Mitsubishi 772 Vermillion Prussian Blue Pencils (12-pack)

The Mitsubishi 772 is a double-ended coloured pencil that has been a fixture in Japan for decades — one of those tools that has earned its place by being genuinely useful. One end is Vermilion red, the other Prussian Blue, split evenly 50:50 down the hexagonal pencil shaft. The ability to flip between two high-pigment colours in a single pencil is as practical now as it ever was — proofreading, editing, annotation, document marking, colour-coded note-taking, and sketching all benefit from having both colours immediately at hand without reaching for a second pencil. The leads are highly pigmented and soft enough to lay down rich, vivid colour with light pressure, without the waxiness that makes some coloured pencils hard to erase or layer over. The Prussian Blue end has a particular following among illustrators and urban sketchers for its proximity to the traditional non-photo blue used in drafting and cartoonist's underdrawing — a cool, expressive tone that reads distinctly from graphite. Made in Japan.