I took some time to talk about pencils and pens, because they are important. Enjoy!
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I still use pencils more than pens
No love for the Dixon TRI-Conderoga?? 😭
Pilot varsity is best.
Hi Fran, love the content, always something to learn.Thanks for the syringe tip. Regarding pencils, Japanese made ones are worth checking out.
Walking to drafting class I tripped and the tip of the ink pen I was holding pierced my hand. I wonder how many writing implement tattoos there are out there, either caused by accident or malice.
The mark of a good pencil is that it leaves a good one.
you should give some mitsubishi hi-uni pencils a try, especially the 8B. i stopped using wood pencils at some point in high school and became a fiend for pentel p200's and especially graphgear 500's. something incredible about seeing a writing tool (and tools of all kinds) last for decades and decades of use. despite spending all my adult life with a practically useless tiny computer on my person at most times, i find if i take my hand, a tool and ink or graphite to something i'll have a much easier time remembering things even as simple yet easy to forget as groceries. i'm ready to try a mechanical clutch pencil with 2mm lead.
Great video. As someone who still prefers pens for writing , I think the best pen at least in my opinion is the pilot rf retractable medium.
Once again great video
Steven
I enjoyed this old vid Fran. As a lefty that writes (American) english, I've found fountain pens to be troublesome. Writing from left to right pushes the nib into the paper with the nib in the direction you're writing. I get scratchy action and it grabs leaving a splash of ink from time to time. I haven't used a fountain pen that worked for me. I hate being left handed. If I wrote hebrew, I think It would be just fine – I don't know though.
Fran, Have you considered voice over work too among your many talents? Your voice is very appealing and relaxing.
I'm fond of Mitsubishi pencils. The 9850 is a great HB rubber tip writing pencil, and they also make a 772, which is vermillion one end and prussian blue the other end, which is great for sketching.
As far as mechanical pencils go rotring tikky has always been my favourite. They are really sturdy and feel well made and tend to be reasonably durable. They have enough weight to them to feel good and solid in the hand without being too heavy to write with, the way that rubber grip is integrated is amazing and honestly I feel more pencils should have that kind of moulded in grip rather than a separate sleave that can slide off. Also the way it tapers out towards the top and kind of has a flat side to rest on your palm is a nice touch.
The Pen IS mightier than the sword 😘 Lots of cool history I never knew about pencils, pens and their accessories. Thanx Fran 😎
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