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 ...

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 ...

Pad owners searching for a drawing app for beginners can often find themselves with an app that doesn’t really suit their ...

With social media often flooded with how others are achieving their lockdown goals, chances are you’ve put extra pressure on yourself to be more productive. Motivating yourself to exercise or finish a ...

The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

For the last 20 years, I’ve worked almost exclusively with digital tools for commissioned jobs. At the beginning, I would be sketching my art on paper, scanning, and then colouring with Photoshop.

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 ...

Digital art is becoming increasingly popular and widely accepted. Many people today use their computers and devices to create digital art. Thanks to advances in technology and easy access to digital ...