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C-Compiler Drawings

Pencil Artist of the Week: C-Compiler

This week’s featured pencil artist hails from Germany and goes by the handle C-Compiler on DeviantArt (or just “Compiler” as she signs her notes). Her DeviantArt profile is filled with drawings of dinosaurs, both traditional and digital. For…
Graphite

5 Unique Properties of Graphite You (Probably) Didn’t Know

When you hear the word graphite, pencils inevitably come to mind. The pencil is of course the most common and well-known use for graphite, but there are some unique properties of graphite that make it useful for a number of different applications. It's…

Interview Question: 10 Non-Traditional Uses for Pencils

Job interviews are always pretty stressful situations, no matter how much time you spend preparing beforehand. Google is just one of many companies that have been known to ask, "What are ten non-traditional uses for pencils?" Here is how I would…
General Pencil Company

A Brief History of the General Pencil Company

The General Pencil Company has manufactured pencils since 1889.  Withstanding the World Wars, recessions, hurricanes and new ages of technology, the General Pencil Company has proven itself to be a survivor in an economic climate that tends…
Pencil Artist Alba Vazquez

Pencil Artist of the Week: Alba Vazquez

This week’s featured artist is Alba Vazquez, a pencil artist from Spain who is working on an ambitious project titled Ante Litem. The project is an online novel published via her blog antelitem.blogspot.com.es. In addition to the novel’s…