The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

Perhaps we’re biased, but there’s a unique beauty to drawing pencils that isn’t matched by your everyday writing pencil. Usually painted in a pleasing color and embossed with their name and grade, ...

School-supply lists had come in, and I sat in the store dizzied by the multitude of mechanical pencils. Rather than sink dough into something that would be thrown away within a week, I called around ...

Easily capture the elegance of a stainless teapot using nothing but a mechanical pencil and smart realism techniques. In this ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola Confession time: I’ve never liked mechanical pencils. The lead ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola I’ll never forget the first mechanical pencil I tried to use.

Some mechanical pencils with a high level of writing comfort are seen in this photo provided by Mitsubishi Pencil Co. The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the ...

People who write notes in ink must be very sure of their thoughts. I write notes in pencil: It seems more polite. Penciled notes are always provisional and erasable. But the apparent humility—or, ...