tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post3369346948830977065..comments2023-10-03T10:35:56.424+01:00Comments on James Hobbs: Pencils: the high-fibre optionJames Hobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01751173890194690530noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post-49958088329015507202011-04-24T12:40:04.116+01:002011-04-24T12:40:04.116+01:00Your mention of the sharpened H pencil reminded me...Your mention of the sharpened H pencil reminded me to check my right palm, where the carbon is buried from an encounter with my needle pointed 2H pencil back in 1962! Beware of storing pencils point uppermost in a jar. Loved your pencil appreciation though.Kiwi Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post-22337308233111783512011-02-07T20:16:06.006+00:002011-02-07T20:16:06.006+00:00Thanks Caroline, for the (pencil) tip. I'm off...Thanks Caroline, for the (pencil) tip. I'm off to my local art supplies store!James Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751173890194690530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post-79505605737108812612011-02-01T17:57:59.745+00:002011-02-01T17:57:59.745+00:00James, I've been using a Derwent Drawing Penci...James, I've been using a Derwent Drawing Pencil in black ( they come in some lovely subtle shades)<br />It's much blacker and thicker than a graphite pencil, very rich and slightly oily and doesn't smudge too easily either.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045812978614550446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post-18391345961361305782011-01-14T06:02:44.406+00:002011-01-14T06:02:44.406+00:00Yes, a pencil, nice to have such a reliable, uncom...Yes, a pencil, nice to have such a reliable, uncomplicated, expressive old friend.Don McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325800471172369503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34845174.post-24124984763555728532011-01-12T13:17:53.167+00:002011-01-12T13:17:53.167+00:00haha, that's so sweet. I tend to develop an at...haha, that's so sweet. I tend to develop an attachment to my painting stuff as well, since I spend more time with it then anybody elseOlha Pryymakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677389622529131665noreply@blogger.com