It's hard to believe what's possible with just a bit of lead and a lot of patience. Hyperrealistic pencil art has reached a point where it is virtually indistinguishable from a camera lens, capturing ...

Not everyone can take a blank sheet of paper and turn it into a stunningly realistic animal portrait. It takes an artist with a sharp eye for detail and the skill to capture the lifelike essence of ...

Discover creative water-soluble pencil techniques for blending colors, adding watercolor-like effects, and creating ...

Asking scientists what career they would have pursued if they hadn’t gone into science is a crapshoot: It can either stop the conversation cold or uncork misty-eyed reminiscences about the road not ...

Now, if you are thinking about starting colored pencil drawing, you first need to gather the minimum set of tools. One of the ...

Today, I went for a trial lesson at a colored pencil and pencil sketching class.It took about an hour to get to the classroom ...

Check out this vintage photo of a halloween party group portrait. It might be hard to believe, but it’s not actually a photograph, but a pencil drawing by 28-year-old Scottish artist Paul Chiappe. He ...

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 ...

Patient artist Paul Lung spends up to 60 hours sketching incredibly detailed pictures of his subjects with just a single pencil. 01 September 2009 • 1:03pm Believe it or not these portraits are not ...

The Apple Pencil is great for drawing, but built-in apps like Notes or Freeform are too basic. They work for quick sketches, not for artwork. To get the most out of Apple Pencil, you need a dedicated ...