The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

Adobe has been working on some experimental tech that could help speed up concept and planning work for graphic designers and audio engineers. Some of the “sneaks” previewed during Adobe’s Max event ...

Coloured pencils can be blended on the page and their tone can be altered by pressure. Some coloured pencils are water-soluble. Water can be brushed over them, or they can be used on wet paper to ...

A variety of pencils are required to create a tonal study. The B range is soft and dark and more suitable than H pencils for shading and tonal drawings. Study the different shades of light and ...

Adobe announced today that it is making its Fresco pro painting and drawing app available for free to all users on Windows, ...

Best colored pencils: Prismacolor Quality Art Set - See at Amazon Prismacolor Quality Art Set includes 48 colored pencils that are rich in color. Best erasers: Prismacolor Premier Kneaded ...

Tamara de Lempicka’s first major U.S. survey invokes her as a trailblazing techno-feminist who borrowed freely from art history. But it also buries her erratic second act. By Walker Mimms ...

What broke my mental logjam was the new Apple Pencil. Attached to the side of my iPad Pro ... it’s worth noting that the drawings you create with the app are vector art. That means you have ...

Luckily for all artisans – both scientific and virtuosic – stationery experts over in Japan have mastered the art of crafting ingenious pens and pencils with which to perfect your skills.

You also gain built-in Find My support. Take it from someone who’s lost more than a couple of Apple Pencils — that last benefit alone is worth the added splurge.

There are also new updates, including Motion Presets for adding movement and animations to artwork and new workflow ...