Types of pencils used for sketching and shading

Irrespective of your age, even from two or three years old, we have all used a pencil for some reason or another, it may have been just to jot down information on a pad of paper, to sketch, or just create doodles.

In this article, we will be guiding you through all the available pencil types, and what you can use them for.

Pencils and Where They Came From

Pencils are one of the most popular writing and drawing instruments and are available in a variety of different pencil types.

Pencils are used by millions each day, but have you ever wondered where the pencil came from?

The very first pencil was discovered by the Romans and was called a stylus, and they used it as an effective writing tool. The stylus was a thin metal rod that gave stability in creating a readable mark that the scribes used to deposit on the papyrus.

Over the centuries, the pencil continued to evolve and the use of