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Blackwing Biography Series: Nelson Riddle

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…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Wim Heldens

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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,…
Blackwing 602

Blackwing 602 Reviews

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…
Pencil Dreams

Sharpening Your Knowledge: Carl Sandburg’s Pencils

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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