Today's Monday Pencil Artist is Andrew Madrazo from Cebu City in the Philippines. A software engineer by day, his Tumblr blog, Dru-ing features, among other things, pencil-drawing figures cut out and interacting with the artist somehow. This…
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Blackwing Biography Series: Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle, an American-born composer, orchestrator, and bandleader, was an avid user of the Eberhard Faber Blackwing. His work with Capitol Records helped define a generation of big band. He worked…
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Okay, so this one isn't so much a pencil drawing, as it is a painting of a model holding a pencil. But you like pencils well enough to forgive that, right?
We read over at Pencil Points the other day about this portrait, by Wim Heldens. Heldens,…
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Just over a week has passed since the official launch of the Palomino Blackwing 602, and it’s been a whirlwind here at the Pencils.com headquarters in Stockton, CA. The response has been better than we ever could have dreamed. We set a 24…
Sharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils
As we continue our celebration of Blackwing Month and the release of the Blackwing 602, we’re focusing on writers who are letting their ideas come to fruition in the form of paper and graphite…
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Blackwing Biography Series: Chuck Jones
Born in Spokane, Washington in 1912, animator Chuck Jones was perhaps most famous for drawing the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Warner Brothers for almost 30 years, starting in 1933, but…
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This week's featured pencil artist, 23 year-old Ashleigh Brown, has a Tumblr blog, Creative Native, where she posts all sorts of sketches, illustrations and artwork. Our favorite of her work are the doodles she creates, like this one. Despite…
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The Blackwing 602 now available!
Palomino and Pencils.com are proud to announce that the new Palomino Blackwing 602 is now available in the Pencils.com store!
The "602" has the same smoothness as the original Palomino Blackwing we…
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This post is in celebration of the launch of the new Palomino Blackwing 602 we release for sale at midnight tonight and as a fun way to share my own poetic creativity this month given our contest themes. Thus I've written my own "Ode to Blackwing"…
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I attended an event Saturday evening in my hometown (Fort Wayne, Indiana) called "Drop Your Avant Garde," a night combining local bands, art, food, and drink downtown. Often times it showcases artists who aren't as well known in the community.
A…
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Pencil Artist of the Week: Andrew Madrazo
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekBlackwing Biography Series: Nelson Riddle
MUSICPencil Artist of the Week: Wim Heldens
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekBlackwing 602 Reviews
Pencil NewsSharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils
TV, FILM & BOOKSBlackwing Biography Series: Chuck Jones
TV, FILM & BOOKSPencil Artist of the Week: The Creative Native
ART, Pencil Artist of the WeekThe Blackwing 602 now available!
Pencil NewsOde to Blackwing
MUSICPencil Artist of the Week: Cheryl Chapman
ART, Pencil Artist of the Week