I have spent the last week or so practicing mark making techniques with different drawing tools, including pencil, biro, ink and charcoal. I have found that pencil is my favorite medium to work in. Ink and charcoal have both proved to be really messy, although you can get some great sweeping, soft effects with charcoal sticks. I prefer to draw with pencil, as you will see from my next exercises on drawing boxes and cylindrical objects. This is probably due to the fact that you can rub it out. I know that's not very professional, and I must wean myself off of the habit, but I like the fact that you can draw five lines, see which is in the right place, and then rub out the other four.
Perhaps I should try some in pen next time, it would also make it a lot easier for the scanner to pick up!
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