Koh-I-Noor5.6mm Lead : 6 x Soft Black Gioconda Negro 120mm 4345 1

Perfect lead with perfect packing and delivery. Not broken😍

Aún no lo he probado. Porque hay 2 minas rotas, al abrirlo me he dado cuenta. Probablemente por falta de protección en el envío. Aparentemente las minas de lápiz no iban protegidas suficientemente en el envío. A mi parecer.

Ganz normal Kreiden. Empfehle.

Economico per questo prodotto, ma effettua il lavoro per il quale è stato acquistato. Nel mercato si trovano prodotti più cari, che fanno la stessa funzione.

First off, , these are K-I-N's Gioconda 4345/1 Negro soft which is sometimes called artificial charcoal. I wll use K- I- N's codes, names and descriptions in full in this review because these were what I wanted but were very hard to find online. Koh- I - Noor's product information's not great.This is a lead of a dense black pigment with an oil binder, much closer to a classic black Conte crayon than what I would call a charcoal or a chalk. (I think this is worth knowing in case you want to use it to underdraw a painting. It is fine if you are using oils but not for acrylic.)I think it is lovely stuff. Pop one of these into a Koh- I - Noor 5 .6mm clutch (the 5347 Versatil is my favourite, it is heavy, well engineered and balanced) and draw. It is less messy to use than charcoal or Conte crayon but still creates some dust. However I've found it erases more easily than a Conte and applies really smoothly and gives a lovely matte black without much pressure. The leads can be shaped with a conventional pencil sharpener if one is gentle and will take an unexpectedly fine point for such a fat soft lead. It is not extremely soft, more like a B grade in my opinion, but I enjoy using it. It works well with the sanguine, sepia and white drawing leads on textured paper for portrait studies too.I now prefer using these leads to the Conte Pierre Noir, which had formerly been my go-to when I needed a dense black, as the lead is less likely to snap, crumble or splinter. Also they are much, much cheaper which always appeals to me. Even when one takes into account the cost of a clutch pencil, which can be used with other leads, these are a bargain.