Listening to Your Pencil

Have you ever just sat in a quiet room doodling with a pencil? 

The lead makes such a nice sound on the paper.

Try this sometime - just listen to the sounds the pencil makes as you make different types of marks. Don't worry too much about drawing something.

It's a very interesting way to draw.

In fact, you can get quite a bit of insight into your mood based on whether the sound is calm, or scratchy, or if you hear that snap of the lead breaking.

And, in the spirit of pencil drawing, here's a presentation I did a while back...

Ten Great Uses for a Pencil

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