 levels of pressure. The line quality is good and it's responsive while drawing. Awesome device for drawing on the go, or sitting on the couch. Any serious work you'll probably want to use a standard computer, but no reason you shouldn't be able to do great things on the ep121. Battery life i get around 3-4.5 hours depending on use. I hope they start shipping these things out to you all soon, I'm loving mine! ps. This thing also runs zbrush pretty well. although it's pointless to try to use zbrush with a resolution os 1200x800, the menu's are too filling. But, it CAN handle a million polygons without much problem. I didn't try maya on it yet. If anyone's interested i can give it a shot.
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Should be good. I use it for sketching. The paper is good quality but it is what I would call heavyweight. The cover is good also but be aware that this is a big heavy book so corner protection can't hurt. If for some reason you drop it the corners would be damaged.