The Tombow MONO 100 range features top quality artist pencils, available in 17 degrees of hardness.
The pencils feature dark graphite with high density, providing distinctive contrast for artists. The pencils are coated in a fine black varnish with gold-blocked writing and the distinctive white stripe over the paint-dipped end. The barrel is hexagonal and the very end is cylindrical.
Available in 17 degrees of hardness:
- 9H–6H (extremely hard): for special techniques like litho work
- 5H–3H (very hard): for technical detail drawing
- 2H–H (hard): for geometric and technical drawing
- HB–H (medium): writing and linear drawing
- B–3B (soft): freehand drawing and writing
- 4B–6B (very soft): used mainly in art for light, expressive drawing
