Love charcoal but hate the mess? Pick up a charcoal pencil, which is composed of compressed charcoal inside a protective layer, typically wood. Suitable for drawing, sketching, or smudging, a charcoal ...

The family company has been around since 1889 and operates in New Jersey. — -- Writing and drawing utensils from General Pencil Company, Inc., have been helping to bring imaginations to paper for ...

It isn't the back-to-school rush, but workers at the General Pencil Co. in Jersey City are staying plenty busy this time of year. The 125-year-old company, which was featured on nationally televised ...

Coloured pencils can be blended on the page and their tone can be altered by pressure. Some coloured pencils are water-soluble. Water can be brushed over them, or they can be used on wet paper to ...

Drawing may seem like an innate skill one either has or doesn't. I had been intimidated to try my hand at drawing for years because I subscribed to the notion that I wasn't a natural. But learning all ...