Blackwing Blog

The Blackwing 651 is a tribute to Bruce Lee and his philosophy of simplicity, directness, and freedom. We worked closely with the Lee family on the design of the pencil, which is an ode to one of Bruce...

Despite his image as an international movie star and acclaimed martial artist, Bruce Lee was a philosopher at his core. His pocketbooks contained everything from dance routines, to uplifting self-affirmations and deep life-shaping wisdoms. While his oeuvre is...

On November 27, 1940, between the hours of 7 and 9 AM in San Francisco, a dragon was born. According to the Chinese Zodiac, Lee Jun Fan, also known as “Bruce,” was born during the hour and the...

When we first heard about a team of designers that were using Blackwing pencils to sketch out projects on parchment paper placemats at an osteria in a small town in Italy, we knew we had to find out...

In this tutorial, we show you how to correctly scan your images as well as how to import and edit your image in Photoshop to make sure you end up with a clean final product.

We teamed up once again with comic book artist Mike Hawthorne to showcase our limited-run Blackwing Lab 07.29.21 non-photo blue pencils. Non-photo blue pencils are a staple tool among artists of all types, allowing them to sketch and...

Today, we present you the second installment in our Blackwing Labs series. Introducing the Blackwing Lab 07.29.21. With this Lab, we’re experimenting with a non-photo blue core that won’t show up in scans or photocopies.

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.