Perhaps we’re biased, but there’s a unique beauty to drawing pencils that isn’t matched by your everyday writing pencil. Usually painted in a pleasing color and embossed with their name and grade, ...

Here’s a full look at a new A2 graphite pencil drawing (42 × 59.4 cm) created on smooth, heavy-weight cartridge paper. This piece highlights refined shading, surface control, and the impact of working ...

The main room at Graphite Arts Center was quiet as a library Tuesday evening as 40 people watched Urban Sketchers founder ...

This video walks through the process of adding realistic eye details to a graphite pencil drawing. Watch as each step is carefully explained, from the base sketch to the final shading and highlights, ...

Thinking of a new hobby or maybe even a side hustle? Consider drawing graphite portraits. Editor’s note: Some finds are simply too good not to share. Let us guide you on some of the best deals out ...

Keith Haring, “Untitled” (1980), brush and sumi ink. Gift of the Keith Haring Foundation (all images courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum, New York) Ten years ago, the Morgan Library & Museum decided ...

While talking to a bunch of artists I admire for a piece about the best drawing pencils, it became clear that, for the most part, the relationship between artist and drawing tool is as personal as ...