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Pencil Artist Paul Lung

Pencil Artist of the Week: Paul Lung

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No, that isn't a photograph of this week’s pencil artist, Paul Lung, it is a self-portrait he created using only a 0.5 mm technical pencil. Lung is an artist out of Hong Kong that specializes in photo-realistic pencil portraits of people and…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Keller

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Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Keller This week’s pencil artist is actually much more than just that. His name is Mark Keller, and he is a musician, songwriter, producer, painter, filmmaker, drawer and teacher. And that’s just scratching…
Pencil Drawing by Mike Theuer

Drawing Websites Every Artist Should Follow

To draw is defined as to “produce a picture or diagram by making lines and marks, especially with a pencil on paper.” Drawing is one of the most widely practiced art forms in the world, in part because of its low entry threshold; all you…

Hearst and Morgan: An Architectural Collaboration with a Pencil Connection

Hearst and Morgan: An Architectural Collaboration with a Pencil Connection My wife and I recently completed a driving vacation down the California coast which included an overnight stop in San Simeon where we visited Hearst Castle. Each of…
Pencil Artist Mark Langley

Pencil Artist of the Week: Mark Langley

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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…

“Chuck Jones, Creativity and the Blackwing Pencil” Video

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…
Pencil Artist Jeffrey Smart Baisden

Pencil Artist of the Week: Jeffrey Smart Baisden

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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…

How to Draw Bugs Bunny with Chuck Jones

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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…
Illustrators and Illustrations

Illustrations and Illustrators: Bringing Words to Life

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…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Armin Mersmann

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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…