Art shouldn’t just be done for commercial reasons – make sure that you take time to draw for fun and practice. For example, I like to create birthday cards for my friends sometimes. 05.

This one is part of his "Pencil vs. Camera" series, which are beautiful 3-D pencil drawings that challenge the eye and the mind. Check out his website to see more of his intricate, playful work. 6.

Your standard No. 2 pencil is made of wood, graphite, a little metal and bit of synthetic rubber. You can buy a whole box of them for a few dollars. The Apple Pencil costs $99, and for that price ...

A 1976 drawing by Fatima Meer that she made while doing time in a women’s jail during South Africa’s apartheid era. It is on view in “The Pencil Is a Key” at the Drawing Center.

Artist Keegan Hall's latest work -- a pencil drawing of Michael Jordan during the 1988 NBA dunk contest -- took him 250 hours to complete.