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The pencil is every artist’s starting point. Whether you’re sketching a quick study, building tonal depth, or laying groundwork for paint, the right pencil delivers control, richness, and longevity. The wrong one snaps, smudges, or fades fast. This 2025 guide compares every major pencil type, explains hardness scales, paper pairing, and lightfastness—plus decision checklists to […]