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Pencil Artist of the Week: Veronika G.

This week’s featured pencil artist is Veronika G., a pencil artist from Germany who creates ink, graphite and Copic marker drawings. Her favorite pencil at the moment is the German-made Faber-Castell Grip 2001, but she uses a variety of soft…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Jason Rafferty

This week’s featured artist is painter, draftsman and pencil artist Jason Rafferty, a full-time artist living and creating in Asheville, North Carolina. Ever since he can remember, Jason has always sought a creative outlet. This outlet took…
Pencil Artist Joanna

Pencil Artist of the Week: Joanna (Blanket)

This week’s featured pencil artist is Joanna, a pencil artist living and working in Poland. Joanna started her professional career as a graphic designer, but shifted to traditional art forms after discovering her passion for drawing in the…

Faber-Castell Featured in New York Times

  The New York Times recently posted an article spotlighting German pencil giant Faber-Castell and the company’s head Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell. Among other things, the article discusses how the company has managed to…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Amy (Artlover-US)

This week’s featured artist is Amy, a pencil artist who goes by the handle Artlover-US on DeviantArt. Amy started drawing after she was bit by the creative bug while on a summer trip to Paris earlier this year. Since then, she has been drawing,…
Pencil Artist Nick Williams

Pencil Artist of the Week: Nick Williams

This week’s featured pencil artist is Nick Williams, an artist living in the United Kingdom. After spending a considerable amount of time exploring and admiring the works of artists on DeviantArt.com, Nick decided to take up drawing and contribute…
Drawing Websites

More Drawing Websites Every Artist Should Follow

This post is a follow-up to the post Drawing Websites Every Artist Should Follow, in which we discussed ten great drawing websites for artists looking to hone their skills and connect with other artists who are passionate about drawing. Below…
Drawing Lessons Values

Drawing Lessons: Using Light and Shadows to Create 3-Dimensional Shapes

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Drawing Lessons: Using Light and Shadows to Create 3-Dimensional Shapes What gives objects form and shape?  Light and the shadows it creates.  Since graphite creates only shades of gray, values are all we have to represent light and shadow.…
Pencil Artist Ced Nocon

Pencil Artist of the Week: Ced Nocon

This week's featured pencil artist is Ced Nocon, a self-taught comic penciler and inker living in Los Angeles, California. Ced has worked in the comic industry for over 19 years and has had his work published by comic giants like Marvel, DC…