Question

which type of pencil is best for sketching?

Answer 1

apsara pencil or pen pencil

Answer 2

For fine detail, you want H pencils; for texture and tonal range, you want B pencils. The 'blacker' the pencil, the softer the lead – a 9B pencil will leave a darker mark but become blunt very quickly. The standard sketching pencil is HB or 2B