It was so good to be drawing again! I had forgotten the joy of drawing BIG with a dip pen and High Flow acrylics.

As I got more and more into it I held the pen further and further towards the back end. When I find myself holding the pen like this I know I have loosened up and I’m drawing Lucy-goosy. There is a different kind of control I have over the lines I make.

Try it with any pen or pencil if you like. Try drawing short and long lines holding the pen further back than you normally would. Notice the difference in the marks that you make and the control you have over those marks. Keep your grip on the pencil loose and your arm relaxed. If you have a large sheet of paper, try drawing big lines with your pen or pencil as you normally would hold it, then try the same thing but hold your pencil at the other end. It’s interesting and fun!