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Pencil Artist Nicole Fekaris

Pencil Artist of the Week: Nicole Fekaris

This week’s featured pencil artist is Nicole Fekaris, a self-taught pencil artist and mirror writer living in West Virginia. She is a lifetime member of EBSQ, a group that provides its community of artists, artisans and photographers with…
Blackwing Pearl Preview

Timberlines: Introducing the Blackwing Pearl

Timberlines: Introducing the Blackwing Pearl Over at Timberlines, WoodChuck has posted the first image of the Palomino Blackwing Pearl! His Timberlines post not only reveals the look of the new pencil, it also gives an inside look at the design…
Taking Notes by Hand

10 Reasons Taking Notes by Hand is Better

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Whether you're still in school or a card-carrying member of the real world, chances are you find yourself taking notes from time to time. When the time comes, it's better to pick up a pencil than to open your laptop, and here are ten reasons…
Pencils for Kids Burma

Pencils.com Teams Up With Pencils for Kids

Pencils for Kids: Every Child's Future Begins with a Pencil Pencils.com is excited to share that we have teamed up with Pencils for Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying children around the world with desperately needed school…
drink and draw

Sketched, Not Stirred: Drink and Draw

Drink and Draw There are a lot of things NOT to do when you've been drinking - things like driving, going to work, or calling an ex. Fortunately, drawing is not one of those sober-only activities. In bars across the country, artists are meeting…
Pencil Artist Kelvin Okafor

Pencil Artist of the Week: Kelvin Okafor

This week’s featured pencil artist is Kelvin Okafor, a pencil artist based in the UK. Kelvin describes himself as a “passionate penciled artist… highly interested in detail and precision” and, judging by the work he does with a pencil,…
Pencil Artist Liam Chestnutt

Pencil Artist of the Week: Liam Chestnutt

This week’s featured pencil artist is Liam Chestnutt, a pencil artist living in Southampton, England. Liam is one of our followers on Twitter whose pencil art caught our eye after he reached out to us with a pencil question. So, for all of…
Van Gogh

Pencil Sketches Star Van Gogh – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture: Pencil Sketches Star Van Gogh It would be a herculean undertaking to add up the total number of square feet dedicated in museums to paintings and sculpture, versus the floorspace housing pencil sketches. However, it's…
Pencil Artist Mike O'Connell

Pencil Artist of the Week: Mike O’Connell

This week’s featured artist is Mike O’Connell, a pencil artist living in a rural village in Staffordshire, UK. Mike has captured images of David Bowie, Jack Nicholson, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards and more in graphite form. On average, each…
Drawing Lessons Importance of Sketching

Drawing Lessons: The Importance of Sketching

Drawing Lessons: The Importance of Sketching Sketching is the fundamental building block for an artist.  It is used to develop a personal visual vocabulary.  Sketches are visual exercises in problem solving and provides the opportunity to: hone…