Every Palomino #Blackwing pencil is precious and a big deal. I have special end caps that protect the sharpened long points when I carry them. #penstr #artstr
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I love the #blackwing 602, it’s a great pencil for starting a drawing because it’s “right in the middle” of not-quite-2B-but-close, it’s that or my Rotring.
Those that know, know. Now if they could only put quality erasers on the end instead of the crap that they do - that would be amazing. The best eraser I have ever found is the Staedtler Mars Plastic đź‘Ś!!
Agreed - those Blackwing erasers aren’t worth the price for serious art, but they’re part of the “premium”-ness of the pencils themselves.
$15 for ten tiny Blackwing eraser refills
$6 for 4 large Staedtler plastic erasers
“But Van Gogh used Blackwing”
I bet I could cut some Staedtler erasers down to fit the Blackwing...
Lightbulb moment! I think I’ll do the same.
Thanks for the inspiration! This idea is so practical and the best thing is that the Blackwing pencils have that detachable metal clip that holds the eraser in place.
The Staedtler erasers are almost the perfect size to simply slice off a bit and stick it in the pencil.
#blackwing #artstr #pencil #plebchain
