Without further ado, here are the best sketchbooks for artists. We were impressed with ... making it perfect for a range of mediums including charcoal, colored pencils, oil pastels, and watercolors.

A reflection on portraiture, from ancient Egypt to digital art, and the significance of portrait painting in Pakistan.

By Amisha Padnani Courtroom sketch artists serve as quiet chroniclers ... creating some 10,000 sketches in colored pencil, pastel, charcoal and watercolor for newspapers, magazines and TV.

Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media ... It is best used for quick sketching and creating expressive marks. It creates very different marks ranging from soft and subtle shading to ...

A charcoal drawing housed ... found enough clues to suggest the artist worked on both. After tests at the Louvre Museum in Paris, curators believe the sketch is "at least in part" by Leonardo.