Why you'll love the Staedtler Lumograph Black
I recently picked up a staedtler lumograph black because I was tired of my drawings looking like a silver mirror every time the light hit them at the wrong angle. If you've been drawing for any length of time, you know exactly what I'm talking about—that annoying graphite shine that makes your darkest shadows look grey and greasy instead of deep and moody. It's the one thing that usually drives artists away from standard graphite and toward charcoal, even if they hate how messy charcoal can be. ...