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| 3/25/26 Uni Mitsubishi "brush pencil" in Stillman & Birn Zeta sketchbook (photo reference) |
After thinking about the Uni Mitsubishi “brush pencil” and
talking about it in yesterday’s post, I couldn’t help but pull it out –
it had been ages since I last used that amazing pencil. Indeed, it is the fude
of graphite pencils – ultra smooth, 10B graphite combined with a thick, thick
core.
I made the same types of swatches I did with the Derwent Drawing pencil in yesterday’s post: the side of core, with the point in multiple, lightly applied layers, and a high-pressure application with the point. With firm pressure, it’s so dark it looks almost like a marker. What a pencil!
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| Uni "brush pencil" swatches made in Zeta sketchbook |
Yet is it more of a fude than a Derwent Drawing pencil is? I think not; they are equally fude-esque. And the Drawing pencil has the added benefit of not smudging nearly as much as the Uni “brush” does. Graphite or colored, any pencil can compete for the fude title – but it’s not easily earned. I’d welcome other contenders! I certainly don’t own any others!
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| Its title is stamped right on the barrel: fude enpitsu ("brush pencil") |
