Faber Castell Pitt Matt Graphite Pencils Review! Comparison with Regular Graphite Pencils 

I can totally see that - the pencils are much grabbier and I don't think they'd work well at all on super-smooth paper. I'm glad I picked a toothier option!

They work very well when it comes to not reflecting, that's for sure!

Thank you so much! 😊

You must try them out if you do! 😁

Thank you! It's funny how adding something can completely change the look of a whole picture. Not always for the better, but this time it worked, haha!

Thank you! Once I got them in the right place they looked good. Lash-line not eyeball line, Becky! 😂

Thank you! I go walking outside every day, so even when it's cloudy I pick up a bit of colour. But coming into summer it is getting warmer and sunnier (kind of), so yes I've definitely tanned up a bit more lately. You should see my feet; I also have tan lines from my hiking sandals! 😂

@@BeckyTregear oh rub it in why don't you hahaha, I've moving in with you!! Booking my flight right now ;)

@@Azkademon You may want to move back home when it gets into the 40's lol! But right now it's 20 degrees so that's more comfortable.

Charcoal definitely makes a lot more mess, haha! I'm going to have to look for a 14B in both sets I think!

@@BeckyTregear At least for now only FC has a 14B but the difference shouldn't be that strong. I already heard that the stronger blackness of the 14B is "just imagination" 🤣

@@3534538 lol!

I have black pencils somewhere...can't remember who they are by, but possibly Staedtler, haha. And yes, they're very dark. 😊

I'll have to try them with charcoal sometime! Hi from Rainy Melbourne!

Honestly I think I'd use them mainly for filming purposes as I prefer the regular Mars Lumograph ones for their lovely smoothness. But the matte ones are excellent for being under lights so I know they'll come in handy! 😊

Thank you! In true Melbourne weather, it was hot for a couple of days and then a cool change came through and I'm back wearing trackpants, slippers and a jumper! 😂

I like temperate weather best, but it's nice to be in summer clothes for a few days. The weather here changes drastically with waves of heat and then cool changes which drop the temperature sometimes by 20C degrees and so I have both winter and summer clothes out on my chair right now, lol!!

Glad it was helpful! 😊

I didn't realise they are water soluble! I looked and mine don't have the little brush symbol on them? I'll have to test that for sure!

Blackwing have a matte pencil too???? Ohhhh I need to find some of those; I love Blackwings so much!! 💜

@@BeckyTregear I don’t want to mislead you, I bought the Blackwing from the Sydney Art Store (they have a special at the moment) and it’s called the Palomino Blackwing Soft Graphite. It’s gorgeous to use. I was thinking of getting the Palomino Blackwing 602, but baby steps. I’m completely confused by Palomino Blackwing versus Blackwing???? Are they the same?🤷🏼‍♀️. 😊 PS Forgot to say the Sydney ART Store Say the Palomino is the original Blackwing. No reason to doubt them.

Interesting...I found them to have a rougher texture when directly comparing them with the Mars Lumographs, which were a lot smoother and more graphitey. Definitely needs more testing!

I love my original Mars pencils but they're very difficult to film due to their shiny nature. These matte ones will be used in future pencil videos, I'm sure! 😊

It doesn't feel like charcoal, but there has to be some sort of matte binder in them...they're very strange, I don't know what it is! A lot less smooth than pure graphite, that's for sure.

I should have bought the larger set.....lol!

@BeckyTregear you can buy it open stock! At least, at Blick, Jerry's, etc over here in the US you can. I'm not sure if over in your neck of the woods they are sold open stock.

La caja grande lleva también sacapuntas, goma y difumino, lo que resulta muy práctico para usarlos exclusivamente con estos lápices y que no se ensucien con residuos de otros materiales.

Thank you! Tracing and all, lol! 😂

@@BeckyTregear again, there is a difference between those whom can draw and those whom can't. Again, it isn't about tracing. It's about robbing youth of a skill, lying to people and destroying a trade. A), you can draw. B) you didn't lie about it. C) you sure weren't asking a customer to pay hundreds of dollars for something you lied about tracing other people's work lol

@@BeckyTregear maybe I could better explain my distain of tracing and this whom pretend it is acceptable instead of practicing and learning drawing skills this way: We all have cellphones. Cellphones can do just about everything and anything at anytime. They can read to a text to us and we can talk to text anyone. Eliminating the need to read and write, but we would NEVER tell our children it is okay for them to not learn to read or write because a cellphone could do it for them. Are there times when we are driving, doing dishes, etc when it comes in handy to use these tools, absolutely. However, we wouldn't dare rely upon them solely to get through daily life. And that is my point. I see no difference between telling today's youth is perfectly acceptable to forgo acquiring a skill that would improve their self-esteem, give a sense of achievement, earn them an income etc etc. Whereas those dependant on the printing of images, tracing solely will be our of a job of the lights go out. Also, if we can't be honest, if the foundations of the community isn't built on honest open communication what Good is it exactly? People whom are dependant upon tracing sure aren't buying massive quantities of supplies to express their creativity. So that hurts your sales as well. I'm not trying to be unkind or hurt anyone's feelings. The goal is to create a better world, not destroy it.

My first tin of graphite pencils is by Derwent - I used them a lot for life drawing classes. 😊

I think I may have the black ones too....I need to go and look through my graphite pencil drawer, which has filled right up now, lol.

@@BeckyTregear if you do have some can you tell me the difference between the 8b and the 14b. I don't see the 14b in my michaels but the lumograph black 8b

Great idea - I will need to look out for the 14B, if it can be purchased as a single pencil.

@@BeckyTregear any pencil would work even a 4B would be goood

So did I, discovering how great the matte ones are for filming purposes. 😊

I'm glad the comparison was helpful, and also that you're enjoying the matte pencils! 😊