Perhaps we’re biased, but there’s a unique beauty to drawing pencils that isn’t matched by your everyday writing pencil. Usually painted in a pleasing color and embossed with their name and grade, ...

For simplicity, I tend to use a #2 graphite pencil for most of my deep-sky drawings. After all, a pencil and paper are all that’s really needed to record an observation. Is a minimalist approach the ...

Sharpie, the renowned pen maker, has introduced an innovative twist on the traditional pencil with their new product: the Sharpie Liquid Pencil. This unique writing instrument contains an “ink” made ...

Many artists have used pencils to create works of art - but Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils Credit: DALTON GHETTI / SOLENT NEWS Dalton, who works as a carpenter, ...

TICONDEROGA — A giant sculpture of six Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 yellow pencils that were once sourced in Ticonderoga was unveiled before an applauding crowd Thursday at the Ticonderoga Heritage Museum ...

True or false: You can get lead poisoning if you’re stuck with a lead pencil. False. Lead pencils contain graphite (a form of carbon), not lead. In fact, contrary to what many people believe, lead ...