79 years ago today, the first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey. While drive-ins are a rare sight today, the movie industry is still thriving and indie film studios are popping up all over the world. Before we go any further,…
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The Blackwing Experience featured a number of activities designed to encourage creativity and see just what would happen when hundreds of creative minds gathered in one place. One such songwriting activity asked guests to write a line of lyrics…
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Derwent Pencils and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Saturday marked the start of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne. The celebration is peppered with visits to the Epsom Derby, the Thames…
Pencils and Pop-Culture: Queen Elizabeth and the Diamond Jubilee Pencil
Hail Britannia, PPC followers! It’s time for Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth the II of England, and I will fully admit that I have a case of Jubilee fever (Jubifever?…
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Two weeks ago, we reintroduced our Pencils.com featured teaching artist Mike Theuer and the first of his many tips for artists. Today, Studio 602 is excited to reintroduce Diane Wright and her tips for making the most out of your graphite.
Drawing…
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Mad Men Water Cooler - "The Other Woman"
“Mad Men,” I don’t know if I can handle you.
I will fully admit that last night’s episode was probably one of the hardest to watch. However, for me it was also the strongest episode of the…
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This week's featured pencil artist is Neil Dvorak, and he is a comic writer, penciler and illustrator all rolled into one. His comics are short and sweet affairs that deal with the challenges and adventures of everyday life. He employs a minimalistic…
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Mad Men Water Cooler - "Christmas Waltz"
Welcome to this week’s “Mad Men” Water Cooler! Every week we take a look at the creative aspects of one of television’s most talked-about shows. The following discussion contains spoilers for…
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Pencils and Pop-Culture: The Pencil, Always in Style
I’ve written before about the inherent seductive qualities of pencils. However, for all my admiration of pencil skirts and, in limited instances, pencils mustaches, I had never seen just…
Pencils.com Doodle Wars
I hope you hear the theme from "Rocky" in your head right now, because it's about to get crazy competitive up in here.
Studio 602 and Pencils.com are super-stoked to introduce our first "Doodle Wars!" We've posted…
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“The Blackwing” Movie: An Interview with Filmmakers Ricardo and Victoria
TV, FILM & BOOKSMordus and Collaborative Songwriting at its Finest
MUSICThe Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Derwent Pencils
Pencil NewsQueen Elizabeth and the Diamond Jubilee Pencil – PPC
Pencils and Pop Culture(Re)Introducing Pencils.com Teaching Artist Diane Wright
Teaching Artists“Mad Men” Water Cooler – “The Other Woman”
Mad Men Water CoolerPencil Artist of the Week: Neil Dvorak
Pencil Artist of the WeekMad Men Water Cooler – “Christmas Waltz”
Mad Men Water CoolerThe Pencil, Always in Style – PPC
Pencils and Pop CultureDoodle Wars. It’s On.
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