Earth Day helps us remember that there are alternative, non-wasteful ways to spend our time. Luckily, being green can benefit your pocketbook as much as it benefits the earth. The following list contains 6 Earth Day deeds for rookies and experienced…
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Growing up, there was a junk drawer in my parents' kitchen populated by all the usual suspects: bent paperclips, snapped rubber bands, crumpled post-it notes. By far the most prevalent objects in the drawer, however, were pencils. There were…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Augusto Abarca, a graphic designer living and working in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Augusto’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with drawings that range from character designs and fan art, to caricature and…
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History
Legend has it that in the early 1500's, a violent storm in the Borrowdale area of Cumberland led to trees being uprooted. Beneath these trees was a strange black material that left its mark on whatever it touched. This material turned…
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While video games may be more popular today than they’ve ever been in the past, it’s rare to find games with as strong a community as the Souls series has. People who haven’t played the game but have heard of it know that these games are…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Lamin Martin, a pencil artist and digital illustrator living in Toronto. He is the founder and lead artist at Lamin Illustration & Design, a group that “specializes in creating conceptual fantasy…
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Taysir Batniji is truly a jack of all trades in the art world. Born in Gaza in 1966, Batniji has studied and created art all over the world. He attended Al-Najah University in Palestine, the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Bourges Université…
We love sharing news and updates with our followers, but sometimes the best way to get news is in real-time and on the front lines. Below is a list of users and hashtags to follow on Twitter to make sure you're always up to speed on what's happening…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Thiago, a pencil artist from Brazil who goes by the handle kikodv on DeviantArt. Thiago’s profile features a gallery dedicated to his non-colored originals and a gallery dedicated to their digitally-finished…
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I am to notebooks what Carrie Bradshaw is to shoes. If you've never seen Sex and the City, I'll break it down for you: Carrie will be walking down the street and spot a pair of heels in a window. Despite having a closet at home overflowing with…
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6 Earth Day Deeds
Pencil NewsGreen Tips: Recycle Used and Broken Pencils
Pencil NewsPencil Artist of the Week: Augusto Abarca
Pencil Artist of the WeekDerwent Pencil Company
Pencil NewsThe Fan Art of Dark Souls & Dark Souls 2
ARTPencil Artist of the Week: Lamin Martin
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekTaysir Batniji’s Stunning Pencil Shaving Installation
ART, Pencil NewsYour Guide to Pencils on Twitter
Pencil NewsPencil Artist of the Week: Thiago (kikodv)
Pencil Artist of the WeekFour Ways to Organize Your Notebooks
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