What is the difference between a regular and a mechanical pencil?Ī mechanical pencil uses a mechanism to extend and retract the charcoal or lead of the pencil, while e regular pencil is one that is sharpened manually to maintain a pointed tip. They offer great precision, and so much control and help you develop your lines like an absolute pro. Mechanical pencils are super popular and if you ask me, they are definitely worth the hype.
If you want to learn what the letters and numbers on regular pencils mean, check out this post.
I since then haven’t stopped buying mechanical pencils and trying different brands and models. I decided to give it a try and let me tell you! Life changing. A couple of years later, I started watching tutorials of people drawing on YouTube and I came across an artist using a mechanical pencil. I went out and bought a set of pencils with different letters and numbers on each one and just sat in my room trying them and figuring out the difference. When I started drawing, I knew little to nothing about art supplies and which one was made for what. Why are mechanical pencils so popular and hyped?