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 ...

An 18-year-old from Co Mayo is the overall winner of the Texaco Children’s Art Competition after his pencil portrait scooped the €1,500 top prize. Daniel Walsh, from Claremorris, blew judges away with ...

Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media ... much pressure you use. Graphite sticks are harder than charcoal and can be used for more detail. They are like pencils, but without the wooden ...