I have tried and failed to plot with a pencil before, so Tyler Hobbs’ “9 Tips to Execute Generative Art with a Plotter” was very helpful to me. I think there’s something special about the pencil because of its role in early education. I remember my school did not allow us to use a pen until 6th grade and I remember feeling so frustrated by the dullness of pencils and the flimsiness of mechanical pencils and the smell of pencil sharpeners and them spilling all over the floor.