Materials and examples of marks11HARD PENCIL MARKS
NB: I have not given you examples of mark making with HB or 7H to 9H pencils.
6H: Vertical lines. Horizontal lines. Vertical and horizontal.
5H: Diagonal lines. Diagonal lines with left Diagonals with horizontal
sloping left and right emphases. and vertical lines.
4H: A zigzag line. Horizontal line achieved A combination of the
with the side of the point. previous marks.
3H: Dragging the side of the Spaced dragged dashes. Herring-bone pattern.
pencil horizontally in
rows of zigzag lines.
2H: Rows of squiggly Horizontal and vertical lines, Wavy horizontal lines.
textured. lines producing a knitted texture.