The harder pencils avoid being scratchy thanks to the finely ground graphite and clay, and even the softer ones hold a point for a long time. This set of a dozen pencils comes in a handsome green ...

Photoshop CC 2017 tutorial showing how to transform photos into the look of soft graphite pencil drawings and how to replace ...

I used 8B, 2B, and 2H graphite pencils to render the star magnitudes in my sketch. I created the faint base layer ofthe nebula with the tip of a blending stump that had graphite on it.

Standard pencils like your classic Ticonderogas or artist-grade Fabre Castells are made of graphite mixed with clay, which is why they tend to smudge under the heat and pressure of a hand.

We asked 12 professional artists about the pencils they use for sketching, doodling, laying out, and putting the finishing touches on their artwork. Their picks include Staedtler, BIC Mechanical ...

Carved from the graphite in a normal pencil: A highly-detailed boot Credit: DALTON GHETTI / SOLENT NEWS A miniature graphite chair Credit: DALTON GHETTI / SOLENT NEWS ...

In 1795, a French artist named Nicolas-Jaques Conté started mixing powdered graphite with clay to make pencils. Depending on the amount of graphite and clay used, it produced a different darkness ...

There we go!" Shields said as she finished. While Shields' Prismacolor Ebony Graphite Drawing Pencil gives her the dark brows she loves, dermatologists warn about using non-makeup pencils on the face.