You can create characters for stories using many tools and media, but I love to draw characters with pencil and watercolours ...

In 1994, Cuban artist Jose Fuster started plastering his home with colorful mosaic palms, animals and Picasso-esque ...

It’s a familiar reply from artists asked how long they’ve been interested in art: “I’ve always liked to draw,” “I was born ...

positioning and size to draw attention to it. Use pencil very lightly when you start to sketch out your composition so any mistakes can be rubbed out. A contour drawing uses the outline of shapes ...

She especially likes using a Pitt Pure “to emphasize a contour or draw single heavy lines.” The set shown comes with a range of Faber-Castell drawing pencils, including both Cline and Krusch ...

Some coloured pencils are water soluble - water can be brushed over them to blend colours. Water-soluble pencils are usually softer than ordinary coloured pencils and will go blunt more quickly.