User blog comment:40DagreezKelvin/Tips On Becoming a Better Sketch Artist/@comment-24346593-20160514212044

Mind if I add something else really quick?

If any of you have a store nearby, go by H and B pencils as they both have different aspects of sketching and can really help make sketches more realistic and adding more value into your drawings.

For example a 2H pencil is VERY firm lead, thus will make your drawings lighter and easier to erase. However, do not press so hard as when you do so, it'll create "Ghost Lines" which will ruin your piece.

Another example is a 5B pencil, which is very soft and very dark, which is also harder to erase. However, it is VERY difficult to sharpen a pencil that is more than 5B since the lead is so soft, so you're on your own for that.

A regular wooden pencil is considered an HB pencil. It is ideal that you have an H pencil and a B pencil of your choice for better shading value and easier-to-erase guidelines.