Asked by aubrey

When using drawing pencils, which pencil below will provide the darkest value?

A.
HB

B.
#2

C.
6H

D.
6B

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D. 6B

B-grade pencils are softer and make darker marks; higher B numbers (like 6B) are the softest/darkest. H-grade pencils are harder and lighter; #2 is roughly equivalent to HB.