Perhaps we’re biased, but there’s a unique beauty to drawing pencils that isn’t matched by your everyday writing pencil. Usually painted in a pleasing color and embossed with their name and ...

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Artist's exquisite photorealistic drawings are created using just graphite pencils and a Q-tip . By ANNABEL FENWICK ELLIOTT . Published: 15:41 EDT, 17 July 2014 | Updated: 16:17 EDT, 17 July 2014 .

Once I’m satisfied with the previous drawing, I translate it to full-size paper – 18x24 inches in this case. I have a rough ...