Exercise : Line and other marks

Here I am exploring the different marks I can make with my selection of drawing instruments, covering a small error of paper consistently trying to use the same approach to how the mark is applied.

My favorite marks from this exercise


Charcoal stick held at top and quickly rotated:

Bamboo pen side of nip gently tapped against paper:

Bamboo pen, nip movement around paper controlled by flicking the nip in the direction I wanted to go... nice stuttery quality to the line: