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Pencil Sculpture Makes a Point at UNH

UNH Students Create Pencil Sculpture That Mirrors Student Debt We have featured many fantastic pencil artists who create everything from realistic pencil drawings, to tiny sculptures (Dalton Ghetti, Hungarian artist Cerkahegyzo) to large-scale…
The lost art of passing notes

The Lost Art of Passing Notes

Rediscovering the Lost Art of Passing Notes When I was young, passing notes was a favorite pastime. My friends and I were forever inventing creative ways to pass notes without the teachers finding out. It wasn't until my junior year of high…
Pencil Artist Nicole Fekaris

Pencil Artist of the Week: Nicole Fekaris

This week’s featured pencil artist is Nicole Fekaris, a self-taught pencil artist and mirror writer living in West Virginia. She is a lifetime member of EBSQ, a group that provides its community of artists, artisans and photographers with…
3D Drawing

3D Drawing, Printing Brings Art to Life

3D drawing may appear on the surface like a passing trend in the tech industry, but is it more than that? Recently, The Huffington Post reported that scientists at Oxford are using 3D printing to create artificial human tissue. Simply…
Editorial Cartooning Pulitzer Prize

Top 11 Editorial Cartooning Pulitzer Prize Winners

                            The winners of the Pulitzer Prize were announced last week. As artists and drawing enthusiasts, the…
Blackwing Pearl Preview

Timberlines: Introducing the Blackwing Pearl

Timberlines: Introducing the Blackwing Pearl Over at Timberlines, WoodChuck has posted the first image of the Palomino Blackwing Pearl! His Timberlines post not only reveals the look of the new pencil, it also gives an inside look at the design…
Pixar Studios

A Pixar Primer – 22 Rules for Storytelling

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A Pixar movie always packs an emotional and visual punch, but have you ever considered the method that goes into creating it? Earlier this month, a list of 22 rules for storytelling, compiled by former Pixar Storyboard artist Emma Coats,…
Taking Notes by Hand

10 Reasons Taking Notes by Hand is Better

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Whether you're still in school or a card-carrying member of the real world, chances are you find yourself taking notes from time to time. When the time comes, it's better to pick up a pencil than to open your laptop, and here are ten reasons…
Pencils for Kids Burma

Pencils.com Teams Up With Pencils for Kids

Pencils for Kids: Every Child's Future Begins with a Pencil Pencils.com is excited to share that we have teamed up with Pencils for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying children around the world with desperately needed school…
drink and draw

Sketched, Not Stirred: Drink and Draw

Drink and Draw There are a lot of things NOT to do when you've been drinking - things like driving, going to work, or calling an ex. Fortunately, drawing is not one of those sober-only activities. In bars across the country, artists are meeting…