The pencil can be used for a variety of purposes and, as with any material you use, you must be fully aware of its potentials and its limitations — different pencils and types are designed for particular uses. In the ensuing chapter some of these practices will be revealed with particular relevance to the appropriate pencil or graphite material.
When you have looked at them, take each of the pencils in turn and see what marks you can make.Apart from being very stimulating and away of opening your mind to new possibilities with your drawing, you will find it increases your ‘feel’ for the pencil itself. As artists, what we feel through them at aerials we use has an affect on what we produce, and familiarity with those materials is vital to a good outcome.
