Koh-I-Noor 8911 Progresso Professional Woodless Graphite Pencils are premium artist quality pencils ideal for sketching, drawing, writing, arts, graphics, hatching, etc. Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth was founded by Joseph Hardtmuth in 1790. Koh-I-Noor produced the first pencil leads by using a mixture of graphite and clay.

Koh-I-Noor’s high quality Progresso Woodless graphite pencils glide smoothly over the paper. These pencils have high opacity and are lightfast along with clean erasing qualities. Koh-I-Noor uses high-grade fireproof ceramic clay and graphite with a lacquer coating instead of a wood casing. These pencils are all graphite and this minimizes wastage. The Koh-i-noor Progresso Woodless pencils tend to outlast other standard wood cased pencils you may have.

With a solid, weighty feel in the hand they feel natural to use. Additionally, the pencils have excellent laydown and blending ability. Koh-I-Noor’s artist pencils have been on the market since decades during which period they have won many awards around the world for their impressive quality.

Koh-I-Noor Progresso Artist Pencils come in 5 Grades, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B. The softness and darkness of the pencil is determined by the proportion of graphite to clay. 4B, 6B and 8B are best suited for sketching, illustrating and blending as they produce broader and darker strokes, whereas HB and 2B are ideal for writing and drawing at school.

Koh-I-Noor Progresso Pencils have a 7.1 mm tick lead. The pencil itself is round in shape and is 7.6 mm thick. The pencils are pre-sharpened. Made by Koh-I-Noor in the Czech Republic (Europe), these pencils are similar to Staedtler Lumograph, Sanford Turquoise and Berol Turquoise Pencils.