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Pencil Artist of the Week: Tony Begolo

This week's featured pencil artist is Tony Begolo, a pencil artist from the UK who creates portraits. Here's a little more about the artist: My name is Tony Begolo, I am 57 years old, and I have been producing art for the last four years.…

Kickstarter Project: Magno by HRIBARCAIN

  Matthew Cain, Hribarcain Co Founder says: “We’re a new company and we know our launch price must be competitive to get the ball rolling. We strongly believe making profit comes second to…
Matterhorn Sharpener

This is What a $225 Pencil Sharpener Looks Like

The Matterhorn Pencil Sharpening machine is a rotary sharpener not unlike the rotary sharpeners found on classroom walls around the world. But that’s where the similarities end. The Matterhorn is truly a machine, giving you precise control…

Pencils.com Introduces Jstory

We are happy to announce the newest product line to Pencils.com: Jstory. Jstory was founded in 2006 and is based in Korea. They create notebooks, planners, and other stationery that are practical and pleasing to the eye. We discovered Jstory…

Pencils for Kids – Myanmar Mission Trip

Pencils.com has been donating 5% of every purchase made on the site to a few organizations, one of which is an organizations called Pencils for Kids.  We have been a long time supporter for Pencils For Kids, which is an organization dedicated…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Sarah McCloskey

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The featured artist of the week is Perth-based visual artist Sarah McCloskey. Her drawings and paintings usually feature human, animal, or botanical subjects, but is probably happiest when drawing amazing ladies. Check out her website and…

What’s the best way for a pencil user to celebrate Earth Day?

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April 22, 2016 marks the 46th anniversary for Earth Day, a day to celebrate the planet we live on and inspire people to be more aware of their actions and how they affect the world around us.  There are many ways to celebrate this year’s…

About Me: Nick

As a new member to the Pencils.com team, I wanted to properly introduce myself to our loyal fans and followers. My name is Nick and I am the new brand manager for Pencils.com. I am an environmentalist, musician, photographer, and a fan of all…

Pencils and Vinyl Records

Tomorrow, April 16, 2016 is Record Store Day, an annual event dedicated to supporting your local record store!  Hundreds of people of various ages and from different walks of life gather to show their support and buy physical copies of albums…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Rick Ratchford

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This week's featured pencil artist is Rick Ratchford. Rick is a US based graphite artist who creates lifelike portraits using an array of tools in addition to his graphite pencils. Including charcoal, blending stumps, kneaded erasers and more.…