Yesterday, Palomino announced the launch of their new Blackwing-focused site Blackwing602.com (as well of a very interesting new notebook, but more on that later). The site is aimed at fostering the culture of creativity, innovation and excitement surrounding the Blackwing pencil. It will feature articles, videos and profiles of creative people and their processes, and […]
History Legend has it that in the early 1500’s, a violent storm in the Borrowdale area of Cumberland led to trees being uprooted. Beneath these trees was a strange black material that left its mark on whatever it touched. This material turned out to be graphite, a core component of the modern-day pencil. Shepherds began […]
We love sharing news and updates with our followers, but sometimes the best way to get news is in real-time and on the front lines. Below is a list of users and hashtags to follow on Twitter to make sure you’re always up to speed on what’s happening in the world of pencils. Users and […]
Today, we’re excited to announce that Palomino’s newly redesigned graded graphite pencil is now available on Pencils.com. Here is an excerpt from Palomino’s official unveiling of the new design: The Palomino graded graphite pencil is the pencil that inspired the revival of the Blackwing 602. Let that sink in for a moment. Bloggers, artists and […]
Anyone who has visited Pencils.com in the past few days may have noticed a few changes. We’ve rebuilt the site from the ground up using as many of the Web’s best practices as possible to give you a cleaner design, shorter load times and a more intuitive interface. In short, we’ve tried to make it […]
This week’s featured artist is a DeviantArt user and pencil artist who goes by the handle “TheFlyingMagpie.” TheFlyingMagpie’s DeviantArt gallery is filled with sketches of animated characters, wildlife and pets, but it’s his recently posted drawings of classic American cars that jumped out while we were browsing his gallery. TheFlyingMagpie’s car drawing series currently features […]
Ann Mazzaferro: Writer When word came down that it was time for the 2013 Year-End Round-Up, I was forced to take a good, long look at my life for the past year. It wasn’t pretty. In fact, I am more out of touch than that dorky uncle of yours who just got Facebook and discovered […]
We’ve covered the iconic pencil sharpening machine, the world’s first mechanical pencil, and Pencils.com’s first foray into the world of pens, but I think we’ve saved the best new Caran d’Ache item for last. Les Crayons de la Maison Caran d’Ache is an exotic pencil set featuring four individual pencils crafted out of four rare species […]
We’ve offered mechanical pencils on Pencils.com before, but never one as storied as the 844 mechanical pencils and Fixpencils found in our new Caran d’Ache offerings. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at what makes these pencils so special, and why they deserve a place alongside your woodcased pencil arsenal. Fixpencil The best […]
Yesterday, we took a look at the Caran d’Ache pencil sharpening machine, the first crank sharpener we’ve offered on Pencils.com. Today, we’re going to take a look at another Pencils.com first from Caran d’Ache: pens. Frosty Pens First up is Caran d’Ache’s entry-level pen, the Caran d’Ache Frosty pen. This model sports a semi-translucent, colored […]
