Keeping Your Pencil Sharp

If you want to draw a thin line, you will need a sharp point on the tip of your pencil. You can sharpen your pencils in two ways: with a pencil sharpener or by hand, using a craft knife and a sandpaper pad. Pencils come in a variety of hardness from 8H to 8B.

Pencil Sharpeners Are the Simplest Way to Keep Pencils Sharp

A pencil sharpener is the quickest and easiest way to keep the tips of your pencils sharp.

A Craft Knife and Sandpaper Pad Reveal More of the Pencil’s Core

For a controlled point that exposes more of the core, sharpen your pencil with a craft knife and sandpaper pad. The top pencil was sharpened with a pencil sharpener, the bottome pencil was sharpened with a craft knife and sandpaper pad.