As I was showing my collection of pencils from the 1990s to a friend the other day, he reminded me of a game he used to play in middle school. I, who went to middle school four years later and halfway across the country from him, vaguely remember…
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Pencil artist Henrik Moses is a professional graphite artist based in the Netherlands. Besides portraits and commissions, he creates extraordinary surrealism scenes, including this one, titled "Prisoner of my own".
This piece was well-liked…
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Earth Day
Hey there fellow pencilnauts, it’s Earth Day, and you know what that means! Actually, here at Pencils.com, we understand that many of our fellow pencil enthusiasts may not know what Earth Day is, let alone what it means. So, we…
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This week's pencil artist is Madame Talbot, a poster artist specializing in the so-called Victorian Lowbrow genre who loves pencils. She uses them every day, and expects them to perform when adding intricate detail to her drawings.
"I first…
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Learn how to draw a cartoon superhero in this video with cartoonist Matthew Luhn and the General Pencil Company. From General Pencil on Vimeo.
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Sharpening Your Knowledge: Dreams About Pencils
Here at Pencils.com, we live, eat and breathe all things pencils. If you are anything like us (and we’re guessing you are), you probably do the same. You may even sleep pencils from time to…
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We're excited about our Monday Pencil Artist this week! Sarah Brannen is a writer and illustrator with many great books under her belt: She wrote and illustrated Uncle Bobby's Wedding, which is an essential tool in explaining and showcasing…
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After Elizabeth Taylor's death on Saturday, an image made the Facebook rounds, at least in our pencil-related corner of the internet. It was a closeup of her face from this famous portrait, drawn with a rich, dark pencil.
We found out later…
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When we came upon this pencil artist the other day, we were floored. Clay Thompson, an illustrator in Reading, UK, created this amazing pencil profile of an African bird. Although it is in black-and-white, the details almost lets you see the…
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The Blackwing Awards at the Haggin Museum
Left: Marisela Serrano, a second grader at Mable Barron Elementary and her work. Right: Panchaniet Seng, a twelfth grader at Cesar Chavez High School with her work.
Pencils.com's mission to support…
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The Game of Pencils
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