Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

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 ...

Everyone has their own way of decompressing. Mine is drawing. Specifically, it’s drawing to the soothing sounds of Bill Callahan with a Modelo Especial or a cup of mint tea by my side. Like yoga or ...

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 ...

Drawing may seem like an innate skill one either has or doesn't. I had been intimidated to try my hand at drawing for years because I subscribed to the notion that I wasn't a natural. But learning all ...

When you make a drawing or painting with texture, you are showing how something feels. You can use different kinds of marks that show texture in your artwork. These pebbles have a smooth texture. The ...