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 EDC (Everyday Carry) mechanical pencil is rapidly gaining popularity among engineers and professionals, establishing itself as a go-to tool where precision and reliability are paramount. With its ...

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 ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Intricate, calligraphic writing, mathematical equations and ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a series of flights to and from a distant mine, I read a great deal on the history and manufacture of the pencil. The book I read is called The Pencil and is by Henry Petroski a professor of civil ...

At Galerie Eva Presenhuber, a new cycle of drawing reveals the singular role of drawing in the practice of Austrian artist ...

Sometimes solving a problem doesn’t require a high-tech solution. Sometimes, you have to look no farther than your desktop. Three students from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of ...