Digital BW, The Print

I was hunting for the right pencil for Hahnemuhle papers a few days 
back, and my eye fell on something labeled ' graphite pencil' It looked 
like a ball-point pen disguised as a pencil, complete with eraser on 
the back. It turns out to work quite well with RC papers, if they 
haven't been sprayed first. It produces what looks very much like a no. 
3 pencil shade of gray, but is much easier to write with than the 
Marsmatic drafting pen/inkjet ink I had been using. Also works well on 
the Hahnemuhle papers, though it is a bit darker there. It is almost 
too dark on most other matte papers, though still much better than a 
black ball-point pen which I find completely unacceptable. At $3.00 for 
two, its definitely worth a try. 

The full name is the Foray Graphite Pencil, and I found it at office 
Depot, though it may be available in most office supply houses.

Steve Karafyllakis