> The Needle Point [...] The fine point is prone to breaking The fragile point can be a benefit. When I was taking my first drawing lectures I was constantly

> The Needle Point [...] The fine point is prone to breaking The fragile point can be a benefit. When I was taking my first drawing lectures I was constantly reminded that I use a too heavy hand and that I'm fixing the lines on my sketches too early. A pencil sharpened to a needle point kind of forces you to use a light hand because otherwise you're constantly breaking the graphite. I always thought that's the main reason why people use it. I guess less sharpening is nice benefit as well, but I never thought about it until now.