I began by drawing celebrity portraits with graphite pencil. A few months later, I began using colored pencil and drawing still life, landscapes, animals, etc.,” said Shafer in a press release ...

Water-soluble pencils tend to be softer than ordinary coloured pencils. Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media ... on how much pressure you use. Graphite sticks are harder than charcoal ...

The Graphite Pencil was discovered before 1565, when a deposit of graphite was discovered near Grey Knotts of Seathwaite in Cumbria, England. The locals being traditional farmers found that it was ...