ahhhahhahhhjust for that, a Milligna poem:
Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
'I'll draw a sketch of thee;
What kind of pencil shall I use,
2B or not 2B?'
(Said Hamlet to Ophelia,
'I'll draw a sketch of thee;
What kind of pencil shall I use,
2B or not 2B?'
Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Fri 26 Nov 2010, 3:57,
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Well, it depends on the quality of line you want to produce.A B pencil, for example, produces a thicker, softer line. 2B, 3B etc, up to 7B, progressively increase this tendency. And progressively require more frequent sharpening.
Conversely, H pencils produce a thinner, harder line. They are mostly used in the fields of engineering and industrial design, where precision, rather than expression, is paramount, to allow accuracy in diagrams.
I think this answers Shakespeare's question reasonably. In short: it depends.
To answer Milligan's original question: 2B seems a decent choice.
(Conversely, H pencils produce a thinner, harder line. They are mostly used in the fields of engineering and industrial design, where precision, rather than expression, is paramount, to allow accuracy in diagrams.
I think this answers Shakespeare's question reasonably. In short: it depends.
To answer Milligan's original question: 2B seems a decent choice.
Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace,
Fri 26 Nov 2010, 4:13,
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That's what Clive Sinclair told his industrial design doodson the C5 project.
( Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace,
Fri 26 Nov 2010, 4:34,
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