Remember the joy of getting a fresh new pack of colored pencils when you were a kid? The artistic possibilities! You were going to make masterpieces with those things, weren’t you? Unfortunately, ...

Making use of colored pencils could instill your artwork with liveliness and vitality. Whether you’re a beginner in coloring or a professional artist, utilization of colored pencils adds a flexible ...

HAMAMATSU--From one angle, it’s a glass bottle of Coca Cola lying on a piece of paper. But when seen from the side, there is just a thin sheet of paper with nothing on it. The illustration, drawn with ...

To find his subject, artist Phil Schorn looks for leaves. The more colorful and intricate-looking they are, the better. That’s because, for Schorn, art is in the details. His colored pencil drawings ...

All summer at the Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, you may find gallery-goers huddled around a small, photorealistic depiction of a fruit in a plastic bag. “Hold on,” one of them may whisper, “is ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

The art of coloring has recently experienced a renaissance of sorts and expanded beyond a childhood pastime into the mainstream. The hobby has been formally recognized for its numerous health benefits ...