Most people, when they begin to draw, have a preconceived idea of what a drawing should look like, and this idea includes the kind of marks made by their drawing tool. Consequently, the look they are trying to achieve interferes with their ability to learn the basics of drawing. For this reason, instructors will often substitute twigs for drawing tools since twigs wont make a mark that is familiar or predictable to the student. This frees the student to start recognizing basic drawing elements such as the negative spaces between the marks made on a page and composition possibilities. The Walnut Drawing Stick is a handy tool that, on one end, is sort of like a pen- but not really; and, on the other felted end, is sort of like a brush - but not really. The Walnut Drawing Stick is unfamiliar enough to achieve the same experience of the twig, yet, at the same time provide the capability of achieving, with experience, similar marks made with a conventional pen and brush. The Walnut Drawing Stick measures 9 inches (23 cm) from tip to tip.