The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

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 ...

"Courage and Dignity," by Dan Dugger, who has work at the “Homespun Holiday Ornament Show and Sale,” a free event at the Jefferson Arts Gallery in Monticello happening now through Jan. 5. Artist Dan ...

These mind-bending works of art have been so cleverly constructed they allow the artist himself to feature in the picture. Exploiting a particular optical illusion, Ben Heine appears as though he is ...

Unlock the secrets of hyper-realistic drawing in this detailed step-by-step tutorial. Learn how to create lifelike portraits ...

The only guests to appear in artist Sharon Hester’s dining room are a smidge on the wild side. The table is set with rows of colored and graphite pencils and sheets of paper — a makeshift studio space ...

In Jeremy Osborne’s hands, colored pencils cease being a child’s art utensil. For some reason, the St. Peter artist has noticed a certain aversion to his medium of choice. As watercolors and pastels ...

Once upon a time, pencil art was merely seen as a form of doodling, sketching or just the first phase of creating a ‘real’ work of art. An artist might outline his or her concept of what they planned ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Because they are erasable, pencils are often the first tool creative people use when sketching out a ...

Discover the Artisan Craft of Handmade Apple Wood and Twig Pencils Palm Springs, United States - March 7, 2026 / ...