Learning pen-drawing artwork has multiple advantages and uses across ability spectrum

DEFINING PEN-DRAWING ARTWORK

Pen-drawing artwork - linear method of drawing images - is done holly or in part with pen and ink, ball-point pen, gel pen, dark pencils, or sketch-pen on paper or other absorbent surfaces.

POSSIBILITIES ACROSS ABILITY SPECTRUM

For kids, differently abled people, elderly persons and non-resourced persons, pen drawing artwork, besides being a leisure time activity with multiple advantages.

ADVANTAGES

Enhancement in attentiveness
Increased self-awareness
Sharpening of coordination skills
Betterment in tripod grasp and fine motor movement
Interest in artwork as an aesthetic activity 
Improvement in visual intelligence
Interest in detailing and picture reading
Encouragement to creativity

PERSONAL CASE

I, as a part satisfying my creative urge, after attaining an age of 70 years, tried my hand on pen drawing artwork by combining shape art with filling or decoration of left over space with various with lines, dots, symbols and scribbles. It was an experiment in keeping the creative urge alive and brain active through pen drawing art related research work in the form of 'non-art use of art' and 'cross-curricular application of art' in the form of sketch-notes and dual-code learning. The inset picture shows one such attempt.