Product Description KOH-I-NOOR ARTISTS LEADS FOR DRAWING. KOH-I-NOOR ARTISTS LEADS FOR DRAWING PENCILS ARE REGARDED AS BEING OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY . KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH a.s. is one of the world leaders in the production and distribution of first-rate stationery for artists, schools and offices. The company is a member of the KOH-I-NOOR holding a.s. Group. The company was founded by Josef Hardtmuth in 1790 in Vienna; however, the production of graphite leads was relocated to Česke Budějovice in 1848. In the course of time, the KOH-I-NOOR pencils managed to achieve great success at a number of world exhibitions. The products were awarded in many world exhibitions, to name a few, 1855 in New York, 1856, 1900 and 1925 in Paris, 1862 in London, 1882 in Vienna and 1905 in Milan. Set Contains: 12 pieces of 120mm lead
L**R
Good for marking up text but not for underdrawing.
These are an very inexpensive, 2mm blue lead that is roughly the same shade as Ultramarine in watercolour. It goes down smoothly and sharpens well but seems pretty indelible, more than the average oil-based pencil. It doesn't work as a non-photo blue either. You can easily overlay graphite on top of it if you wish.I'm going to use them for editing and underlining text ,"blue-pencilling" like an old-school sub-editor, which I suspect they are designed for, but won't be using it for underdrawing for the above reasons.
T**N
Very Breakable
These are very soft compared to the Staedtler ones. The box arrived and most of them had broken during transit. They produce a beautiful mark but again they snap when drawing with them. I've sent them back but went for a replacement rather than a refund as they are nice to use but just not robust. Hopefully the replacements will arrive in one piece.UPDATESo just an update on this. I was sent out a replacement box of leads. They were packed tight into the box (the same amount of leads) and because they couldn't move, none were broken. I can only guess that they have changed the box design and are still sending out old boxes.
M**B
Quality
The product arrived on time. Price was about right. I didn’t have to find a specialist shop. Perfect for my needs
M**.
Fine leads
A few of the leads were broken on arrival, but it is not that surprising as they are quite soft. I really like them and the color they have, but for some who press hard they may not be all that great.
M**E
Exactly what I needed.
Works perfectly in my clutch pencil.
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