“Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black” at Harvard Art Museums is among the most glorious how-to’s you’ll ever find. The Harvard prints and drawings collection is one of the best in the ...

Whether drawing realistic or abstract subjects, an understanding of tone, the variations of light and shade, is important. A variety of pencils are required to create a tonal study. The B range is ...

It all began with six friends who are artists, chatting about how drawing with pencil or ink on paper is becoming less popular in today’s art scene. This conversation sparked the idea for the ...