Blackwing pencil are beloved by many designers. The Blackwing Vol. 7 is a tribute to animation and its evolution. The pencil design utilizes an animation trick called Picket-Fence or Barrier-Grid. This animation-type is created by taking illustrated frames and turning them into an interlaced pattern that looks like a series of lines when seen with the naked eye, but turns into an animated design when viewed with a striped overlay.

Each set of Blackwing Vol. 7 pencils comes with six unique designs. When side by side and matched with the corresponding colored dots (Orange-Red-Blue-Purple-Brown), they form a 7-frame animation that can be seen using the included Picket-Fence viewfinder. You should be able to see a running animation of Chuck Jones’ iconic Wile E. Coyote.

Animation itself operates as an optical illusion that uses a series of images shown in quick succession that tricks our brains into seeing a continuous motion picture. The human eye can only process up to 12 individual frames per second. The earliest analog animation devices explored different ways to create this illusion.

From the earliest recorded cave paintings in France dating back over 30,000 years to becoming a sacred Saturday morning ritual across TV screens, drawing has been a key way for us to communicate with one another and with the world around us. Animation has been used for education and entertainment in many forms from the Magic Lantern used in the 16th century to mastering computer-generated imagery in the 21st.

＊With six different designs, item will be selected at random and shipped.
＊Original product packaging and the Picket-Fence viewfinder will be attached when buying a set of 12 pencils in a single order.
＊Slightly marks on the pencil body and on the metal ferrule are normal. For those who seek for the perfect quality of goods are recommended to purchase in the physical store.