New Line of Artists Pencils and Drawing Kits!

Pencils.com is pleased to announce the addition of a new line of artist products by General Pencil Company. General’s® special formulation pencils complement our premium Palomino graphite and color pencils expanding the range of shade intensity for your pencil drawing and sketching needs. General’s® Brand Pencils have been produced in the USA since 1889. The family owned business takes pride in handcrafting quality pencils made from genuine Incense-cedari and artist materials using traditional methods passed down for five generations. The extensive experience in creating high quality products is one of the reasons why General’s® pencils are trusted by artists.

General’s® products that are now available through Pencils.com include:

General’s® Charcoal Pencils

General’s® Charcoal is an extra smooth, rich, intense black drawing formula, handcrafted with General’s® family formula since 1889. Oil free and blendable, General’s® “the original” charcoal pencils are often referred to as “Red Hots” by artists across the USA.

General’s® Carbon Sketch Pencils

General’s® Carbon Sketch Pencils are smooth like graphite and black like charcoal. The perfect combination of charcoal and graphite. Made with genuine Incense-cedar. Certified non-toxic, AP approved.

General’s® Flat Sketching Pencils

General’s® Flat Sketching Pencils are rectangular shaped pencils made with genuine Incense-cedar. They have a raw cedar wood finish and wide graphite cores for calligraphy, drawing, and broad strokes.

General’s® Semi-Hex Graphite Pencils

General’s® Semi-hex Graphite Pencils are high quality pencils which are ideal for school, home or office use and represent the only yellow hexagonal shaped pencil with rounded corners offered for sale on the Pencils.com store.

Cartoon Kits

General Pencil Company and Matthew Luhn, story artist/animator at Pixar animation studios, have partnered to create a one of a kind series of How to Draw Cartoons Kits. Great for getting started in cartooning. A great gift idea for the budding cartoonist on your Christmas list.

Drawing Kits

General Pencil Drawing Kits are made up of a variety of General’s® artist quality tools including General’s® Original Charcoal, Kimberly® Graphite, Factis™ Erasers, and artist quality stainless steel sharpeners.

Choose from several kit selections for beginners through those with advanced drawing and sketching skills. Beginner kits include instructional booklet. A great gift idea for Christmas.