Thanks for responding Jimmie. I usually use Derwent and have never seen Sanford or Kohimoor. A fellow art student gave me a woodless graphite, 8B he bought in France that was awesome, nice heavy pencil and rich, smooth lines, that I have never been able to match with Derwent. It didn't have a name on it and he couldn't remember. Maybe I'll search online for Kohimoor or Sanford and give them a try.
I use an electric sharpener usually but mine recently broke - Christmas wish list to my kids!! I'm not sure why the atelier students use long pencils.
Happy drawing over the weekend, Jimmie...
Patty
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