Perhaps we’re biased, but there’s a unique beauty to drawing pencils that isn’t matched by your everyday writing pencil. Usually painted in a pleasing color and embossed with their name and grade, ...

With graphite drawings of family and friends, and radiant orchid garlands in acrylic paint, the artist draws us into her version of paradise. By Seph Rodney For Oasa DuVerney’s first solo exhibition ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

Charles Steffen, “Untitled” (1995), graphite and colored pencils on taped paper, 18 x 26 1/4 inches (45.72 x ∼66.68 cm) (all photos Natalie Weis/Hyperallergic) In 1950, the year after he began his ...

From afar, these images look like black and white photographs, and up close, they might appear to be the work of digital enhancement. In fact, these exquisite portraits and still lifes are simply the ...

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in8 1/2 x 11 in8 1/2 x 11 in32"54"54" ...

Take Joyce Hinterding's "Wave Form: Induction Drawings," comprised of four abstract graphite drawings on paper set on a table, each drawing hooked up to a circuit and attached to a sound system. Touch ...

Some coloured pencils are water soluble - water can be brushed over them to blend colours. Water-soluble pencils are usually softer than ordinary coloured pencils and will go blunt more quickly.