As an art college student in the early 1990s, Lisa Watkins was told by her professors that she “couldn’t see color.” Though she eventually earned her degree in textiles, she admits the assessment ...

We tested 13 colored-pencil sets with 60 kids and parents, and we found the best sets for most beginners, a good set for the ...

It's hard to believe what's possible with just a bit of lead and a lot of patience. Hyperrealistic pencil art has reached a point where it is virtually indistinguishable from a camera lens, capturing ...

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 ...