Always used a 0.5mm lead for my architectural details, thought it was the only way.

A guy at the supply house in Austin saw my work and said 'you're fighting the scale, not drawing it'. Switched to a 0.3 for the fine stuff and my lines are so much cleaner now. Anyone else have a tool switch that fixed a stubborn drawing habit?

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haydenc1019d ago

Totally get the lead size struggle. I used to press way too hard with my 2H pencils trying to get a dark line for construction details. Switched to a softer 4B for those underlay sketches and it was a game changer, the lines just flow now without all that hand cramping. Funny how a small tool change can break a bad habit you didn't even know you had.

elliotr3919d ago

Yeah that "bad habit you didn't even know you had" part is so true, @haydenc10. I was doing the same thing with my mechanical pencils, using a super hard lead for everything and just bearing down. My whole shoulder would get tight. Switching to a softer lead for the early stuff just lets the sketch happen instead of fighting it.