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Tried drawing with a $2 ballpoint pen instead of my usual fancy markers
I always thought you needed expensive supplies to get decent doodles, but yesterday I grabbed a random Bic pen from my junk drawer in Houston and sketched a tree during lunch. The lines came out way more natural and I didn't have to worry about wasting ink. Has anyone else found a cheap tool that works better than the pricey stuff?
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lee.drew19d ago
Wait, are you saying the cheap pen was better for your tree sketch because you didn't care about wasting ink? That's interesting, but I actually think the opposite happened. When you're using a pricey marker, you tend to get tense and overthink every stroke because you're afraid of messing up and wasting that expensive ink. With a cheap pen, there's zero pressure to get it perfect right away, so your hand stays loose and the lines come out more natural. The tool itself isn't better, it's just that you feel freer to make mistakes, and that freedom actually helps you draw better. I've noticed the same thing with my own cheap fountain pen (a Pilot Varsity, around $3) - it leaks a little but I don't care because it was three bucks, and that makes me way more relaxed when I'm doodling in the margins of my notebook. The real secret isn't the cheap tool itself, it's how you feel while using it.
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brian3286d ago
Found a similar thing with my guitar. I got this beat up Squier at a pawn shop for like 40 bucks, and it has this sharp fret that cuts my finger sometimes, but I play it way more than my expensive Fender because I'm not scared to leave it out on the couch. The cheap one just feels like my actual instrument now, the expensive one is just for show. Idk, maybe it's the same with pens where the low price tag makes it feel like your own.
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