I went down the pencil rabbit-hole yesterday and found a few interesting tidbits:
There is more information about the new Blackwing Pearl available on the Pencils.com site and on Timberlines. The Pearl is designed to fill a spot between the original Palomino Blackwing which was described as “soft and smooth” and the Palomino Blackwing 602 which was described as “firm and smooth”. The original Palomino Blackwing is favored for sketching while notetakers have preferred the 602 so the Pearl should be the good all-arounder pencil. And the white pearlescent paint sounds like it will be fabulous. Just one more week before its available. And, be assured, I will be reviewing it.
I also found an article on Medium entitled “Don’t be afraid of a pencil” about sketching for everyone to help get your point across.
An article in USAToday suggests that kids prefer taking the SATs with paper and pencil. So don’t dump those #2 pencils quite yet.
If you want even more pencil love, check out Leadholder which specializes in leadholders, Leadhead specializes in mechanical pencils especially vintage ones, and my friends over at Pencil Revolution and Pencil Talk.
Thanks for the shout-out!
Man, I wish they’ let me order a dozen pearls NOW. š I’m stoked!
I am loving the look of the new Blackwing! May have to order some!