So, 2B or not 2B? Is that your question?
2B is darker.
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2B||!2B
4B is not 2B, and yet it's darker
Of course, because 4B is 2 2Bs and if 2Bs are darker, then 2 2Bs are darkerer.
Don't get me started on 8Bs
Lol, I was just countering your joke
I don't remember ever using 8B, but 6B and 7B is fun to use for shading.
All good, I'm just having fun
Only Anish Kapoor is allowed to use 8B.
You're well on your way to a proper hive there
What I want is a darkest
2B.
/thread
More B=softer=darker, but also losing sharpness faster
More H=harder=lighter, but keeps its point longer.
I've got a range of pencils from 4B to 6H. Every pencil hardness has its use.