Hello and Welcome...I would first like to encourage you to visit my website and studio blog at Marsha Robinett Fine Art, where you will find dramatic fine art pencil drawings.  I use predominately carbon pencil with accents of charcoal and graphite where my subject requires.   It is the combination of these three pencils that is the subject of this lens. ... http://www.squidoo.com/TheExtraordinaryPencil Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:53:39 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:48:06 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/TheExtraordinaryPencil Hello and Welcome...I would first like to encourage you to visit my website and studio blog at Marsha Robinett Fine Art, where you will find dramatic fine art pencil drawings.  I use predominately carbon pencil with accents of charcoal and graphite where my subject requires.   It is the combination of these three pencils that is the subject of this lens.  If you are familiar with graphite, you are also familiar with what I refer to as  "the curse of the graphite shine"...the darker you go, the greater the shine!  I will first deal with the "curse", then do some tutorials....and other surprises. You might also enjoy browsing through my fine art blog, The Extraordinary Pencil, before you continue. I hope you will check back often for updates. Please contact me with your questions.  Enjoy, Marsha Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:48:06 -0600