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Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard’s Rules for Writing (And Why He’d Want You to Break Them)

If you loved Get Shorty, have watched 3:10 to Yuma a hundred times, read the Jack Foley books until the covers fell off, or watch Justified religiously, you can thank beloved writer Elmore Leonard. Although Leonard passed away on August 20th,…
Tiny Pencil

Tiny Pencil: A Zine Dedicated to All Things Graphite

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For all of the lead lovers here at Studio 602, there’s a new biannual zine on the rise that specializes in art created exclusively using pencils.  The zine is called Tiny Pencil, and it’s put together lovingly by graphite enthusiasts Amber…
Boost Your Creativity

5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity

As an artist, there’s nothing more frustrating than staring at a blank page with a blank mind. Thankfully, there are ways to boost your creativity. Some claim working backwards can help, others say a messy desk is the secret to unlocking…
Pencil Artist Marcus Collar

Pencil Artist of the Week: Marcus Collar

This week’s featured pencil artist is Marcus Collar, a comic penciler and incredibly talented pencil artist living in Napa, CA. We met Marcus at this year’s Stockton-Con, where he was exhibiting his work and promoting his upcoming series…
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…
Pencil Artist Dino Tomic

Pencil Artist of the Week: Dino Tomic

This week's featured pencil artist is Dino Tomic, a tattoo artist, traditional painter, digital painter, and pencil artist living in Norway. Though his passion is his tattoo art (which is amazing, by the way), it was his color pencil portraits…
Handwriting

The Perks of Handwriting: 7 Reasons Every Writer Should Write by Hand

With a keyboard or touchscreen within reach at any given moment, handwriting is becoming something of a lost art. There are some aspects of handwriting, however, that other writing methods can never replicate or replace.  Here are seven reasons…
Comic Artist Neil Dvorak

Help Comic Artist Neil Dvorak Fund His Easy Pieces Animated Short

Comic artist and former Pencils.com Pencil Artist of the Week Neil Dvorak has launched a Kickstarter campaign with the goal of transforming his Easy Pieces comic series into an animated short. On the project's Kickstarter page, Neil describes…
Pencil Artist Denis Chernov

Pencil Artist of the Week: Denis Chernov

This week’s featured pencil artist is Denis Chernov, an artist living and working in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He works in a number of different mediums, including paints and charcoals, but his favorite artistic tool is the graphite pencil, which…
Blackwing Experience

10 Reasons to be Excited for the Blackwing Experience

The Blackwing Experience is just around the corner. You may be getting tired of the hype, but we know many of you are just as excited as we are, so here are 10 reasons to get even more excited for the Blackwing Experience. 10. Meet Simpsons…