My top 7 favorite graphite pencil drawing supplies - Supply list from Lachri

[@Lachri]

My top 7 favorite graphite supplies :D I think I'm all caught up on my supply lists now :P

[@ahumadosdelcarmen]

Hi Lisa, do you think you could do another video just like this, but with updated products? any chance? thanks

[@Lachri]

Yes, I really need to!

[@Lachri]

I got it from Hobby Lobby Sam :)

[@sunitaly8068]

Is there a specific names for the pencil case? I can't seem to find a similar one at stores

[@jamesfeeney7068]

One of my favourite erasers is the tombow mono zero, it comes small as 2.3 mm!

[@SkellyofSkellington]

Hippity Hoppity Your Sketchbooks And Pencils Are My Property..... Annnnd my bank account is 0...... _ _Shit_

[@tinakelly4284]

Hi Lisa, just got a set of faber castells for Christmas. The difference between these and my other brands is amazing! They are really smooth, the tips hold their shape well and the degree of shading with each colour is so much better. Also they sharpen beautifully. Many thanks for all your great advice, can't wait to get started on some real artwork. Happy new year to you. XXX

[@paulwoodford1984]

I hope they gave you great satisfaction six years ago. Quality pencils

[@warwolfii]

Excellent video. I'm glad I happened by. I just dashed off an order for a couple of boxes of 4B leads. I've used mechanical pencils since I was in high school (I'm now 72) and the darkest lead I could get was an HB. One day, around 1990, I was in an art store and saw a 2B mechanical lead. Talk about an epiphany! For the last thirty years, I've used the 2B lead exclusively, using layering rather than different grades of lead.

[@Lachri]

Thanks! I do, my site is Lachri.com The link is in the video description.

[@johnrdoe108]

Hi from England or as we say it ''Engerland'' could you do this list again, on you favorites now it would be great I'll watch in

[@tryartonetao5045]

Hi, i'll be patient XD thanks a lot, you are marvellous, i m gonna do like you with the clipboard its a really good idea... i m very happy to watch you and thanks again for your work, jsuis français donc un grand MERCI

[@ecurry76]

I’d love to see an update on your favorite graphite supplies. It’s been 4 years.

[@KMR323EastLA]

I hate the Prismacolor Turquoise pencils. I bought the entire set and half of the pencils broke constantly while trying to sharpen them. With a sharpener and a blade. I gave up on them and went back to using my Faber Castell 9000 series pencils. I'll never buy any other brand of graphite pencils. I would recommend Faber Castell to anyone who's looking for great art products. Oh and I have that Perfection pencil eraser from Faber Castell but mine has a brush at the end to brush away eraser shavings and the eraser is white instead of pink. As for the Derwent pencils, I found the darker pencils to be way too light.

[@echoes277]

Have you ever tried Tombow Mono drawing pencils? I've used many different brands of drawing pencils, and they're the best I've ever used. I have a set of 12 6B-4H pencils that I got from Dick Blick for $12. Here's a link! www.dickblick.com/products/tombow-mono-professional-drawing-pencils/

[@Lachri]

echoes277 Oh I've not! I have their eraser but not the pencils. I will need to try those out, thanks for the link :D

[@chainsawkitten3766]

I just started using Tombow pencils, and love them. They also make a pencil style eraser, the Zero, great for getting in tiny little places, and lifting graphite, and the eraser is white, not pink, so no staining. I also love Stillman & Birn paper, especially the Alpha (toothy) and the Zeta (not so toothy).... It's a little pricier than other papers, but worth it. I also can't live without the KUM long point sharpeners. Kimberly 9xxB pencils are dark, but if that's not dark enough, I've seen the Ain 0.5 leads on Amazon recently.

[@Lachri]

+Chainsaw Kitten I LOOVE the mono tombow eraser!

[@Lachri]

+Chainsaw Kitten Also, the ain 0.5 on amazon are the Stein version which is not the same as the hi-polymer. They are also WAY overpriced on amazon.

[@Dan_Hazard]

Have you tried the Mitsubishi Hi Uni Pencils they have a Tim that has a range of 10b to 10h I love them I hope you would give them a try if you haven't yet, I like em better than the derwent, prismacolor or staedtler graphite or charcoal pencils. Take care :B

[@Lachri]

I've actually never heard of them. If I see some I will totally give them a try, thanks for the tip! I looove finding new art supplies :D

[@guilladogui8259]

Where I can get a pencil case like that ?

[@jessiecarter7887]

What type of paper do you use when you're doing portraits 4 Commission and how do you deal with the shine that graphite leaves after shading your darks

[@icequeen8531]

I use the same paper and pencils and I love them!

[@sayantichaudhuri5757]

would you please share the type of easel you use or recommend one. I work predominantly in oils but sometimes do some graphite as well... have back problems.... have a table top easel currently... but I think I could use a better one... would be very helpful for me... THANKS!! Anyways... your videos are great.... very informational!!

[@InweTaralom]

This video was very helpful in choosing graphite supplies. Thank you.Could you do a comparison between certain brands of crayons? Like Crayola vs. Prismacolor or Prismacolor vs. Carand'ache? I like crayons for the sheer brilliance of their colors.

[@Lachri]

Nom...pizza.

[@Lachri]

You're very welcome =D

[@Lachri]

YAY!

[@joleenchng1097]

Here in Singapore has a lot of 4 b lea

[@Lachri]

Lucky! The ones I order come from Japan I believe. :) I don't know why we don't have them all over the place here, they are the best!

[@bobm185]

Love your videos!! Been looking for the 4B Ain leads you mentioned. This site has a long write-up about Pentel leads including Ain. davesmechanicalpencils.blogspot.com/2006/11/pentel-ain-lead.html It's from 2006, but probably still appropriate. It seems Pentel's SUPER Hi-Polymer are the same as the Ain version. Different names around the world. He doesn't discuss blackness much, but does say the Super are definitely stronger than the Hi-Poly. Just ordered some Super 4B from Amazon. Will see.

[@bobm185]

+bobm185 Just got the 4B's. I compared the .5 4B to a .7 2B that I have and I don't see that the 4B is darker - perhaps even a slight bit lighter. (I realize the size difference, but I tried judging the darkness as best I could.) So perhaps the "Super hi-polymer" is not really the same as the Ain originally mentioned by Lachri - in spite of what my link above says. FYI - these 4B's came in the same trapezoid shaped container that other Pentel leads do, i.e. not a special shaped one.

[@DanielOsorno459]

Hi Lisa, first of all, you are AMAZING, I can't tell you how I would love to have a teacher like you, well, you are like a teacher, with your videos, or what I get from them, because you speak too fast and my english is not that good but I get enough :P... and second, I was thinking on getting a new pencil set and my final options were: Steadtler, Lyra Rembrandt and Derwent, I was more inclined to get the last ones but, since I saw a lot of critics about the grades, fragility, that they go down very fast etc... I don't know what to do, what do you think? would you still recommend them? (I ask because this video is from 2013) or another brand? I would not care about any of that if you tell me that they worth it. Thanks and greetings from Colombia ^-^

[@Lachri]

***** I'm still using my Derwent's, but I keep hearing great things about the other brands you've mentioned too. I really want to try them all. I will eventually do a review on some of these other brands :)

[@DanielOsorno459]

Lachri Fine Art thanks, I will try them

[@conejopestilente]

Seriously, ¡mil Gracias!. I just uploaded another speedpainting, hope you'll like it. Again, Gracias for the list, we are having tips and suggestions directly from a pro, what can be better? well pizza and money of course but in the art context...

[@jcepri]

Hi - Where did you get that pencil case from? I love it.

[@bvillsccrfreak]

i love your art and videos theyre such an inspiration to keep drawing and painting. oneday i hope to be as good as you. i was wondering if you had a blog or website with your art displayed? also thank you for sharing such amazing videos.

[@queenbisa]

I STUMBLED ON TO A GRAPHITE BRAND OF PENCILS BY HORSE H-8800 AND I LOVE THE 6B THE SMOOTHEST PENCIL I HAVE EVER USED..THE EE FEELS A BIT ROUGH BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU EVER HEARD OF THEM OR USED THEM AND IF YES COULD YOU DO A REVIEW OF IT PLEASE.....THANKS

[@Lachri]

+zionwarrior I've not heard of them, I will have to check it out :)

[@michaelparry1383]

Thanks, Lisa. Very good information.

[@jermainburnett8594]

Or bilck

[@blendermind]

thank you for your tips

[@sonalinandi100]

Hi Lisa do you think derwent pencils are better than steadler pencils??

[@Lachri]

The new derwent graphics I think are. It's personal preference though, I have friends who feel the opposite. I really REALLY like the new derwent graphite pencils if that helps. And the Faber-Castell 9000 series.

[@Ph0t0bug]

I went to a General's Pencil demo and they were showing the new Euro PRIMO 59-B and 59HB, Carbon Sketch, Layout and sketch and wash. The PRIMOs were REALLY dark. I happen to win a set of what they were showing and I love them.

[@Lachri]

Wilson Revelle I really like the generals pencils. Their Layout extra black is awesome. I have the PRIMO carbon pencil from them too that I really like. I need to look into some of the others that they have. So often I only end up seeing what local art stores carry...which isn't a lot. I need to look online for some of these for sure :D

[@Ph0t0bug]

Well if you cant find them, I live in New Orleans and David Art carries them and a LOT of other stuff. Be more than happy to mail ya some. :)

[@Lachri]

Thanks :D

[@Roundship9]

Where did u get the pencil case

[@endezeichengrimm]

3:21 5mm? That is really really thick! Did you mean 0.5mm?

[@Lachri]

Yes, yes I did haha. I will have to put an annotation in the video making that correction.

[@The-Secret-Dragon]

Derwent makes a pencil eraser that is white, btw :)

[@Lachri]

Hyogail I will have to check it out! I would like a replacement for this pink faber-castell one :D

[@The-Secret-Dragon]

It's pretty good, my only qualm with it is that it doesn't sharpen as easily as the FB one and it tends to leave the point a bit raggedy. I use a knife to bring it to a point. But then again I only have a manual sharpener so it might be easier with an electric one.

[@catherinehascake9173]

Hyogail The Faber-Castell pencil eraser with brush end is a white eraser pencil.

[@godslittleartist5844]

may i ask what the name of your lamp is

[@satabdighosh2519]

mam how can I protect my graphite pencil sketch?

[@Lachri]

satabdi ghosh use a fixative purchased at an art supply store and frame the finished piece, or store it in an art portfolio.

[@satabdighosh2519]

Lachri Fine Art thank you mam..

[@rajijojo]

Awesome

[@rubygloomdark]

Don't just throw away stumps throwaway culture is a massive pet peeve They can be given a nice point again honest just hold it steady point away from you and using a craft knife peel/whittle off the blunt and dirty get it even and nice take your time then if needed use sandpaper After the sandpaper you can remove fuzz with the knife or wet your fingers and press it on then leave to dry till next day also you can make them out of kitchen roll and water just wet it and roll it up leave to dry then shape as above

[@Ph0t0bug]

Oh... erasers they suggested to use were a Factis extra soft. Really great at lifting the charcoal or graphite off the paper and General's Tri-Tip. Bought both :)

[@Lachri]

Wilson Revelle Oh I've not tried those ones. I will need to!

[@Ph0t0bug]

Your getting lots of +1s on the post I made in the groups. hope you get lots of support from it. :)

[@Lachri]

That is so awesome, thank you!!