For artists, students, kids, and even just everyday doodlers, colored pencils are an essential desktop item. Having spent seven years of my life studying the pencil as an object and selling it to ...

While talking to a bunch of artists I admire for a piece about the best drawing pencils, it became clear that, for the most part, the relationship between artist and drawing tool is as personal as ...

David Rees thinks he knows how to sharpen pencils. He says people have entrusted 1,500 pencil points to his sharpening business. I know a little something about working with sharp pencils, and let me ...