5 Ways to Boost Your Creativity
As an artist, there’s nothing more frustrating than staring at a blank page with a blank mind. Thankfully, there are ways to boost your creativity. Some claim working backwards can help, others say a...
View ArticleSix Famous Notebook Users
If you’re an active Pencils.com reader, you know that we frequently advise keeping a thought notebook or journal around to keep track of daily activities and ideas, and we do so with good reason....
View ArticleThe Art Inspired by September 11th, 2001
Creativity is often born out of the ashes of tragedy. Modernism took its form in the wake of World War I, the Beat Generation in the shadow of the Bomb, so it comes as no surprise that the tragedies of...
View ArticleBad Toon Rising: Creating Cartoon Characters from Memory
Have you ever been in the situation where you start doodling a popular character for fun, but with no point of reference you realize you aren’t quite sure what they look like? Does Mickey Mouse wear...
View Article“Diebenkorn, the Berkeley Years” Makes Appearance at DeYoung Museum
Richard Diebenkorn on Beginning a painting [Video] Richard Diebenkorn’s exhibit made an appearance at San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate park, in September. The exhibit of Diebenkorn’s...
View ArticleThe Best Comics That Became TV Shows
We’re all familiar with the book-that-becomes-a-movie model, but what about the comic book that becomes a television series? The following are five awesome comics that became TV shows – and one comic...
View ArticleLast Minute Pumpkin Carving Ideas
Carving pumpkins has always been my favorite part of Halloween, even more than trick-or-treating. Growing up, my brother and I would carve pumpkins in the backyard and have fights with the pumpkin guts...
View ArticlePencils.com, #Blogchat & Creative Writing
Pencils.com is proud to announce that we are the sponsor of this month’s #Blogchat! For those of you who aren’t familiar, #Blogchat is a weekly discussion held every Sunday night at 8pm Central. The...
View ArticleSome of Our Favorite Christmas Movies
Christmas movies are a holiday tradition among my friends and I, and I bet they’re a tradition for some of you folks too. There are so many great ones, it’s hard to pick favorites, but I’d like to...
View ArticleArtists to Follow in 2014
A new year has begun, and it’s going to be bursting with creativity! We here at Pencils.com are always keeping our eyes out for artists whose work we can fall in love with. Fortunately, there is no...
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