General Pencil Company: Layout® Extra Soft Extra Black Graphite Pencils (12 Pack Box) – #555

Create bold, dramatic outlines and smooth, dark value shading with the classic General Pencil Company Layout® Extra Soft Extra Black Graphite Pencils (12-Pack Box / #555).

Handcrafted in the USA using sustained-yield incense cedar wood, the legendary Layout® pencil features an extra-soft 6B graphite formulation. It glides across paper to lay down dark, intense black lines—making it an essential tool for rapid gesture drawing, life sketching, canvas outlines, and layout design.

What's Included in the 12-Piece Box:

• 12x Layout® Extra Black Graphite Pencils (#555): Soft 6B extra-black graphite drawing pencils.

Key Features:

• Extra Soft 6B Graphite Core: Delivers deep, dark black marks with minimal hand pressure.
• Carbo-Welded Cores: Specially bonded graphite leads resist internal breakage during sharpening and heavy sketching.
• Ideal for Layout & Sketching: Perfect for initial canvas grid layouts, life drawing, illustration, and tonal value mapping.
• Sustained-Yield Cedar Casing: Premium cedar wood sharpens easily with standard pencil sharpeners or craft knives.

Product Specifications:

• Contents: 12-Pencil Box
• Brand: General Pencil Company
• Model / Part Number: #555 (Layout®)
• UPC / Barcode: 044974555005
• Made in USA

Shipped carefully in protective packaging from Victoria, Australia.