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David Rees

A Fine Point: David Rees and the Art of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening

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A Fine Point: David Rees and the Art of Artisanal Pencil Sharpening “Artisanal pencil sharpener” isn’t a career you see on many business cards, but for David Rees the art of the hand-sharpened pencil is both a passion and a full-time…

Sketchy Details: Artist, Image and Jane Austen

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Sketchy Details: Pencil Sketches of Jane Austen She sits at work, her back erect in over a small writing table. Scattered across its surface are the tools of her trade: a tablet of paper, a pen or two. Westminster Abbey looms outside her window,…

Draw with Uncle Arty, Picasso and Blackwing Pencils

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Our good friends at Loudville TV are producing the world's next big television hit - "Draw" with Uncle Arty. Its star, Mark Keller (a former Pencils.com Artist of the Week), teaches aspiring artists of all ages how to draw fun, often historically…
Pablo Picasso

Pencils and Pablo Picasso

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Pencils and Pablo Picasso He isn't our Pencil Artist of the Week, but one might call him one of the Pencil Artists of All-Time. Pablo Picasso, who was born 130 years ago today in Malaga, Spain, experimented with a host of artistic mediums including…

"The Best Pencil in the World" -Joseph Finder

In the following excerpt, New York Times best-selling author Joseph Finder discusses what he believes to be'The Best Pencil in the World'. Learn more about Joseph Finder by checking out his ‘Featured Writer’ page, reading his  ‘Writer…