I currently prefer to use a 4B lead, as I found it allows me to flow into ramblings and then commit when I find inspiration just adding a bit more pressure, and like you say you know it will leave a mark so Instead of looking for a line you have to see it
It is my personal belief that the phrase "it's not the tool it's the artist" is false. An artist can have skill with various tools and mediums, but try as they might watercolor will not look like oils. The tool informs the artist and vice versa. So when I started using a tool that gave me the line I wanted to see I kept that going. Same with the ink I use, and the brush, and the paper. All of these choices inform the work that I am producing.
Ah the secret of the line’s flight
I currently prefer to use a 4B lead, as I found it allows me to flow into ramblings and then commit when I find inspiration just adding a bit more pressure, and like you say you know it will leave a mark so Instead of looking for a line you have to see it
It is my personal belief that the phrase "it's not the tool it's the artist" is false. An artist can have skill with various tools and mediums, but try as they might watercolor will not look like oils. The tool informs the artist and vice versa. So when I started using a tool that gave me the line I wanted to see I kept that going. Same with the ink I use, and the brush, and the paper. All of these choices inform the work that I am producing.
And thats why we should give ourselves opportunities to discover something new
I’ve texted images of all sorts of beefy lead chunks and pencils shot in the wild for Jamie’s personal use.
Next step is to become Jim Woodring!