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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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When was the last time you used a No.2 pencil? If it's been a while, you may be surprised to find that one area artist uses pencils almost every day. It's her passion to show ...

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 ...

This video shows the process of drawing a realistic candy container using colored pencils and detailed shading techniques to ...

This Mother’s Day tribute essay was first published in 2013. Mom passed later that year. Many of you have likely read my ...

Pencils People often associate the activity of drawing with the use of pencils and are deceived into thinking that the pencil is a fairly straightforward and easy tool. It offers the potential for ...