Pilot Croquis Rotating Lead Holder - 4.0 mm - 3B

nice pencil for drafting, drawing,etc. smears on hands though. I feel like it makes too soft of a mark. still a good pencil.

Lightweight comfortable pocket sketching tool suitable for quick shading especially with the softer 6B lead. It is a good value alternative to the Caran D'Ache Museum Fixpencil 44 clutch leadholder since it can also hold the 3.8 mm watersoluble graphite Technalo leads and the Museum watercolor leads. Its thicker lead size is less prone to breakage and seldom needs sharpening (so long as one remembers to rotate the pencil to wear the point down evenly). Its ergonomically designed barrel is quite comfortable for long drawing sessions and allows different grips: closer to the tip for tighter control or closer to the rotation knob for graceful sweeping lines. This would make a fine stocking stuffer for kid artists in your holiday list. Only drawback of this tool might be that its refills are rather short and packed only two pieces per $3.00 tube.

This lead holder is magnificent. It is light-weight, easy to hold, and very comfortable. Its soft 6B lead helps one easily lay down nice dark shades.The 6B lead is very dark and soft, as expected, and can be easily erased, which is good. The few drawbacks I find to this lead holder, is that the lead smears a tad, under one's hand and is a bit too soft for my taste, but thats what you can expect from a 6B lead. The other downside, is that refills are quite pricey for only two leads. Other than that, this pencil is fabulous and it is definately a MUST get. (I bought this lead holder due to the previous reviewer's written and video review of the oencil.)