Drawing
Vine, compressed and pencil charcoal: a first week
A first week with charcoal: how vine, compressed and pencil charcoal differ, which paper to use, and seven short sessions that teach the medium.
Nils Ambrose
Nils writes about graphite, charcoal, ink and colored pencil, and about drawing from life in short, regular sessions.
Framing & care
Storing drawings and prints flat at home
How to store drawings, watercolors and prints at home so they stay flat and clean: boxes, folders, interleaving, where to keep them and what to avoid.
Drawing
Drawing pencils: what the grades mean and which ones to own
What H, B, HB and F mean on drawing pencils, how the grades really behave on paper, and the four or five pencils that cover nearly every drawing.