Daler rowney artists graphic pencils use smooth shading graphite with reliable sharpening qualities making this the ideal pencil for illustration design fine art and architecturethe graphite leads are encased in a solid hexagonal wood barrel with a beautifully black stained natural finishthis set contains 12 pencils graded from 2h to 9bnot suitable for children under three years sharp points may cause injury broken pieces may cause choking please retain tin for reference