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The Blackwing Matte is a soft, dark graphite pencil made in Japan, launched in 2010 as a modern take on the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602. It pairs a matte black barrel with a pearl white eraser and a distinctive rectangular ferrule. The soft core lays down a dark, smooth line that suits drawing and writing, and the replaceable eraser can be swapped for white, black or pink. Against harder pencils like the Blackwing 602 or a standard HB, it trades point retention for richer, darker marks, so it wears down faster and needs sharpening more often.
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Lowest price we've seen: $32.67 on Nov 13 at Blick Art Materials. Tracked across 14 stores since Nov 13.
Owners of the Blackwing Matte praise its smooth, dark graphite and the matte black look with the white eraser. Many note the soft core dulls fast and that they sharpen more often than with harder pencils.
The Palomino Blackwing Matte is a graphite pencil that writes a soft, dark line. It was launched in October 2010 as a modern version of the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602, a pencil used by artists such as Stephen Sondheim and Chuck Jones. It suits illustrators and musicians who prefer a soft line.
The pencil has a matte black finish and a pearl white eraser. Replacement erasers are available in white, black and the traditional pink, so the eraser can be swapped. This pack contains 12 pencils, made in Japan.
