The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques
A PROFESSIONAL GUIDE FOR THE ARTIST
A pencil is a rod of graphite encased in a
soft wood such as cedar, about six or seven
inches long and exposed at one end.
Crude forms of graphite pencils were first
used as early as the 17th century. Before
this, rods of lead or silver (known as silver
point) were used as implements for
making drawings. The modern form of
lead or graphite pencil with its wooden
encasement first came into use about the
beginning of the 19th century.
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