You can create characters for stories using many tools and media, but I love to draw characters with pencil and watercolours because I think these traditional techniques makes them feel so ...

Crayola’s line of washable crayons and markers were among the most frequently recommended art supplies, especially if you’re shopping for younger kids. Jen Trolio, Strategist senior editor and ...

When the weather’s bad and there’s no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more ...

A pencil drawing suggests sketching as well, which is something that’s important. You use a pencil when you are sketching ideas, when you are thinking. There is an impermanence too, which I suppose ...