Blackwing Collaborates with TRAVELER’S COMPANY

We've teamed up with our friends at TRAVELER'S COMPANY to create a new capsule collection dedicated to our shared love for all things pencils and paper.

How-to: Blackwing Labs 07.29.21 Non-Photo Blue Editing Tutorial

Our second installment in the Blackwing Labs series, the Blackwing Lab 07.29.21 features a non-photo blue core that doesn't show up on scanners or photocopiers. Non-photo also called non-repro blue pencils are an essential tool for artists…

From Pencil to Print with Comic Book Creator Kickliy

We teamed up with our friend and comic book writer and artist Kickliy to showcase the various steps in comic book creation from the penciling to the finished product.

Artist Mike Hawthorne Draws a Blackwing Comic Cover

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Watch comic book artist Mike Hawthorne draw a custom Blackwing cover using the Blackwing Volume 64 pencil. This comic book cover is available as a print exclusively inside of Blackwing Volumes subscription boxes for this release. Get this print,…

Blackwing Volume 64 – Behind the Design

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Go behind the design of the Blackwing 64 pencil, a tribute to comic books and the innovative minds that bring them to life. Learn how the pencil's design is a nod to the 64-color palette and printing technique used by some of the earliest comic books.

Woody Guthrie’s Notebooks

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Woody Guthrie's life could be chronicled in so many ways through his songs, through the artists that he inspired, and also through the collection of notebooks, ledgers, and correspondences that he left behind. Beyond the guise of being a roaming…
Woody Guthrie Archives

Woody’s Life in Color

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Woody Guthrie is known for many things and, throughout his prestigious career, he was known by many names. The most famous moniker, “The Dust Bowl Troubadour,” was appointed to Guthrie after the release of his seminal album, Dust Bowl Ballads.The…

Lindsay Gardner

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Lindsay Gardner is an author and illustrator from Leland, MI. She sketched every original illustration in her new book using Blackwing pencils.

Blackwing Coloring Sheets

In honor of National Coloring Book Day, we've created a fun set of coloring book pages featuring some of our favorite Blackwing products! You can download and print out the coloring sheets using the button below. Show us your creations on social…

Making Waves with Surf-Inspired Art

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The Blackwing 840 is our tribute to surf culture and its mantra of mindfulness. Despite (or perhaps because of) its go-with-the-flow mentality, surf culture has made waves across a number of artistic disciplines, including the visual arts,…

Weekly Discoveries 04.17.2015 – Calley O’Neill, Jonathan Glapion and Archie vs. Predator

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Charles Calley O'Neill While on a trip in Hawaii, I (literally) stumbled upon artist Calley O'Neill plying her trade. We got to talking and I quickly discovered she is the Artist in Residence Four Seasons Resort Hualala'i at Historic Kaupulehu,…