So to continue the materialistic poll posts (i.e fashion, cars, etc.) I thought I'd poll architects favorite writing instruments. It seems like an important part of our careers, so lets discuss. Is it your Alvin .5, or is it your Mont Blanc? Or perhaps your handy dandy yellow #2. Also, why? I mean what is really important to you? Is it the comfort or the look or how it writes? Just have fun with it....
I have a collection of Parker 51's from the 1940's. I use Pelikan 4001 ink (the blackest). I use them for sketching and writing. When I sketch with a pencil I use a Woerther Shorty..
Pilot V7 or V5 (whichever is in my bag) or the Pilot Razor Point for pens, and for pencil sketching I try to use a softer lead (in contrast to the sharp work the pen produces).
Waterman fountain pen, black ink from Mont Blanc. For markups, etc., I use a red Uniball VISION fine point because I can't find red ink locally for a fountain pen.
I don't buy pens anymore-I just collect free ball point pens to sketch with. That way I dont' feel too bad when one of them gets lost-although I have become attached to the Uniphyl Theophylline pen I snatched from my doctors office.
peentel sign pen, yellow ochre... 'til some bastard stole it! now i'm actually going to have to order felt tip pens off the internet, making me a weirdo pen guy. sigh...
Your Fav. Writing Instrument?
So to continue the materialistic poll posts (i.e fashion, cars, etc.) I thought I'd poll architects favorite writing instruments. It seems like an important part of our careers, so lets discuss. Is it your Alvin .5, or is it your Mont Blanc? Or perhaps your handy dandy yellow #2. Also, why? I mean what is really important to you? Is it the comfort or the look or how it writes? Just have fun with it....
you mean drawing instrument?
copic refillables
ok, any instument that records an idea onto paper, better?
ok, any instument that records an idea onto paper, better?
probably not my favorite, but crayons can do some cool stuff.
I have a collection of Parker 51's from the 1940's. I use Pelikan 4001 ink (the blackest). I use them for sketching and writing. When I sketch with a pencil I use a Woerther Shorty..
hence thy name, "King"
this is a little imbaressing but i use bic disposables often. the way i draw, i don't deserve anything better.
sharpened fingernail dipped in india ink...
or watercolor
draughting 314
on a side note, i want to buy a really nice refillable red pen for my proj architect as a joke for all the redlines he gives out. any suggestions?
pilot V5
crayola
right now
Banner Liquid Ink Pen
Pilot PRECISE Deluxe extra fine <- closet thing to a rapidograph
Pilot V7 or V5 (whichever is in my bag) or the Pilot Razor Point for pens, and for pencil sketching I try to use a softer lead (in contrast to the sharp work the pen produces).
Waterman fountain pen, black ink from Mont Blanc. For markups, etc., I use a red Uniball VISION fine point because I can't find red ink locally for a fountain pen.
uniballs throw so much ink at the paper, they last 2 weeks, i just love that luxury.
^ my current favorite... although my montblanc pencil is a close second.
A great vocabulary.
nice citizen
Lamy Safari
hotdog bun dipped in motor oil...the paper really licks it up.
yesssss! (said to the tune of Napolean Dynamite)
standard dixon ticonderoga HB/#2 pencil.
started sketching with it on the margins of my lined paper since i was 6 and never stopped.
blood
disposable fountain pen
magnum
my tasty new fountain pen by lamy...it's thin, silver and heavy.
i used to have a rotring that was charcoal grey and surprisingly heavy for it's size. it drew great lines.
[img.]http://www.zebrapen.com/images/pencil-m301ultra.jpg[/img.]
I'm with McSmoke and pixelwhore - pilotV5
pentel sharplet-2 (.5 black)
everyday for the past 3 years, it's been in my pocket. nice color, simple design & durable.
Artline 200 - Black
http://www.laoffice.co.uk/images/product_images/013402.jpg
i have a prosthetic relationship to my pilot V5
I don't buy pens anymore-I just collect free ball point pens to sketch with. That way I dont' feel too bad when one of them gets lost-although I have become attached to the Uniphyl Theophylline pen I snatched from my doctors office.
derwent 2h and hb, berol 314, uniball micro, pmop and some pen i picked up in berlin
a wooden stick in the sand
I think my brain is the most important instrument with which I draw.
Faber Castel, Vision 1475. I bought it at Carrefour in Korea. Best damn pen ever. Unfortunately Faber Castel does not sell them anywhere in the US.
If anyone knows where I can find these, I'd appreciate the help.
Levenger fountain pen
chalk
i use a pen, whatever i find lying around
Deluxo:Namiki Falcon fountain pen. Flexible nib = wide range of line weights......
Ceapo: Sanford Uniball micro
a felt tip pen
peentel sign pen, yellow ochre... 'til some bastard stole it! now i'm actually going to have to order felt tip pens off the internet, making me a weirdo pen guy. sigh...
I also like these, but the Practice prefer a more economical alternative.
I also like the classics
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