Comments on: “Going Dark” With a New Kind of Pencil https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/ Art Instruction for Beginners and Professionals Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:13:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Nigel https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-292959 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:13:16 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-292959 Very helpful review. Thanks!

]]> By: Deacon U https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-278559 Tue, 10 May 2022 00:20:23 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-278559 Hey, this article was really informative, and I laughed about the “or use a graphite-only 7B and 8B – which are made of evil”. Also never knew what “burnishing” was until reading this! I will note that on Blick I twice bought the six Mars Lumo Black pencil set, and I got it the HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 7B, and 8B. However when looking at listing reviews on Amazon, people said they instead got two 2B’s, two 4B’s, and one 6B and 8B. Idk if Staedtler got rid of their 7B and Blick is just selling off this version to make way for this version? I’m not sure honestly, but I figured I comment this for others to know.

]]> By: Gopi Dodda https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-260457 Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:47:31 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-260457 Amazing Explanation with practically every step illustrated brilliantly. I have all kinds of Pencils, but need to explore Oregon inview of this article. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Anna https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-248729 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:14:07 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-248729 Thank you so much for writing this article! I’ve used the old style 8b pencils combined with oil paint in my work for the last 15 years and have been panicking as my remaining ones get smaller and stubbier, trying out lots of useless replacement pencils. You’re a life saver!

]]> By: Angel Elizondo https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-248215 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:29:27 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-248215 Thanks for sharing such an in depth review! Simply amazing work and research!
I use Prismacolor black colored pencils to add darker values about HB but I’m heading to Blick Art to grab some of these now, thank you!

]]> By: David Jamieson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-239476 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:40:10 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-239476 In reply to Linda Vermillion.

Hi Linda,

They do make a difference, although they’re somewhat finicky in their own right. I use them anyway, though, because the darker values they offer are important for the kind of drawings I want to make.

]]> By: Linda Vermillion https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-239475 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:34:37 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-239475 Hi David,
Thank you for providing this overview, it’s very helpful. I recently completed your online portrait drawing course, which was excellent. For the course, however, I only used the Lumograph blue pencils (plus a white charcoal pencil), which I had ordered from Dick Blick’s online store. The pupils of model’s eyes did indeed become burnished using the blue 8B. Yesterday, I purchased a set of 6 Lumograph black pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 7B, and 8B) at my local Michael’s arts & crafts store, and plan to incorporate these in my next drawing project.

]]> By: Jackie https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-237738 Fri, 22 May 2020 23:02:20 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-237738 I really need a pencil that rights dark, having a heard time finding them. If you sell them I’ll buy some or can tell me where to get some God bless. I am on ss so can’t be to high! Ty jackie

]]> By: Prasanti https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-224860 Sat, 07 Mar 2020 02:59:52 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-224860 In reply to Kathy.

Thanks for sharing this. I was looking for such an article. 🙂

]]> By: Fotios Zemenides https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/going-dark-with-a-new-kind-of-pencil/#comment-223870 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:47:23 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=25805#comment-223870 Just got mine in, can’t wait to try these! Thanks David!

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