2H – fairly hard, Cardboard box, 12 lacquered pencils in a single hardness, length: 175 mm diameter: 7 mm

These graphite pencils of a very high (artist/professional) quality are produced by the renowned family business Koh-i-Noor Hartdmuth. This Czech company has been the worldwide leader of high-quality products such as crayons, oil paint, charcoal, chalk, etc. for 225 years. They specialize in many levels of hardnesses. The hardness codes were devised by the Friedrich von Hardtmuth of this same Koh-I-Noor factory.

The 4H pencil is hard enough to sign/draw on stone and metal material. The soft pencils give you the possibility to create the volatility of charcoal and you can create shadows and depths. The colouring of large surfaces is done with a soft pencil. With the hard pencils you can make very detailed work with sharp turns and glossy lines. A hard pencil is more difficult to erase then a soft pencil. The pencils HB and H are most suitable for writing.

The higher the number of B, the softer the lead. Suitable for, among other things, to create shadow and depth. Graphite pencils with an average hardness (HB) is suitable for many purposes, including writing. Graphite pencils (H), the higher the number of H, the harder the lead. Suitable for, among other things, drawing lines and detailed work.