TICONDEROGA Erasable Checking Pencils, Pre-Sharpened with Eraser, Blue, Pack of 12 (14209)

For underdrawing, I love to use the Light Blue PrismaColor Col-Erase (20068). However, it's not easy to purchase this color individually, and the non-photo blue color that is more available is a bit too light for me, even when working on textured paper.This Ticonderoga works for my purpose, but it's not as erasable. I find myself having to do light strokes with a flat chisel tip to keep them decently erasable. If you can afford quality sketching pencils (e.g. PrismaColor, Steadler, Caran d'Ache), I would stick to those, but these are a viable alternative at a much cheaper price.

These pencils have a nice, soft lead that writes effortlessly. They also hold their point well, without the frequent breakage and need for sharpening that is so common with colored pencils. The only difficulty I've had with them is that if I need to erase something I have written with them, erasure is partial, always leaving part of the original mark behind. I found this to be true whether using the pencil-end eraser, or using any of a variety of other kinds of erasers.

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I always look for these pencils every time they are on sale.