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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…

How Pencils Inspired Bob Dylan

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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…

Welcome to Studio 602

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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