2B. good choice sir! the shaving is a bit rough tho. b/c your using that full hand held box opener, your going to get those big chunks taken out. If you just hold the blade itself, and shave gently, you will get a smoother gradient and a stronger end product to draw with =)
http://www.plazaart.com/products.php?page=5994&a=3&dept=7&manufacturer=7024 Turqoise Sanford. Which is a Prismacolor brand. Prismacolor makes some seriously inferior products, and this pencil is no exception, though i do find myself using it a lot. The biggest issue with it is, that it is marked as a 3B but it is very hard…