When the weather’s bad and there’s no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a fun activity. It has wide-ranging benefits for children ...

Digital drawing tools, adult coloring books, painting events at bars. Art is making a comeback as a hobby for grown-ups. People who wouldn’t normally consider themselves “artistic” are rediscovering the feel-good effects of drawing, coloring and painting

For some people, creating art is a passion, for others it's a hobby, and the rest would prefer to just admire art made by someone else. If you fall into that last category and haven't made art since hand-tracing turkeys in elementary school, you may want ...

Sketching and drawing have grown in popularity in recent years – why? Beverley D'Silva explores the healing power of mindful drawing. Drawing is arguably the most ancient form of visual art – whether on the body or on stone. The earliest known drawing ...

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If the iPhone is the camera you always have in your pocket, it’s also your always-available sketchpad. That’s why, despite the favor the larger iPad gets when it comes to creative iOS apps, there’s still a huge number of drawing and sketching apps ...