*Fun Fact:* John Steinbeck is a pencil addict. The author started writing session with 24 pencils He adored the most famous Blackwing Pencil, but he also favored the Mongol 480. It's said that he used 300 pencils to write _East of Eden_ and 60 for _Grapes of Wrath_ and _Cannery Row._

"Nothing is gonna replace my mechanical pencil." This, a million times. As soon as I switched to mechanical pencils, I haven't gone back. I like my lines thin and I'm too lazy to sharpen pencils LOL!

I feel terrible knowing that one of my family members gifted me with a Blackwing when I was too little to understand how awesome it was, and it got lost at some unknown point in my life.

The 'Surfer pencil' Is part of their 'Volumes' collection/subscription where they release a new pencil every quarter dedicated to a new person or idea. Previously there has been voting rights pencils, racing ones (I think), MARS! and one dedicated to Kandinsky who was an Bauhaus artist.

not gonna lie; in the thumbnail I was like "is that a pencil with a brush on the other end?" xD

I remember when this video was called "21 04 09 Blackwing". The good ol' days.

From all the OG Jazza viewers (including me) who have been watching Jazza's videos for years, I just want Jazza to know that: We never gave up on you, You never let us down, You never ran around and never deserted us. You never made us cry You never said goodbye You never told a lie and never hurt us. Now you know the rules and so do I....

Part of the reason people like to use actual pencils over mechanical pencils is the variety of line quality you can achieve with a single tool by also using the SIDE of the pencil lead. It’s a different style of drawing from what Jazza does though. And that’s totally ok!

"What do i write?" Me, without skipping a beat: "According to all known laws of-"

"The pencil that shaped the culture of four generations" Yes, All. Hail. Blackwing. Pencil.

I absolutely love the way Blackwings smell when you sharpen them. The wood has a very distinct cedar scent that’s very pleasant.

Blackwing releases loads of pencils dedicated to anyone who has impacted our culture. I guess the website you shopped from just happened to have that specific one.

ok but why did i have a stroke reading the title-

Here when the tiltle was “21 04 09 Blackwing”

“I’m cringe in the best way possible” Just described himself in 7 words. But lets not forget... ✨Obnoxious but consistent✨

only true fans know 21 04 09 Blackwing

Jazza is an absolutely inspirational human being, continuosly and fervently making content, following his passion not only views

@Jazza The surfer one is weird but there’s actually a reason why they do it. They highlight influential people/places by creating a pencil that respects what they/it have done. There’s the Blackwing 24 that was made in tribute to John Steinbeck using the pencils to write his books. The Blackwing 811 pays tribute to all of the libraries of the world. And so on. Love the video and gotta love these pencils. The best in the world.

Now you need to do one with carpenter pencils and you can only sharpen them with your pocket knife or a box cutter. Mostly cause I love when you do art things with non-traditional art materials.

I've never met a Blackwing I didn't like....they sharpen to the pointiest point and they just look so wonderfully pleasing! 💜

Blackwing always makes theme pencils after people and even businesses. Who knows, one day they may even make a Jazza themed pencil. 😉 Great class BTW, took it last night and was able to follow along without the bothersome time lapse. Stay safe.

I still have that signed copy of your creating characters book from when I stole your channel, and I appreciate it so much! It's so cool to have something signed by you!

Jazza: i love character design, it is my all-time favorite thing to do. Also Jazza: CAN YOU MAKE ART WITH COAL AND GLUESTICKS?!

As a writer, I love these pencils, and it’s a great bonus that you can vary the pressure using the ones with soft graphite to get thick & thin lines for calligraphy/hand lettering.

Ok why isn’t anyone talking about how this guy is self taught and is a art is just indescribable with awesomeness

Who also gets this rush of excitement anytime jazza uploads?!

Actually, when it comes to the Blackwing pencil, the most sought after are vintage blackwings. They are quite different than the modern ones.

My mom (a musician) swears by the Blackwing pencils to mark her music, because it’s dark so it’s easy to see on the sheet music, but it also comes with really good erasers, so you can erase super easily (which is very important in music). (And yes, if you don’t press down super hard, you still get dark lines that are perfectly erasable.)

“Worlds best pencil!” Now this I gotta see!

Who else is just addicted to this creative, light-hearted and fun content?

Your adorable Jazza. My local artshop owner is a blacking enthusiast she has over 20 hanging in frames in her artshop. The 840 pencil is a special collectors edition they can cost a lot to buy old special editions. Blackwing is always releasing new special editions in the range. I guess to capture the attention of us artists that love pretty things XD

One compare/contrast test would be loss of lead in sharpening. Quality pencils should NOT break down in sharpening so that you wind up wasting 1/3 of the pencil in the first sharpening. So, comparing lead loss w/ each sharpening is valuable for me.

"I'm cringe in the best way possible" I have never related to something more.

I cant watch Jazzas videos before bed, because every time I do I get inspired to be creative when I need to be sleeping.....

The fact that you can remove the Eraser is amazing. I have never seen this on a regular pencil I've seen removal Racers on LED pencils but not regular pencils that's awesome. I would personally prefer regular pencils just because it feels a little bit more comfortable in my hand then LED pencil but most of the time when I do do Russ catching I use a LED pencil just because you can do light sketching with them and then I ever find with a regular pencil so I would definitely probably try these out they look really cool.

Man, I've been watching your videos for years now. And I still love how much passion and enthusiasm you demonstrate. Love it, thanks Jazza!

Wow you can really tell the matte black one is definitely an animator’s pencil. I didn’t know that I even knew there was such a distinction in look.

Pov: you are here before the title changes

I think, it's not about the pencil, it's about how pencil and individual hand pressure work together. I was highly unsatisfied with pencils in general, until I've started to use H2-H3 drawing pencils from AliExpress for both writing and sketching. Because I'm extremely heavy handed, this hardness works with me the best. Using kneaded eraser with them also works wonders. And the most satisfying thing, after almost 2 years I broke a lead, maybe once, so there's no waste of pencil lead. On a side note I really love The Tale Teller. There's even some fanfiction brewing. Thank you for this work.♥️

The skill share offers keep getting worse, who else remembers when they were offering 3 months free? And now it’s just a little discount😭

Hey, didn’t expect to see myself show up! Let me know when you’re ready to collab again.

Notification squad got real confused by the unedited title lolol 😂

I would sketch and details with my mechanical pencil but the blackwing black, for getting value and shading fast in an art class is honestly amazing. I was actually introduced to the blackwing by my seat partner in my sketch for design class when he saw I was struggling for value with my mechanical pencil.

The one thing I really like from Blackwing is their long point sharpener. It works really well and just puts such a nice sharp, super long point on any pencil. Super satisfying!

"21 04 09 Blackwing" Damn working titles

21 04 09 black wing sounds more like a fighter jet than a pencil.

I personally prefer the feel of using a pencil over using a mechanical one. I don’t know what it is about a normal pencil that makes me like it more but it just feels so much better to use than any mechanical pencil I’ve used.

Having never heard of Blackwing pencils beforehand, I got my 602 in the only Scrawlrbox I ever purchased 3 years ago, and I didn't like it at all because of that same issue you had with the graphite not being easy to erase. I'll admit that it's nice to have an informative video from a professional artist exploring multiple pencils in the range, but it shocks me that even though you went through the same hardship you still liked the pencil in the end lol

The Blackwing pencil sharper is one of the best pencil sharpeners I’ve come across, although I don’t use the (black) pencil as much, I do still use them quite a bit when doing graphite illustration.

The Blackwing company comes out with limited release pencils every so often that are designed after specific people or moments in history :) that’s why there is a surfer pencil. Some other limited release designs include a Bauhaus design and voting rights :)

I love mechanical pencils but there is something fun about traditional pencils. I don't know what it is. I love to design characters, so I will totally check out your new skillshare course! 😄

I’m really glad you mentioned that you had drawn that character before because watching the intro I said to myself “I know I’ve seen him draw that character but I don’t remember this video at all” so it’s not age…I’m fine. Thank you

tale teller was, and is, one of my favorite videos on youtube

You know your early when the title was *21 04 09 Blackwing*

Hi Jazza, I'm from South Africa and I've been doing art for about 14 years, and watching your channel for at least 4 years. I'm going to buy this book just out of sheer appreciation for the heart you have for art education. I can't wait to see it!

Jazza: What should I write? Every other KZfaqr: Subscribe! Hit that bell commentlikeshare Jazza: How about Thriller

Energy overloaded 🔥🔥 keep it up we love it!🔥🔥🎉🎉

Jazza: having a tender moment Also jazza: promoting

I’m one of those people that prefer sharpen pencils over mechanical and I have to say I did notice a difference with the black wing over other pencils. I might have to get the Natural and try that one out! Thanks for reviewing the different types!

Been using these branded pencils and I will NEVER return to other pencils such as Faber Caswell. Just perfect quality, shading contrast controls, long pencil barrel, shiny outcome on certain paper, and finally looking premium. My drawing kit includes the Matte, Pearl and the 602. I used them all three in every illustration, giving me a wider range of shading contrast. I have not tried other 2, but will consider if I can get hold of them. I say these are one of the BEST pencil brands in the world you can get.

bruh i’m so early the name is 21 04 09 😂😂

Love the blackwing so smooth and snazzy

hi jazza i’ve been watching you for 2 years and my art has improved thanks so much

Omg you are the one who got me into more character design and skill share. I’ve been Mucking around with Skillshare for four months now and I’m totally checking out your class!

Whenever I watch jazza My brain will remind me about art school failures student in Germany ^-^

I CAN'T be the only one who thought his handwriting looked good!

Such a fun vid😊😊jaza singing is music to my ears he can sing really well🥰🥰

okay so we're just gonna ignore how nice his handwriting acctually is

Can you make a video of you drawing/painting with make up, or just eyeliner?

Video request - Try to create an art piece using makeup only

I think blackwing pencils should definitely get into the mechanical pencil arena, those erasers are dope AF and super useful.

Jazza, idk how u make it easy but when I try drawing. I really like your drawing and comedy, keep up the work

*"I'm actually seeing Jazza more than my friends these days"*

Why do I just watch your videos even though I’m bad at drawing😂

Jazza, are you absolutely and in love with every single art piece you do? If I was even a little bit as good as you, I'd be so proud every time.

My first Blackwing pencil was actually a hand-me-down from a teacher in college. It was so great it was the ONLY PENCIL I managed to keep through the whole year (and as someone that is so heavy handed that I break mechanical pencils as well as a scatter brain that has to have 20 pens so I don't go to class without a writing tool- that says alot!) I couldn't find a replacement set in my local craft store so I was heart broken when I used up the pencil. Also- had NO IDEA you could replace the eraser. I'm going to go use up all my current pencils so I can get my Blackwings back. And so I use them productively I think I'll take on your character design class Jazza I have a DnD party to design! Peace!

Yugioh fans in the chat give me a "Soar to power, Blackwing Dragon!"

(ATTENTION JAZZA) It would be a fun and exciting video if you drew your family as a team of superheroes like your son and wife and you in a group with poses wearing superhero clothing with capes and masks belts and buckles and you name yourself and your family like give them superhero names and maybe get someone to make it in real life and get you and your son and wife to actually wear it and take a photo and using #superheros or something :)

I still have half a pearl from my College animation class almost 2 years ago. Its..a pencil. To this day, I still use dollar store pencils while sketching. I sometimes use mechanical, but I break them too often. I rarely notice a difference in pencils, but I hate hard leads. I suppose since I'm not a pencil specific artist, it doesn't matter to me.

Jazza is literally magic because I’ve been struggling to find my art style for years but I started watching Jazza and I guess it inspired me and I finally found my style- *magic Jazza*

Just remember, you don't need expensive pencils to make great drawings. You could even use a standard #2 pencil.

Aww man, I have to watch this later because of school

I'm really enjoying watching a bunch of your videos, your creativity and skill is absolutely epic. But finding out you compose and play your own music, I'm totally a fan forever.

Been a fan since your new grounds days when I was teen you inspired me mostly to become a animator

Using natural pencils that aren't pre sharpened is a pain but it is so worth it if you know what you're doing

Hi Jazza, you are my favourite youtuber and you inspire me to try different things with art and discover myself in different ways. Thank you for being inspiring and keep going❤️👍

I love how you drew the old man with a black wing pencil! It matches this so well! I love your content ❤️

I was wondering if and when you'd do a video about the blackwing pencil! Nice!

I’m finally early for a Jazz’s video by waking up at 5 in the morning 👍 #worthit #imsosleepdeprivedbutwerenotgonnatalkaboutthat

HENNA art please 🥺

When Jazza sings it feels like I am watching a 2000s music video, backstreet boys or something

The pearl blackwing is my absolute favorite pencil. It is sooooo smooth and butter-ey when you draw with it. It's definitely worth buying.

Anyone else notice how his female characters often end up resembling his wife 🥰😭

Hum... early enough to get that first upload title 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾

Literally just joined Skill Share for this! I am sooo pumped up! Thank you Jazza!

Anybody else see jazza as a dad basically by the way he act he seems like the fun dad I wish u seen more often

I find it funny that that is what Jazza thinks women wear when they are trying to feel comfortable lol 😆

I clicked the moment the notification came!!!!!

Just found this site and LOVE it! He is very knowledgeable!

ASDFGHJKL I JUST CLICKED THE VID AND A SKILLSHARE AD IS PLAYING AND IT'S JAZZA IN IT WTH. FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THIS AD TOO-