Pencils

“Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed." Gunmetal finish and firm graphite. Iconic square Blackwing ferrule with a pink eraser.

Matte Black, Green, or Red finish and our soft graphite. Iconic square Blackwing ferrule. Great for drawing, sketching, and music notation.

Pearlescent finish with balanced graphite, and iconic square Blackwing ferrule.

Extra-firm graphite with an exposed Incense-cedar barrel with a subtle clear matte finish, iconic square Blackwing ferrule and grey eraser.

Brand new Matte Red colorway features a matte red finish, copper imprint, copper ferrule, and light grey eraser. Contains the same soft graphite as our classic black Matte pencil.

Brand new Matte Green colorway features a matte green finish, copper imprint, copper ferrule, and taupe eraser. Contains the same soft graphite as our classic black Matte pencil.

Try out each of our four core Blackwing pencils (602, Matte, Pearl, Natural). Includes a one-time $10 coupon code to redeem on a standard 12-pack of Blackwing pencils.

Pearlescent pink finish with balanced graphite. Iconic square Blackwing ferrule, silver imprint, and bright blue eraser.

Pearlescent blue finish with balanced graphite. Iconic square Blackwing ferrule, silver imprint, and denim blue eraser.

Set of 12 short-length Blackwing 602 pencils featuring our firm graphite core, gold “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed" imprint, a gunmetal grey finish, and iconic square Blackwing ferrule with a pink eraser.

Volume 292 is our tribute to Keith Haring. Each pencil features Haring's dancing figures and our balanced graphite.

The Blackwing 140 is our tribute to the culinary arts. Each stainless steel-colored pencil includes our versatile balanced graphite that can be used for jotting down ingredients or sketching your plating ideas.

The Blackwing 574 is our tribute to Native American art and the 574 nations that use it to assert agency and identity. We worked with Kaw, Osage, Lakota artist Chris Pappan to design a pencil that evokes geometric patterns found throughout many Native American expressions of culture. Each pencil includes our firm graphite. A portion of proceeds will go to the Cheyenne River Youth Project.

The Blackwing 11 is our tribute to Bill Russell and his undeniable legacy on and off the basketball court. The number 11 foil stamped on each pencil represents the number of championships he won, more than any player in NBA history. Each pencil includes our soft graphite.

The second edition of Volume XIX, the 19th Amendment / Voting Rights pencil. This edition of the pencil features our extra-firm graphite and includes the graphite grade stamped on its barrel. This release is not part of the Volumes subscription.

Firm red marking core with a matte red barrel, iconic square Blackwing ferrule, and sand eraser. Set of 6 red core pencils.

Non-photo blue core with a matte blue barrel, iconic square Blackwing ferrule, and sand eraser. Set of 6 blue core pencils.

Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural ambition. Each pencil features silhouette of one of Wright’s iconic perforated boards printed in a muted, midcentury palette. The area around the board is unfilled, letting the natural wood of the pencil shine through. Each pencil also includes a copper ferrule and our extra-firm graphite.

The Blackwing Eras (2024 Edition) pencil sports a retro design inspired by the Microtomic 603. Each box includes 12 special edition pencils with a deep blue barrel, silver imprint & ferrule, a pink eraser, and our soft graphite.

Subscribe for $110 per year and each new quarterly limited-edition release for a full year, starting with Volume 21 - Woodworking. Each shipment also includes a sealed pencil archive tube, and subscriber-exclusive goodies. Subscribers also get 10% off purchases on our website for the duration of the subscription. Subscription products are excluded from any discounts and promotions.