All drawing papers have what is known as a tooth or surface texture which ranges from rough to smooth.
Different kinds and types of drawing pencils.
Here is a summary of the different types of pencils used by artists.
If the drawing consists of the darker subjects e g.
Night scene crow then it is preferred to use soft pencils to get the required darkness.
Create dark and rough lines but not as versatile as the other options.
These are the most common pencils used in art and writing.
Various drawing techniques used by artists required a demand for the creation of more than one type of pencils over the time.
They were also split in terms of how light or dark they were as well as how heavy or light their lead was.
Similar to normal graphite pencils but in color you can read about colored pencils for artists here.
Smooth paper is better for pen and ink drawings and mixed media.
Pencils in all their variations will behave differently depending on the type of drawing paper or another surface you use.