Best Pencils for Graphic Designers

The Best Pencils for Graphic Designers (‘Cause it’s National Pencil Day!)

What’s better than sitting down to illustrate with a freshly sharpened pencil in your hand?

In honor of National Pencil Day, we’re celebrating this classic experience with some of our favorites.

Staedtler Mars® technico 780
Leadholder for drawing, sketching and writing
We love feeling the weight of this pencil in our hands.
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Staedtler Graphite 925
Classic mechanical pencil for writing and drawing
We love the comfy grip zone on this pencil.
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Staedtler Mars Micro 775
Mechanical pencil for writing and drawing
The Micro is super light weight and pocket safe.

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Prismacolor Premiere Soft Core Colored Pencils
Brilliantly colored pencils, perfect for blending and shading!

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And also:

Staedtler Mars® 502
Must have if using the Staedtler Mars® technico 780
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