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Introducing New Caran d’Ache Products

Pencils.com is excited to announce that we've added several new offerings from Caran d'Ache, the Swiss pencil makers best known for their extremely high-quality art materials and writing instruments. Over on Timberlines, WoodChuck posted a…
Pencil Artist Rick Foltson

Pencil Artist of the Week: Rick Fortson

This week’s featured pencil artist is Rick Fortson, a pencil artist who specializes in creating hyper-realistic pencil portraits. His DeviantArt profile is filled with his stunning pencil drawings and his website is loaded with pencil drawing…

Andrew Marr, the Importance of Drawing as Therapy

[Photo Credit-Andrew Marr via The Daily Mail] Andrew Marr, the BBC Broadcaster, recently shared his struggle to recover from a near fatal stroke and how art helped move him beyond this difficult experience. The Daily Mail's thorough article…
Thesis Writing Tips

Tips for Writing a Killer Thesis – Or Any Other Really Important Paper

If you're in grad school now, thinking about going to grad school, or just want some tips for how to write a really important paper (whatever it may be for), you've come to the right place. I just finished my Master's thesis, and these are the…
Pencil Artist Christopher Padmore

Pencil Artist of the Week: Christopher Padmore

This week’s featured pencil artist is Christopher Padmore, an artist who goes by the DeviantArt handle “Certified-Smooth.” Christopher’s drawings depict subjects ranging from pop-culture icons, to scenes from summer blockbusters and…
Best Hand-Drawn Book Covers

The Best Hand-Drawn Book Covers

They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover - but what if it features some amazing hand-drawn art? I'd like to call your attention to five books that are beautiful to look at in addition to being great reads. Our Top 6 Hand-Drawn Book…
Cursive Handwriting

In Defense of Keeping Cursive in the Classroom

Why Cursive Handwriting is Still Relevant If you read my Scantron article, you may remember that the increasing use of technology in classrooms was threatening to edge out the old way of test-taking. This week, technology takes on a new opponent…
Pencil Artist Monica Bouman

Pencil Artist of the Week: Monica Bouman

This week’s featured pencil artist is Monica Bouman, a pencil artist from the Netherlands. Monica taught drawing and painting to primary school students for a number of years before being inspired to create her own original pencil works, and…
David Rees on CBS Morning

David Rees and Musgrave Pencils on CBS Morning

Over the weekend, CBS News and their weekend morning series Sunday Morning ran a segment about pencils and our favorite pencil sharpener. No, I’m not talking about the Blackwing long point sharpener, I’m talking about artisanal pencil sharpener…
Dark Souls Concept Art

The Best Video Game Concept Art of All Time

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Making a video game with iconic heroes, villains, and level-design is no easy task. That’s why gaming developers often need to draft and redraft their ideas to make sure they’ve settled on the right look and feel.  Thankfully, most gaming…