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 ...

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 ...

By Jillian Steinhauer 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.

We can’t help but be impressed with the overall look of the machine: with a sleek, powder-coated aluminium case and a stainless steel stand it’s a work of art by itself. Inside, the Piktograph ...

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 ...

Fresco introduces features like Apple Pencil Pro haptics and reflective symmetry ... This makes creativity, art, and design ...

Inkscape is a powerful and free alternative to Adobe Illustrator, offering a robust set of tools for vector design ... such ...

First things first, its staying power is superb. When I wore this pencil to a bachelorette party in June (a.k.a in peak Manhattan heat), it was the only product on my face that didn’t smudge or ...