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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This live art-making class is inspired by this Maya ceramic sculpture of a dignitary that dates to about 600–800 BCE. In this session, we will focus on drawing the details on a figure. The Museum ...

Remember the joy of getting a fresh new pack of colored pencils when you were a kid? The artistic possibilities! You were going to make masterpieces with those things, weren’t you? Unfortunately, ...

Mountain Chief by Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet), 2012, antique ledger paper, colored pencil, graphite, ink NMAI/Heye Center A Warrior's Story, Honoring Grandpa Blue ...