the Paint-ON stock is significantly thicker and more structurally rigid — closer to illustration board — giving it substantially better resistance to buckling under heavy wet media applications

it lifts and spreads existing pigment rather than mixing in new color

8 mm polyester bullet tip

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viking 400 skjoldungen hb pencil Lex the Paint-ON stock is significantlyThe Skjoldungen is Viking's premium tier pencil, built around a more refined graphite formula than a standard HB pencil finer and more compressed, which lowers friction against the page and gives a smoother glide while still producing a properly dark, opaque value. That refinement also affects how it erases: the graphite lifts cleanly under a vinyl eraser without leaving crumbs or smearing into the surrounding area, which matters for technical