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I did reply to this question earlier today, but it seems to have got lost in the ether?
I mainly use a small pocket knife with a slow thumb action, but in the past I had a weird hobby of collecting sharpeners.
Of those I prefer my twin staedtler, but also have a plastic version that produces a very fine point.
Also a sandpaper block can help achieve this after sharpening.
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Re ; Sharpening Colour Pencils
I use a rotary sharpener which I find pretty good...You have to screw it very firmly to a base with the wing nut supplied ...It's made by Faber Castell, has an adjustment for a fine or rounded point, and has rarely broken any of my Derwent Coloursoft leads during use. Not battery operated...the turning handle stops when the required sharpness is reached.
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I can't remember where I stumbled across a video of a lady demonstrating how to use a pocket knife as a sharpener - probably on YouTube? sometimes a video demo is much better than a diagram with text!
But once you get the hang of the technique you can wittle away to get just the point you require, but as I mentioned before, if you stumble across a decent sharpener, the combination of the two is perfect!
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Latest bit of dirtying a clean piece of paper.http://www.painters-online.co.uk/Gallery/Mick-Saunders-Silt-Road/_ga76550_pg1bestMick