Apps that offer creative outlets, particularly those including quick sketching and guided drawing, are becoming a practical ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Because they are erasable, pencils are often the first tool creative people use when sketching out a ...

The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...

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 ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Laura Fenton After considering dozens of colored-pencil sets and spending six hours ...

At Galerie Eva Presenhuber, a new cycle of drawing reveals the singular role of drawing in the practice of Austrian artist ...

Whether drawing realistic or abstract subjects, an understanding of tone, the variations of light and shade, is important. A variety of pencils are required to create a tonal study. The B range is ...

From Pencils You Should Know: A History of the Ultimate Writing Utensil in 75 Anecdotes by Caroline Weaver (published by Chronicle Books 2020, all images courtesy Chronicle Books) I hadn’t thought of ...

David Hockney is justifiably proud of his drawing skills. Like most artists of his generation, he underwent years of enforced practice at art school, drawing from the nude model. This left him with a ...