HOUSE OF GRAPHITE

Bruynzeel Design Specialties Aqua Sketch is a superior-quality artist pencil with a water-soluble graphite core: it draws like an ordinary soft graphite pencil when dry, and washing over the marks with a wet brush lifts the graphite into watercolour-like tonal washes. It is sold in two hardness grades, Soft (art. 8618) and Medium (art. 8619), with the Soft also offered in a flat barrel (art. 8617) that won't roll off the desk. Part of Bruynzeel's Dutch "Design" artist range (now under Royal Talens), it is intended for sketching, drawing and tonal/wash work rather than writing. This specimen: Design Specialties Aqua Sketch in grade Medium.

Soft