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The Color Prism/Venn Diagram design depicted on the Blackwing Vol. 192 is a visual representation of these two disparate, but interdependent voices and how they come together to create something beautiful. It was noted during their collaborative years,...

Blackwing 192 is a tribute to Lennon and McCartney and the estimated 192 songs they wrote together. The color prism design depicts the convergence of two powerful creative forces. A different Lennon-McCartney lyric is foil stamped on each...

Blackwing Volume 7 celebrates the history of animation. Vol. 7’s unique design features 6 different interlaced patterns that form a 7-frame animation when seen through a viewfinder. The viewfinder uses a process known as “picket fence animation” or...

Introducing the Chuck Jones Creativity Pad, our first-ever landscape orientation notebook. Chuck Jones preferred a wide canvas for his sketches. The Creativity Pad is designed to give creative minds the largest unrestricted canvas possible.

Chuck Jones’ preferred medium was pencil and paper. His instrument of choice being the Blackwing 602 with a sketchpad nearby. Learn more about Chuck's story.

The Blackwing 7 is a tribute to animation and the incredible stories it lets us tell. Each set of 12 pencils comes with six different designs. When stacked side by side and viewed through the included viewfinder, the...

Each set of Blackwing Vol. 7 pencils comes with six unique designs. When side by side and matched with the corresponding colored dots, they form a 7-frame animation that can be seen using the included Picket-Fence viewfinder.

We’re all about the process. We believe that being mindful in every step of the manufacturing process and using the highest-quality materials makes a difference. Take a closer look at how we put the stamp on our iconic...