The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions ...

Although the market for hand-drawn portraits largely collapsed following the invention of photography, there’s something magical about watching an artist create a lifelike image using nothing but a ...

To preface, I'm by no means a professional artist, but I've done plenty of dabbling over the years. In a past life, I had aspirations of being an animator, and occasionally still do projects in Adobe ...

An artist has attracted attention on the internet after posting his ballpoint pen art. Samuel Silva from Portugal has produced photo-realistic drawings of people and animals simply using an array of ...

In Ballpoint Art, writer Trent Morse gathers artists from around the world who show that ballpoint pens are for more than shopping lists and doodling In Ballpoint Art, a new book by Trent Morse, the ...

XP-Pen is a leading manufacturer of creative devices, most notably drawing tablets. The firm has a range of impressive devices, both with and without screens. Recently, I reviewed the XP Pen Artist 22 ...