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...The oldest pencil company in the U.S.A.!

 

please call our toll-free order line for assistance: (800) 861-3729

but note: we're always running around here at warp speed helping customers...if for some reason the line is busy, just be patient and keep on trying...or you can simply email us your phone number, and we will be glad to call you back to take your order!

effective May 14, most orders ship via U.S. priority mail for $9.60!

click here for our freight & return policy

 

Classic Sketching Set

contains 32 pieces including 3 Multi-Pastel Chalk pencils, 2 Woodless graphite pencils, 5 Charcoal pencils, 1 Carbon Sketch pencil, 1 Layout Ebony pencil, 1 Sketch & Wash pencil, 5 Compressed Charcoal sticks, 1 All-Art sharpener and a Magic Black eraser.

item# 50-RETRO; m.s.r.p.: $29.99

Classic Graphite Set

contains 32 pieces including 11 Kimberly Graphite Pencils, 5 woodless graphite pencils, a Layout Ebony pencil, a Sketch & Wash Pencil, 2 new Compressed Layout sticks, 10 Compressed Graphite art sticks, 1 All-Art sharpener and a Magic Black eraser.

item#97-RETRO; m.s.r.p.: $29.99

Classic Charcoal Set

contains 32 pieces including 2 Charcoal White Pencils, 8 Charcoal Pencils, 6 Primo Charcoal Pencils, 1 Primo Bianco Pencil, 1 Carbon Sketch pencil, 10 Compressed Charcoal Sticks, 2 Compressed Charcoal White sticks, 1 sharpener, 1 Magic Black eraser.

item# 57-RETRO; m.s.r.p.: $29.99

Classic Pastel Chalk Set

contains 30 pieces including 20 Multi-Pastel Pencils, 6 Compressed pastel sticks, 2 sponge applicators, a tortillion, an All-Art sharpener and ES-20 Extra Soft White Vinyl Eraser.

item# 50-RETRO; m.s.r.p.: $29.99

 

Jumbo Layout Stick and Jumbo Clutch Holder

Use to create dramatic artwork with bold strokes. Also great for large coverage areas.

item# 206BP-5250; $19.98

40% off sale: $11.99

Jumbo Carbon Sketch Stick and Jumbo Clutch Holder

Also use to create dramatic artwork with bold strokes. Also great for large coverage areas.

item# 206BP-5950; $19.98

40% off sale: $11.99

Drawing Class Essential Tools Kit: item# 1-Kit; retail: $10.99 25% off sale price $8.25

Mixed Drawing Media, contains 13 essential drawing tools that any artist needs for any basic mixed media drawing class. This thoughtful selection of General's handcrafted drawing tools is an easy solution for art instructors and drawing students.

this kit contains 1 each of the following:

HB Graphite Pencil, 2B Medium Graphite Pencil, 4B Soft Graphite Drawing pencil, Layout Ebony Black soft pencil, 4B Soft Charcoal pencil, 6B Extra-Soft Charcoal pencil, compressed graphite stick, compressed charcoal stick, sanguine pastel stick, white pastel stick, willow (vine) charcoal stick, kneaded eraser, artist sharpener.

Carbon Sketch Pencils-blistercarded

item#: 595-BP; $2.49 each

2 each of General's Carbon Sketch Pencils blistercarded with a sharpener. Smooth as graphite, dark as charcoal. Mike Hill's favorite pencil!

Primo Euro-Blend Charcoal

item#: 59P-BP; $5.59

3 Primo Euro-blend Charcoal Pencils and a Primo White with an All-Art sharpener and Magic Black eraser.

 

 

MULTICHROME pigmented artists' quality colored pencils

Made with real artists' pigment, these pencils provide superior lightfastness to Prismacolor Color Pencils, which are made using dyes. Professional Quality. Made in USA.

in 12 and 24 piece sets and open-stock

 General's MULTICHROME color pencil sets: 3.3 m. pre-sharpened
 400-12A: 12color set $8.99

400-24A: 24 color set $16.99

single pencils: 99 cents; or buy 12 or more, pay just .89!

 

watercolor pencil sets:

available in sets of 8, 12 and 24 colors

8pc: item #700-8A $4.80

12 pc: item #700-12A $7.20

24 pc: item #700-24A $14.40

"Kiss-Off" stain remover

removes grease, wet or dry oil paint, lipstick, blood, grass stains, red wine, chocolate, coffee, baby stains, pet stains, copy machine toner, permanent marker, mystery spots and more! Item# 136-BP

$3.98 each

Tri-Tip eraser:

ideal for erasing areas of fine detail. Item #T-24BP

$.99 each

Did you know that every president of the United States

has been sketched since 1889 with General Pencil charcoal pencils???..

flat-pencil sharpener

item #S-6000

easily and effortlessly creates a flat point on flat pencils, charcoal & graphite sticks and more.

contains: 1 Flat Point sharpener, 1 carpenters' pencil, plus 1 flat sketching pencil

retail: $7.98 sale: just $4.99

 

 5630-ABP peel & sketch charcoal $3.98

 

525-BP drawing pencil set $2.98

 

57J-BPE jumbo willow charcoal $2.98

 

57C-BPE assorted willow charcoal $3.49

 

557-BP charcoal pencil set $3.98

 

 588-BP sketch & wash pencils $2.48

or buy a dozen for just $12.00!

 980A-BP jumbo graphite sticks; $2.98

960A-BP Assorted Jumbo Charcoal $2.98

 958A-BP White Charcoal $2.98 

 970A-BP graphite sticks $2.98 

 

957A-BP assorted charcoal sticks $2.98

 940A-BP earth tone compressed pastel sticks

$2.98

 

941-BP sienna compressed pastel sticks $2.98

 

942-BP sanguine compressed pastel sticks $2.98

item#: 700-6AC contains 6 Cool color Kimberly Watercolor pencils, artist quality paint brush, and technique project booklet.

retail: $6.99

item#: 700-6AP contains 6 Primary color Kimberly Watercolor pencils, artist quality paint brush, and technique project booklet.

retail: $6.99

item#: 700-6AV contains 6 Vintage color Kimberly Watercolor pencils, artist quality paint brush, and technique project booklet.

retail: $6.99

 

item#: 700-6AW contains 6 Warm color Kimberly Watercolor pencils, artist quality paint brush, and technique project booklet.

retail: $6.99

 

 97-BP woodless graphite pencils $3.29 (specify 2b, hb 4b, 6b or 8b)

 

555-2BP ebony pencils $1.19

or buy a dozen: for just $6.00!

 

558-2BP charcoal white $2.79

 

205M-BP the miser pencil extender $3.98

 

Kit #25 $7.99

Kit #20 $15.98

Kit #10 retail: $8.99

 Kimberly Premium Graphite, Artist Quality Drawing Pencil
item # description price (per dozen)
 525  8B,6B,4B,2B,B,HB,H,F,2H,4H,6H

 sale: $7.99/dz.

 General's Layout Pencil: Soft Sketch (Ebony)
item # description price (per dozen)
 555 Round shape, soft graphite w/ black finish

 sale: $5.99/dz.

 General's Erasers
item # description price (per box)
100E Small, pink bevel eraser. 3 dozen per box $5.40
102E Medium, pink bevel eraser. 2 doz. per box  $6.75
Standard size gray kneaded eraser. 1 doz. per box

sale: $6.99/dz.

Large gray kneaded eraser. 1 doz. per box

sale: $9.99/dz.

Art Gum: rectangular shape. 1 doz. per box

sale: $6.99/dz.

P-24 Small white vinyl eraser. 2 dz./box $14.85
P-12 Large white vinyl eraser. 1 dz./box $12.01
P-6 Extra Large white vinyl eraser. 1 dz./box $26.73

 

The Masters Brush Cleaner...cleans, conditions and restores artists' brushes in one step.
101-BJ  2 1/2 oz. size $5.98
103-BJ 24 oz. school tub $24.99
114-BJ 1/2 oz. trial size $1.25
106-ASK The artist's survival kit: Brush cleaner, stain remover, ES-20 eraser, Masters hand soap, and a pencil sharpener, packed in a brush cleaning basin. $20.00

Pencil Facts:

  • There are about 2.8 billion pencils used in the United States every year.
  • The average pencil can draw a line 35 miles long or write about 45,000 words.
  • The first known wooden pencil dated back to the mid 1500's. It was a thin rod of wood with a bit of graphite stuck into one end. In the late 1600's, the pencil-making process we use today was first developed.
  • The numbers on pencils refer to their grades, or hardness. Higher numbers, such as number 4, mean harder pencils. The harder the pencil, the less graphite that comes off onto the paper, making a lighter line.
  • Bread crumbs were used as erasers until1770, when the first rubber eraser was made.
  • In 1858, erasers were attached to the ends of pencils for the first time.

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