Here is my review of the Mitsubishi Hi-Uni 22 Degrees Pencil Set. Who knew Mitsubishi made pencils in addition to cars! These pencils have proved to be quite nice, after use in the studio for the last month. They rarely break in my pencil sharpeners or just randomly. They have a great weight, a lovely lacquer feel to the paint, a fantastic labelling system on all facets of the pencil and a great case. My only two concerns: whatever am I going to do with the 3H-10H pencils that feel so scratchy and you can barely see??? And it is kind of a pain that they barely fit in my regular pencil sharpener and I have to use the sharpener that has an adjustable opening. Otherwise, totally worth the $!

Faber Castell is one of the older pencil companies in the world, and you can purchase them far and wide the world over. Here is my review of the classic pencil. They are a reliable work horse, but just a little tougher than some of the other pencils I reviewed. Still, the wood is quite nice, they sharpen well and they seem very consistent.

UPDATE February 2018!

I used this brand of pencil for about 10 years, mostly because I could buy them locally as individual pencils - so it was easy to restock the HB's, B's, 3B's and 4B's I use the most. But in December of 2016 I wanted to try other brands and since then, I've been using some of the other brands I've reviewed here on my channel. I just used a 4B Marco Raffine again, after 14 months away and it was HORRIBLE! It had a rough patch half way through the pencil that scratched the page and it was way too easy to break during sharpening. I won't be buying these again and won't recommend them to my students!

Ever want to erase colored pencil lines? With this tool, you can! They don't disappear entirely, but it is helpful, still. Here is my review and trial of this eraser.

This is a great tool for erasing detail, but it isn't my favorite detail eraser. I love the brush at the end, but the eraser isn't quite as good as my other favorites.

This is a great tool for erasing detail, but it isn't my favorite detail eraser. I love the brush at the end, but the eraser isn't quite as good as my other favorites.