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Generals has a nice line of woodless graphite pencils which I like because the woodless pencils are heavier in my hand. However, I feel guilty every time I sharpen the pencil for all the graphite I am not using.
In Tony Ryder's workshop, he used Staedtler Lumograph Pencils, and says he likes them the best for the softer leads, 4B through 9B. I just received my set from Dick Blick (order from Dick Blick from SOG and it benefits Cynthia) yesterday and am going to portrait class with them tonight.
I have ebony pencils and really like them for their smoothness but I doubt they will get the dark you are hoping for. They do get shiny fast for me.
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