As for what you actually draw with, pencils are great because you can use them to create stand-alone art or outline a piece before you use paint or pastels. According to our guide on drawing for ...

In fact, it's not even a photo of a blob of paint. It's a colored-pencil drawing. CJ Hendry: I just kind of sit here and doodle around and just draw a little bit. Narrator: That's CJ Hendry.

I was sad to see the discontinuation of the Montblanc Patron of Art ... painting depicts a wheat field in bright yellows, dotted with blackbirds, set against a deep blue sky. As for the pen ...