Our pencil artist this week hails from the UK, specifically Belper, in Derbyshire, England, and goes by the name of Mark Langley. His works are created using a combination of graphite pencils and color pencils, and feature subjects that range…
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Those of you that follow Pencils.com on Twitter might have noticed quite a few updates over the weekend about a fantastic event we had an opportunity to participate in called the Chuck Jones Big Draw. Hundreds of aspiring artists showed up at…
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This week’s pencil artist is well known in pencil art world, and for good reason. Her name is Jeffrey Smart Baisden, and her color pencil pieces are astounding not only because of the skill and artistic talent they represent, but because of…
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In honor of the Chuck Jones Big Draw which is happening Sunday in Costa Mesa, CA, here's a clip of Chuck teaching us how to draw Bugs Bunny, one of his most famous characters. If you watch closely, you'll notice Chuck is using a Blackwing 602.
How…
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Twitter Poetry: Poetry in 140 Characters or Less
Earlier this week, Twitter snagged an $800 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian based venture firm. This investment raises the company’s value up to an estimated $8.4…
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Illustrations and Illustrators: Bringing Words to Life
What exactly is illustration? When this question was posed to me, I had a difficult time answering it. I knew children’s books were illustrated, I knew comic books were illustrated, but…
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This week’s pencil artist may seem like an odd choice at first glance, but that is only because his graphite portraits look so natural and lifelike, it is almost impossible to discern them from an actual photograph of the individual.
Armin…
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How Pencils Inspired Bob Dylan
Often, the hardest part about creative expression is trying to get started. It’s a challenge everyone faces at one time or another, including the great Bob Dylan.
While Dylan is known first and foremost…
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Welcome to Studio 602
Today is an exciting day at Pencils.com as we officially launch our new blog, Studio 602.
First, the name. We could call it a blog or a magazine but that implies one-way communication. At Studio 602, it's about the…
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A Mad Man's Pencil: Blackwing and Mad Men
Imagine you are a fly on the wall of an office building on New York City’s Madison Avenue. A man in a green argyle sweater and pleated brown pants sits on an upholstered Scandinavian-style couch with…
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Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Langley
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week“Chuck Jones, Creativity and the Blackwing Pencil” Video
ARTPencil Artist of the Week: Jeffrey Smart Baisden
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekHow to Draw Bugs Bunny with Chuck Jones
ART, Drawing LessonsTwitter Poetry: Poetry in 140 Characters or Less
Pencil NewsIllustrations and Illustrators: Bringing Words to Life
ARTPencil Artist of the Week: Armin Mersmann
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekHow Pencils Inspired Bob Dylan
ART, MUSICWelcome to Studio 602
Pencil NewsA Mad Man’s Pencil: Blackwing and Mad Men
TV, FILM & BOOKS