X

Archive for month: March, 2011

You are here: / / / March
Pencil Artist Jay DePalma

Pencil Artist of the Week: Jay DePalma

,
After Elizabeth Taylor's death on Saturday, an image made the Facebook rounds, at least in our pencil-related corner of the internet. It was a closeup of her face from this famous portrait, drawn with a rich, dark pencil. We found out later…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Clay Thompson

,
When we came upon this pencil artist the other day, we were floored. Clay Thompson, an illustrator in Reading, UK, created this amazing pencil profile of an African bird. Although it is in black-and-white, the details almost lets you see the…
Blackwing Awards at Haggin Museum

The Blackwing Awards at the Haggin Museum

The Blackwing Awards at the Haggin Museum Left: Marisela Serrano, a second grader at Mable Barron Elementary and her work. Right: Panchaniet Seng, a twelfth grader at Cesar Chavez High School with her work. Pencils.com's mission to support…
Japanese Disaster Help

Pencils.com Helps Japanese Disaster Victims

Note: This is republished from WoodChuck's personal blog about the pencil industry, Timberlines. See the original post and comment thread by clicking here. Pencils.com Helps Japanese Disaster Victims We were greatly disturbed to see the tragic…
Pencil Artist James Robertson

Pencil Artist of the Week: James Robertson

,
This week's featured pencil artist is James Robertson. He draws storyboards at Pixar for films like Toy Story 3, so he is no stranger to the humble pencil. His personal blog, The Iron Scythe, is chock-full of character sketches, profiles, scenes,…
Blackwing Erasers

Reviving the Blackwing: March Update

Note: This is republished from WoodChuck's personal blog about the pencil industry, Timberlines. See the original post and comment thread by clicking here. Reviving the Blackwing: March Update Okay, Blackwing fans, we have a few new developments…
Pencil Artist Harriet Estel Berman

Pencil Artist of the Week: Harriete Estel Berman

,
Today, we bring you a pencil artist of a different kind. Rather than using a pencil to draw, sketch, or illustrate, Harriete Estel Berman is making art out of the pencils themselves. She's creating a giant bell curve 27 feet long and 12 feet…