Warning: almost ruined $40 worth of paper because I didn't check my pen source

I was at a coffee shop in Austin around midnight doing a quick sketch on some nice Bristol board I just bought. Grabbed this random ballpoint from the bottom of my bag without thinking, and it turned out to be one of those leaky ones that drips ink blobs. Ruined the whole piece in about 3 seconds flat. Now I always test my pens on a scrap corner before I touch anything good. Has anyone else had a cheap pen mess up a drawing you were actually excited about?

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riverwhite4d ago

Didn't your mama ever teach you not to trust random pens from the bottom of a bag?

noahward3d ago

75 cents left me stranded at a bus stop in 2011, @riverwhite.