The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

There are plenty of lesser-known capabilities of the Apple Pencil. You can use it to take quick notes, take screenshots with gestures, draw in emails, find lost pencil, and improve comfort and ...

The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...

Which colored pencils are the best? Some people leave colored pencils behind as a kid, but you can create incredible artworks with the right colored pencils. Whether you’re buying them to complete ...

Everyone has their own way of decompressing. Mine is drawing. Specifically, it’s drawing to the soothing sounds of Bill Callahan with a Modelo Especial or a cup of mint tea by my side. Like yoga or ...

Almost every syllabus, teacher, and standardized test requires a No. 2 pencil. Are there other choices out there? Indeed there are. Pencil makers manufacture Nos. 1, 2, 2.5, 3, and 4 pencils—and ...

David Rees thinks he knows how to sharpen pencils. He says people have entrusted 1,500 pencil points to his sharpening business. I know a little something about working with sharp pencils, and let me ...