Tha Blackwing Pearl features a pearl white finish, gold imprint and white eraser, and a balanced and smooth graphite core that is softer than the graphite found in the Blackwing 602, but firmer than the Blackwing. Ideal for letterers, illustrators, writers and everyone in between, Blackwing Pearl pencils come packaged as a set of 12 in a durable two-piece archive box.