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 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 ...

Watch as a side-by-side art challenge puts affordable colored pencils to the test against their luxury counterparts. The video provides an accessible look at how different types of colored pencils ...

When many people think of art, they tend to think in terms of watercolor, oil or even charcoal. However, the depth of color and painting effects able to be achieved with colored pencils have won over ...

Once upon a time, pencil art was merely seen as a form of doodling, sketching or just the first phase of creating a ‘real’ work of art. An artist might outline his or her concept of what they planned ...

Vivienne is an artist living in north-west Cumbria specialising in pencil drawings; fascinated by the effect of light and energy in images. After almost 30 years full-time working, gaining a Masters ...

The late gospel singer Solly Moholo's tombstone is a work of art done by self-taught visual artist and tombstone designer Oscar Dlamini. , Dlamini, 38, from Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, said he has been a ...