STAEDTLER Mars Carbon Lead, 2mm, 2B, 12 Lead (200-2B)
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To indicate the type of lead you're using, place the pink cylindrical object on top of your pencil. If you have multiple lead holders with various types of lead, this is extremely useful.
In this model, 4B is the most supple.
If it has a hole in the top and/or the lead type, for example, a 2b is a purple cap, then it's a sharpener.
Selected User Reviews For STAEDTLER Mars Carbon Lead, 2mm, 2B, 12 Lead (200-2B)
Mechanical Lead Pencil, 20 pcs. br>br>For general writing and music composition, I needed a good 2B lead. This lead is still very sturdy (I don't want to use the word hard because it might give the wrong impression) and produces a great dark shade with little pressure. Because I am left-handed and have a poor writing technique, a soft lead that writes easily and quickly is essential to me. BONUS! br>br> br>br>I had a problem opening the package, so here's what happened (I'm sure I'm not alone): Locate the small portion of the blue tab protruding from the bottom with the blue side facing down and be ready to apply pressure with your fingernail. Hold the pencil lead case in your dominant hand, blue side up, with your thumb positioned on the recessed blue arrow on the longer blue strip facing you. Gently pick the little blue tab on the underside (picking towards you) with your other hand (fingernail ready) while simultaneously pulling your dominant-hand down. thumb down and in the direction of you It should be simple to open the case. (HTH).
The lead holders that go with it are perfect. Staedtler is a close second to Tombo in terms of consistency and smoothness of lead, which leaves lovely, rich marks on paper. Because Tombo doesn't make a precision lead holder, this is a great option; it also comes with a colored cap that you can use to replace the cap on your Steadtler lead holder so you know which lead is in which holder. br>br>These are meant for drafting, but they're great for figure drawing as well. When making a lot of gestures, not having to fiddle with sharpeners is extremely convenient. Even when rounded out from a lot of drawing, the lead remains a very nice width. It's also a good deal cheaper than the expensive Tombo wood pencils, which seem to vanish in about three eye blinks to an inch long. br>br>Aside from the design, the details, and the companion holders, everything about this packaging is so, so German. When I use them, I feel instantly more productive and precise.
Results that are consistent. These, like all Staedtler leads, are precisely graded so you can rely on absolute consistency of texture and performance on paper when it matters. Both Staedtler wood-cutters and Staedtler wood-cutters are used in my work. To produce a controllable and predictable range of tones in graphite portraits, use clad pencils and both 2B and 4B leads in lead holders. In every way, these products are of professional quality, as is the excellent packaging that prevents them from being broken by accident.
Although I usually use 2B leads for quick life sketches, I prefer the Staedtler 4B leads because they're very dark and smooth, and they produce very seductive shadows. The only criticism is that they break far more easily than any other Staedtler 2 mm lead, which is to be expected given the softness of the lead. I'd be cautious at first, trying to gauge how much pressure you can apply to the lead while shading before it snaps. If you use the Staedtler rotary lead pointer/sharpener to sharpen this 4B lead, be careful not to spin it too hard or fast, as it may break. However, for me, these are minor concerns, and the additional darkness provided by the 4B leads while drawing is a far greater benefit.
Staedtler 2mm leads are always silky smooth and glide across paper like butter. My go-to lead is the 2B. It's suitable for sketching because it's dark but not so dark that it smears everywhere with the slightest touch. It's also reasonably breakable. In a lead holder, it is resistant. I wish I had known about lead holders when I was a kid and not when I was an adult. Because they can be used all the way to the last centimeter, they're much more cost-effective than regular wooden pencils, and the cost per lead is typically lower than the cost per wooden art pencil (at least for the artist quality brands).
This lead will last a long time, and the packaging is very nice, with no broken items. My only complaint is that they don't appear to be as soft or dark as other 2b products I've tried. It resembles a H or HB pencil in appearance. I'll keep using it, but I'm not going to purchase it again. I adore Staedtler products, so this was disappointing.
I'm not going to give stars for softness (if I poke myself with these, it hurts!) or sturdiness (all pencil leads break!). )br>Apart from that, for drafting and art work, I used 2mm leads in a pencil clutch. br>I used to have a lot of this brand and never had any issues with it.
2B leads in a pack. br>br>The most enjoyable part of the learning process was figuring out how to access the leads; thankfully, no leads were broken in the process. Just make sure you gently push in the arrows' direction. Its long part actually slips up and backwards, allowing you to tap out a lead. It did not come with any instructions.
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