Here I am practicing with the ballpoint office pen again. I did this while at work back in 1990. I guess it wasn’t too busy then. The thing about using ballpoint pens is that it gives you a really nice fade and cut lines. If you start out heavy on a line and pull up as you draw, the pen will give you a nice fade. Also the inks used on the ballpoint pens are thick. So you do not get any bleeding. At times, you may get some blotching but all you have to clean the tip as it will cake up with ink.