The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Because they are erasable, pencils are often the first tool creative people use when sketching out a ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

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 ...

If you want a quality writing implement, you can rely on people who use them in their line of work every day to know the best ones to use. So when Studio Ghibli puts their name to a mechanical pencil, ...

A mechanical pencil drawing of a bust of a woman (a) and a frame (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The drawing shows the woman in 3/4 profile and is wearing a large hat and holding flowers. A copyright ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola Confession time: I’ve never liked mechanical pencils. The lead breaks as ...