Whether drawing realistic or abstract subjects, an understanding of tone, the variations of light and shade, is important. A variety of pencils are required to create a tonal study. The B range is ...

12 x 6.25 in. (30.5 x 15.9 cm.) André Derain (1880-1954) nude female pencil drawing, circa 1935 Condition: Good with tape residue on verso slightly visible on front.

Using 0.7mm leads for a slightly thicker line, the pencil comes in black or gold. The archetypal architects’s drawing tool, Staedtler’s clutch pencil was the ubiquitous drafting device in the days ...

Water-soluble pencils tend to be softer than ordinary coloured pencils. Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media. It gives both soft and strong lines depending on how it is used.

Dipesh Chakrabarty - University of Chicago and author of Provincializing Europe ‘Astonishing in its range of research, Drawing the Global Colour Line shows convincingly that farflung expressions of ...

Unleash your inner artist with a smoked-out look or dramatic cat eye. Deanna Pai is a freelance beauty writer and editor currently based in New York. She has more than 10 years of experience ...

"You can buy 60 of the colors anytime, but this is the only opportunity to get the limited-edition ones," said a representative of the company in charge of public relations. The pencil set comes ...