This special edition Blackwing pencil was painted with a colour designed to resemble that of the Golden Gate bridge. See @oldmans snap about the bridge and his comment on the colour called Vermillion Orange. The lead is smooth and soft.

This special edition Blackwing pencil was painted with a colour designed to resemble that of the Golden Gate bridge. See @oldmans snap about the bridge and his comment on the colour called Vermillion Orange. The lead is smooth and soft.

It all started after reading an article about how novelist John Steinbeck used the Blackwing pencils for writing. The marketing got me.
These are smooth pencils and a pleasure to use. They're better for drawing than writing because their lead is soft and loses its sharpness faster than firmer pencils.