Colored Pencil - it makes one think of childhood and coloring in books. But Colored pencils are much more then a children's toy. Today many different types of pencils are made - pastel pencils, wax pencils, charcoal, graphite, color, oil - the list goes on. And the artists quality pencils used by todays artists are light fast - meaning that work created by them will last without fading for many generations. Colored pencils can be used to capture fantastic realism, or to open the mind to a world of fantasy. They are wonderful for doing portraits, landscapes, seascapes, pictures of animals, still life - any subject you can name! This site contains articles, demonstrations, product reviews and a gallery of work by many talented artists who work in colored pencil. Each month we will update the site with new articles and demonstrations - so come back often to see what we have in store for you! We hope that you enjoy the site, and, if you are an artist yourself, you will consider joining us! Even if you are not an artist we have a mailing list that you can join to let you know when we have new articles up on the site.