Indonesian artist Veri Apriyatno explores the human form and emotion through his hyper-realistic pencil drawings. This series ...

DUNNELLON — With azaleas popping out in Rainbow Springs State Park, the beauty of springtime lures hikers, swimmers and even artists with sketch pads, canvases, water colors, oil paints and brushes.

NEW YORK — In an age of ubiquitous cellphones and surveillance cameras, New York City police forensic artist Matthew Klein is one of a dying breed of crime fighters who helps catch bad guys with a ...

Pencil art reaches a new level when every stroke adds depth, texture, and realism. This piece explores the techniques and insights behind lifelike drawings, revealing how artists transform simple ...

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- While many Soldiers go throughout their careers collecting mementos and photographs for scrapbooks and photo albums, Sgt. 1st Class David Geig picks up a pencil and his sketchbook.

TOMS RIVER – Daimon Santa Maria fights crime for the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, but the weapon he carries is a pencil not a gun. When a victim or a witness of a crime comes forward, it is the job ...

The lowly pencil is not an elite or showy artistic medium. It doesn't have oil paint's gravitas, or plaster's endearing gauche. Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in ...

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 ...