This week’s featured pencil artist is Leslie Brown, a teacher living in Olathe, Kansas. While he isn’t teaching, Leslie spends his spare time drawing everything from celebrities and athletes to landscapes and buildings. In fact, judging…
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Doug Martin's Pencil Pages provides a very thorough and the most informative article I've ever read regarding the Copying Pencil.
The article entitled, "The Copying Pencil: Composition, History, and Conservation Implications" which was written…
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With the recent 150th anniversary of the patent of the eraser tipped pencil, I have seen several new references around the web about pencils and a few indicating that 75% of pencils sold in the United States are painted yellow. At our Pencils.com site…
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When Henry Petroski looks at a pencil, he sees far more than a simple writing tool. Dr. Petroski, a professor of civil engineering and history at Duke University, views the pencil as a symbol of engineering. In his 1992 book, The Pencil:…
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Poetry and songs have always shared a close relationship. For example, poetry was originally believed to have been sung, memorized, and passed on by oral tradition. Similarly, music has retained its notoriety by being passed on from musician…
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Drawing Lessons: How to Draw Hair With The Theuer Method
Hair comes in many shapes, sizes, twists, colors and turns. This is true for hair on people and on animals. As a result, drawing hair is difficult. How do…
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Drawing Lessons: Use Focus and Detail to Sharpen Your Drawing
Focus is not how clear your drawing is. Instead, the focus of your drawing is the subject. It is what you want the viewer to see. And often it is what you want the viewer to feel.
I…
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Grass and weeds are some of the most challenging nature elements to capture in a landscape drawing. It is seldom the focal point of a landscape, but if not rendered correctly, can negatively impact the rest of the scene. Grass is a supporting…
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Writing Tips: Time Doesn't Grow on Trees
Waking up in my Italian villa, the rays of il sole pry my eyes open. I wander out of bed into a communal kitchen, where the table has been pre-set by la donna della casa. Croissants, rolls, and cappuccino…
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The most versatile pencil point is the chisel point. The top sharp edge can be used for finer markings, details and creating fine lines. The flat angled plane can be used for shading. In this entry into our drawing lessons series, we'll be looking…
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Pencil Artist of the Week: Leslie Brown
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThe Copying Pencil & It’s History
The Myth of the Yellow Pencil
Meet the Pencil Professor
Creating Songs From Poems
MUSIC, TV, FILM & BOOKSDrawing Lessons: How to Draw Hair With The Theuer Method
ART, Drawing Lessons, Teaching ArtistsDrawing Lessons: Use Focus and Detail to Sharpen Your Drawing
ART, Drawing Lessons, Teaching ArtistsDrawing Lessons: Drawing Grass and Weeds with Diane Wright
ART, Drawing Lessons, Teaching ArtistsWriting Tips: Time Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Teaching Artists, Writing LessonsDrawing Lessons: The Chisel Point
Drawing Lessons, Teaching Artists