Colored pencils can be used to create works of art with depth and incredible color, even though the humble artist’s tools aren’t always considered by artists. “Colored pencil is the only transparent ...

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 ...

Later this month, a dozen or so amateur artists will gather to learn something new and technical, trade tips and generally support each other in their love of colored pencils. It's an art form that's ...

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 ...

The following is a transcription of the video: Narrator: This isn't a blob of paint. In fact, it's not even a photo of a blob of paint. It's a colored-pencil drawing. CJ Hendry: I just kind of sit ...

YAMAGATA--Painter Haru Otomi always starts with the eyes when he draws cats. His amazingly lifelike pictures rendered with colored pencils include felines with mesmerizing eyes. Otomi, 22, is a ...

This drawing, using colored pencils, explores the art of realism. The process demonstrates how layering, blending, and precise color control can create lifelike details and textures. The focus is on ...

Art students from Mansfield and Norton high schools are showcasing their work in a juried exhibit at the Morini Gallery.

Sheree Woods is sitting in her car in the parking lot of a mini-mall in a Los Angeles suburb, with the air conditioning blasting. She's here for a huge sale. Woods is a high school art teacher at ...