The angle at which a graphite pencil is sharpened is different to that of a coloured pencil. This is because a graphite pencil is harder and you can therefore work with a longer tip. If you sharpen a coloured pencil with a graphite pencil sharpener, the tip will be too long and will break when you apply pressure to it. We therefore recommend that you sharpen coloured pencils with a coloured pencil sharpener.
The difference between graphite and colour pencil sharpeners
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