Pitt Graphite Matte Pencil Set, Metal Tin of 8 Graphite Pencils and Sketching Accessories (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B, 10B, 12B, 14B), Pencil Sharpener, Eraser and Blending Stump

It doesnt shine at all like any regular graphite pencils! This is great for when you need to photograph your work. Love the variety of shades and hardness of graphite as well. The set is a great starter set, and youre given everything you need, like a blending stump, sharpener, and eraser with the pencils. Would recommend for any artist.

Overall quite liked everything here, the graphite is amazing, not quite the charcoal esque matte i was hoping for but thats just me having unreasonably high expectations, i personally didn’t feel much of a difference in use to normal graphite, but the matte definitely comes across, especially in a lit room. For sketch book use probably overkill and unnecessary, but if you are doing something with the idea of putting it on a wall the difference is worth this set, the darks come across so much better from this set then a standard b6. To be completely honest id buy it against just for another 16b pencil, it feels like graphite and gives a color closer to charcoal, its such a game changer for fast dark colors without needing to rely on outside mediums like charcoal, and is much cleaner and more consistent than charcoal. All in all a good set, no real downsides, but not quite a necessity imo.

I stumbled upon these Faber-Castell Pitt matte graphite pencils ("FCP") by accident and took a chance buying them. I'm glad I did. I typically use only Tombow MONO graphite pencils (which, I think are the best). As others have mentioned in other reviews, these FCPs do impart a wonderful, deep, dark black-ness (if you need it). And since they're matte, they add an interesting effect to a graphite drawing. I wouldn't draw using only FCPs (tho, not saying you couldn't or that they wouldn't be appropriate for that) but would def combine with with regular graphite pencil. The leads seem strong (they don't seem susceptible to easy breakage); they sharpen nicely; they do leave obvious ghosting when erased (so apply carefully); but they apply smoothly/nicely (no "crumbs" or specks) and they smudge/shade fairly well (but not as well as regular graphite but that could be a benefit as the FCPs aren't as messy as soft/dark regular graphite). I would recommend these as a supplemental addition to anyone's graphite palette, especially when in need of adding bold dark/black elements to a drawing. NEW UPDATE: To add to my earlier review, I've had a chance to use these pencils steadily for a couple of months. I still like them. But be warned that these particular pencils flake quite a bit after being applied. All graphite pencils have a tendency to flake off of a drawing a little bit over a long period of time (if not sprayed with a fixative). But these seem highly susceptible to flaking over a short period of time. Just be prepared to either: (i) use a workable fixative as you progress on your drawing; or (ii) if waiting to use a fixative until the drawing is finished, be prepared to go back over/re-do areas of your drawing if you're wanting to have the strong black tone that these pencils can provide. Cheers!

The pencils themselves are pretty handy, better than using the messy charcoal option, especially when you have to draw something on the larger size and you get charcoal all over your hands and art piece. With the graphite pencils, once you smudge the graphite on the paper, it doesn't rub off or fade away by simply touching it, which is definitely a plus. The darker pencils are pretty nice but I do notice that they have this "wax" texture to them when you're coloring a large dark area. Overall, I like them and I would definitely buy them again in the future.

These worked as I expected and as people described. They enable me to produce deep black shading -- not quite as well as charcoal, but I got good results. Not as smooth as normal graphite, but darker in the occlusion shadow areas where you need it.

I watched a lot of reviews on these in the past. Had been wanting to get some to try. Had hoped they really were as good as most said they were, and they are! LOVE these pencils. Especially on grey tone paper, the depth of shading is amazing!

I started drawing this dog and realized my 6B just wasn't going to do the job. I ended up ordering this whole set of Pitt graphite B series and used the 14 B for the darkest part. Very pleased with the results but there is more shine than I would like. I would recommend.

I love these pencils. They color is more of a grey than a black compared to the regular pencils so there may not be much difference in the lighter ones but, for the darker shades, they are very helpful in cutting the glare. I was having difficulty seeing where I had shaded due to the glare from the other pencils, but with these, I can build on my shading and still see what I am doing without the glare.

Tal cual el producto de la foto, la calidad de estos lápices es muy buena

Pretty Good

Das Faber-Castell Pitt Bleistifte-Set überzeugt durch saubere Verarbeitung und gleichmäßigen Abrieb. Die Minen gleiten angenehm über das Papier und eignen sich sehr gut für Skizzen, Zeichnungen und Schattierungen. Die verschiedenen Härtegrade bieten viel Flexibilität für kreatives Arbeiten.

Muito bom, chegou rápido e a qualidade é ótima.

Highly recommended.easy to use and very good with realistic drawing