Can anybody recommend a smooth black drawing pen that lays down a good thin line? Like 001 or 1/.50? I've tried microns, too scratchy, and rapidographs are too hard to maintain.
The rapidoliners that were put out by koh-i-noor a few years ago were ideal, but my last set started leaking on a plane this summer and now they've stopped making them. Is anybody using anything that they like?
You have to be careful with some pens on planes because of the pressure. When I was in Japan, we were all given brush pens and he reminded us not to use them on the plane because they would start to gush.
That's exactly what happened. The Spanish stewardess asked me what was wrong and I started to try to say "My pen is exploding!" en Español before I realized that probably wasn't a good idea.
do we all have aversion to bic (or any other) ballpoint pens? why is that?
i carry pilot pens with me for use at the bank and elsewhere i might need a real pen.
every time I see the word "pen" in type I always think of that snl jeopardy skit where Sean Connery takes "the penis mightier for 400 Trabeck"...still funny
other then that I like stylist or these great fine tip markers I got in Warsaw, have never seen them again and most of them are dead now. they had some unpronounceable name, but they were great.
my lamy fountain pen also works charms for most tasks.
not for anything technical, certainly, they're too messy, but they're so smooth!
i sketch with my blue bic ballpoint all the time. they smudge almost as good as charcoal, and have a huge variablility in lineweight depending on the pressure.
i grew up drawing with ballpoints. seems i've shifted more often to mechanical .5, but sometimes draw with ballpoint (only for art type drawings).
sometimes desirable is the "twisted" ink line within the line. it's unique to ballpoint.
i don't like roller balls because they dig and jag unpredictably.
the staedtler (313 s) is the best i've used for medium felt. at least i haven't seen one as fine as micron.
the microns choke too soon. fine felts are either too soft and mush over, or if stiff enough, they choke.
i haven't settled on a decent fat felt. so far they've all tended to bleed or the color goes weird over time. but i don't have much use for fat felt.
pilot precise v5, extra fine, black - main sketching tool. (how can any of you sketch with a technical drafting pen? wow. i'd destroy the tip within an hour...)
also, i like the sign pens as well, but only for really large scale (1/4" or larger) drawings...
ditto on the rotring 600 fountain pen, mine has a Fine nib and the rare and coveted Lava finish (heats up for comfort!). These are no longer in production so its a perfect time to pick them up (originally $100, now can be had for $30 or less widely). Full brass construction, no plastic.
Copics are awesome, but more for rendering than sketching.
What kind of pen do you use?
... to complement the sketchbook thread ...
Can anybody recommend a smooth black drawing pen that lays down a good thin line? Like 001 or 1/.50? I've tried microns, too scratchy, and rapidographs are too hard to maintain.
The rapidoliners that were put out by koh-i-noor a few years ago were ideal, but my last set started leaking on a plane this summer and now they've stopped making them. Is anybody using anything that they like?
It's great being an art supply snob, isn't it?
You have to be careful with some pens on planes because of the pressure. When I was in Japan, we were all given brush pens and he reminded us not to use them on the plane because they would start to gush.
That's exactly what happened. The Spanish stewardess asked me what was wrong and I started to try to say "My pen is exploding!" en Español before I realized that probably wasn't a good idea.
some pens i use are stylists, pentel sign pens, sharpie extra fine or staedtler lumocolor F
stopped making kohinoors?
i use(d) 00=.3 for fine lines. what else can line that fine? no felts.
the pointy end of a sheetrock screw.
whatever's available to flick from the office stationary !! .. haha
sharpies are no good. I use to like microns until I found a better alternative - the staedter pigment liner.
Pilot P-500 extra fine
pentel sign pen.
can produce a fine line or a broad bold line, depending on the angle of attack...
someone keeps stealing my green pentel sign pens!!!
i use the closest at hand.
do we all have aversion to bic (or any other) ballpoint pens? why is that?
i carry pilot pens with me for use at the bank and elsewhere i might need a real pen.
i've tried others but i always come back to the sanford uniball micro. good for copier paper, trace, windsor & newton sketchbook paper, whatever.
every time I see the word "pen" in type I always think of that snl jeopardy skit where Sean Connery takes "the penis mightier for 400 Trabeck"...still funny
other then that I like stylist or these great fine tip markers I got in Warsaw, have never seen them again and most of them are dead now. they had some unpronounceable name, but they were great.
my lamy fountain pen also works charms for most tasks.
Pilot fineliner .... liked 'em since University
Sharpie ... for fatter lines
Red permanent marker ( big and fat for revising the staff's drawings)
safari lamy...berol mirado
I hate the new fine point nib on Prismacolors.
I like Rotring fountain pens, lettering and sketching sizes
maybe i'm the only one who still does use bics.
not for anything technical, certainly, they're too messy, but they're so smooth!
i sketch with my blue bic ballpoint all the time. they smudge almost as good as charcoal, and have a huge variablility in lineweight depending on the pressure.
anyone else sketch with the old school bics?
I have been using these since I left my last job. Maybe because I have walked home with enough to last me until 2010. They work great on trace.
i grew up drawing with ballpoints. seems i've shifted more often to mechanical .5, but sometimes draw with ballpoint (only for art type drawings).
sometimes desirable is the "twisted" ink line within the line. it's unique to ballpoint.
i don't like roller balls because they dig and jag unpredictably.
the staedtler (313 s) is the best i've used for medium felt. at least i haven't seen one as fine as micron.
the microns choke too soon. fine felts are either too soft and mush over, or if stiff enough, they choke.
i haven't settled on a decent fat felt. so far they've all tended to bleed or the color goes weird over time. but i don't have much use for fat felt.
I have a Rotring fountain pen that was working beautifully until I dropped it and now it leaks all the time.
I also like anything that lays down a line thicker than 0.5.
pilot precise v5, extra fine, black - main sketching tool. (how can any of you sketch with a technical drafting pen? wow. i'd destroy the tip within an hour...)
also, i like the sign pens as well, but only for really large scale (1/4" or larger) drawings...
No Copic fans?
typically a pilot 'super' black SC6600 1" sqaure block of ink. it's great for lines and fast square buildings.
Black Sharpie twin tip marker. Love these things.
Rotring fountain pens - 'F' types - are fabulous...you need to handle with care..they begin to leak if dropped on the floor too often..
ditto on the rotring 600 fountain pen, mine has a Fine nib and the rare and coveted Lava finish (heats up for comfort!). These are no longer in production so its a perfect time to pick them up (originally $100, now can be had for $30 or less widely). Full brass construction, no plastic.
Copics are awesome, but more for rendering than sketching.
Columbia over pen.
bic over columbia.
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