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When looking for a name, the team turned to their tools. "9B is the darkest pencil in the box, and it's also malleable. ou use it to adapt to diff erent things when you're drawing," says Boutt. The name also has signifi cance to the founders' personal history. Hodge says, "I remember a lesson that Phil taught me when I was 11 or 12we've known each other that long. When I used to sketch my lines were super dark and he said, 'Start with a lighter colored pencil. Once you perfect your skill, then you start getting darker and darker. That lesson correlates with our company. He spoke it into existence back then and we didn't even realize. It's literally the same lesson: get darker, sharpen your skills. So, in terms of what we're producing, 9B represents expertise. We work with high-level talent. All of our artists are 9B." "By urc comb m we c ld ly facil• • e H• yw• d hi ng m‚ e diƒ „ … y, b‡ ˆ b‰ ld t‹ ms peop' c' ‚ " w‚ k " • – ." When looking for a name, the team turned to their tools. "9B is the darkest pencil in the box, and it's also malleable. ou use it to adapt to diff erent things when you're drawing," says Boutt. The name also has signifi cance to the founders' personal history. Hodge says, "I remember a lesson that Phil taught me when I was 11 or 12we've known each other that long. When I used to sketch my lines were super dark and he said, 'Start with a lighter colored pencil. Once you perfect your skill, then you start getting darker and darker. That lesson correlates with our company. He spoke it into existence back then and we didn't even realize. It's literally the same lesson: get darker, sharpen your skills. So, in terms of what we're producing, 9B represents expertise. We work with high-level talent. All of our artists are 9B." "By urc comb m we c ld ly facil• • e H• yw• d "By urc comb m we c ld ly facil• • e H• yw• d "By urc comb hi ng m‚ e diƒ „ … y, b‡ ˆ b‰ ld t‹ ms m we c ld ly facil• • e H• yw• d hi ng m‚ e diƒ „ … y, b‡ ˆ b‰ ld t‹ ms m we c ld ly facil• • e H• yw• d peop' c' ‚ " w‚ k " • – ." hi ng m‚ e diƒ „ … y, b‡ ˆ b‰ ld t‹ ms peop' c' ‚ " w‚ k " • – ." hi ng m‚ e diƒ „ … y, b‡ ˆ b‰ ld t‹ ms Mike wandi, Phillip Boutt Jr., and Aldis Hodge 35