I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly my order of
Palomino Blackwing pencils was shipped from the West coast. Also got a few spare
KUM blades to maintain my favorite sharpener ready to keep my new pencils razor sharp.
Quite happy to have the opportunity to try this updated version of the classic
Blackwing 602 pencil cherished by top artists and animators from the past century.
Neatly sharpened with a
KUM long point sharpener.
For the initial doodle tests decided to use my prized
Exacompta sketchbook.
The graphite lead was darker than your usual
HB pencil, and the lines produced were fairly smudge resistant.
The sharp pencil tip glided very smoothly on the paper surface reminding me of the waxy feel typical of premium Japanese graphite pencils like the
Tombow Mono 100 and the
Mitsubishi Hi-Uni.
The
Blackwing pencil readily laid down rich dark strokes and allowed for fairly quick shading. Its eraser worked reasonably well, yet it could not completely remove the darkest marks.
The distinct-looking rectangular cap eraser is generously sized, wears down slowly, and can be easily extended with its removable holding clip. The cap eraser would likely meet the needs of writers for the life of the pencil, but artists would still probably want to keep their favorite graphite eraser on hand for making big corrections. The small trade-off would be that
pencil extenders could not be used with the Blackwing pencil stubs.
Really enjoying these pencils and looking forward to trying them out on other sketchbooks and drawing papers. They would make a fine addition to any
sketching kit.
Highly recommended. 
I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly my order of Palomino Blackwing pencils was shipped from the West coast. Also got a few spare KUM blades to maintain my favorite sharpener ready to keep my new pencils razor sharp.
Quite happy to have the opportunity to try this updated version of the classic Blackwing 602 pencil cherished by top artists and animators from the past century.
Neatly sharpened with a KUM long point sharpener.
For the initial doodle tests decided to use my prized Exacompta sketchbook.
The graphite lead was darker than your usual HB pencil, and the lines produced were fairly smudge resistant.
The sharp pencil tip glided very smoothly on the paper surface reminding me of the waxy feel typical of premium Japanese graphite pencils like the Tombow Mono 100 and the Mitsubishi Hi-Uni.
The Blackwing pencil readily laid down rich dark strokes and allowed for fairly quick shading. Its eraser worked reasonably well, yet it could not completely remove the darkest marks.
The distinct-looking rectangular cap eraser is generously sized, wears down slowly, and can be easily extended with its removable holding clip. The cap eraser would likely meet the needs of writers for the life of the pencil, but artists would still probably want to keep their favorite graphite eraser on hand for making big corrections. The small trade-off would be that pencil extenders could not be used with the Blackwing pencil stubs.
Really enjoying these pencils and looking forward to trying them out on other sketchbooks and drawing papers. They would make a fine addition to any sketching kit. Highly recommended. 
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8 comments:
great review Alberto. I think i am going to get a set for myself. They look rather nice and i am curious about the eraser. I usually use 2B for my pencil drawings, but it would hurt to have a HB-ish set around. :)
I suspect that you will also like these Blackwing pencils, for they are closer to your average B pencil in darkness.
Over on Pencil Talk there's a picture of a Blackwing with a black eraser cut from a standard block.
Looks good and it's an easy way of always of having a long enough eraser.
Oooh, maybe I could cut a refill eraser from a Uni-ball Boxy eraser then. Thanks for the tip.
OOh, I especially like the last sea monster sketch!
Thank you! Sea monsters have been a frequent request from students in recent days.
You should be complemented on the sheer energy this blog exudes. The sheer number of links, the riot of color, quality photos, thoughtful reviews from someone, who like me, delights in drawing and art supplies - I really do tip my hat to you.
Thank you very much for the kind comments. It is always nice to get feedback on the blog contents.
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