Pencil Art

Today is an exciting day at Pencils.com as we officially launch our new blog, Studio 602.

First, the name. We could call it a blog or a magazine but that implies one-way communication. At Studio…

alleloveart:

Pencils:

Early pencils were made using cut pieces of raw graphite dug from the earth. The hardness or softness of these pencils was dependent on the quality or purity of the graphite, and so was difficult - or impossible - to control. Different methods of refining and mixing of graphite were…

A great essay about pencils and hardness scales.

Greeting Pencileers!

Each week we send you a special discount to be used on some of our fabulous pencils. This week, we’re going to let you tell us what you want those pencils to look like!

For…

Imagine you are a fly on the wall of an office building on New York City’s Madison Avenue. A man in a green argyle sweater and pleated brown pants sits on an upholstered Scandinavian-style couch…

Artist makes portraits out of pencil shavings

We love featuring artists who are using pencils, though not necessarily drawing with them. One such example is Kyle Bean….

July 13, 2011-July 18, 2011 

Greetings Pencileers,

This week, aspiring artists of all ages can save big on our premium Palomino Starter Artist Kit. Learning or honing the art of drawing…

Artist creates cartoons and doodle with pencil

This week, we ran across this artist on Tumblr (linked from Big Eye Doll). It’s Pat Perry, or P@ Perry, according to…

museumofusefulthings:

The iconic Palomino Blackwing Pencil 602 has been favored among artists, designers and writers for many years. This reintroduced classic pencil is set above the rest for its soft yet sturdy lead hence “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed”. Its rectangular ferrule allows for…

July 7-August 22 

School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean we all can’t still learn a thing or two, does it? This summer, Pencils.com is holding a contest for those of you…

July 5-July 12 

It makes our day when fans take the time to send in positive feedback about our pencils. But what we received from Jon Streeter recently is tough for us…

July 1-July 4 

Note: This is republished from WoodChuck’s personal blog about the pencil industry, Timberlines. See the original post and comment thread by clicking here.

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