Graphite pencils are a gradated mix of graphite and clay that allows artists to draw realistic images, render expressive lines, make light guidelines, and more with tremendous versatility. Those pencils may wear down slightly faster than some other pencils due to their softness.

Solid graphite pencils ( also called woodless pencils), are mostly used for art and drawing. While a standard pencil is a thin core of graphite (well, graphite mixed with clay, generally) inside a wooden body, a solid graphite pencil does away with the wood.

Liquid Graphite Pencil is a product that allows you to create authentic graphite pencil effects and pencil sketches using a liquid. One of most popular are Derivan liquid pencils. They can be easily thinned with water. The Liquid pencil can be applied with a brush, nib, or other art tools

Charcoal produces rich tones and high contrast. This particular pencil is more brittle than other pencils, it smears easily. It’s easy to fade charcoal or wipe it off the paper entirely if you make mistakes. A rough texture may allow more charcoal to adhere to the paper.

Carbon pencil has a combination of charcoal and graphite. Natural carbon is divided into hard (from charred wood chips) and soft. The soft one is created by burning thin twigs (willows, vines, linden, boxwood etc.) with limited air access. Carbon pencils have a consistent softness, for superior blending and texture – they leave a thick, hard line to erase.

A writing and drawing instrument made of colored pastels, charcoal, chalk or other material. They are simple to use, non-toxic and available in a wide range of colors. Unlike graphite and charcoal pencils, colored pencils’ cores are wax- or oil-based and contain varying proportions of pigments, additives, and binding agents.

The grease pencil is a wax writing tool also known as a wax pencil, china marker or chinagraph pencil (especially in the United Kingdom). It is a writing implement made of hardened colored wax and is useful for marking on hard, glossy non-porous surfaces.

Watercolor pencils, otherwise known as water-soluble pencils, are a versatile art medium. The pencils can be used dry - like normal colored pencils—or they can be applied “wet” to get the desired watercolor effect.

Mechanical pencils are produced with a plastic or metal frame similar to a ballpoint pen. These pencils use replaceable graphite cartridges, which, as they wear, are extended further. Automatic pencils allow you to use thinner graphite bars, and as a consequence, obtaining much thinner lines.