J. Herbin has gotten into the refillable brush pen arena with the CreaPen Pinceau Refillable Brush Pen ($20). It features a long narrow barrel design like traditional Japanese calligraphy brushes. The entire barrel is plastic and has minimal branding printed in gold. The cap is a simple faceted shape with no clip.The overall design of…
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Pen Review: Sakura Ballsign Neon & Pastel Sets
I tend to get afflicted with pen obsessions and my current passion is all things Sakura Ballsign. Poor pens with the stupid names but good grief are they fabulous to write with! At first, I thought Ballsign the shape was a little odd — sort of an elongated teardrop shape that was a little bulbous…
Pen Review: Sakura Ballsign 0.4 Gel Pens
I know, I know… I need more gel pens like I need a hole in my head but I decided I just had to try the whole rainbow of colors of the new-to-me Sakura Ballsign 0.4mm gel pens. These pens are Sakura’s entry into the already-heavily-fortified gel pen category with heavyweights like Uni Signo, Pilot…
Review: Sharpie Pen Retractable
Several weeks ago, I put a shout out on the internet asking if Sharpie made a retractable version of their Pen. Within minutes, I got replies back (all kindly withholding the urge to say “Duh, Ana! Of course they do!”). Indeed, there is a retractable version of the Sharpie Pen. So I immediately hustled out…
Ink Review: Private Reserve Ebony Purple
I’ve had good experience with every Private Reserve ink I’ve used up to this point so I had no concerns about the quality of the ink. My goal was to find a purple that I loved and Ebony Purple was recommended to me buy the fine folks at Goldspot Pens as a color I might…
Ink Review: Bung Box Tears of a Clown
Bung Box is a small shop in Japan that works with Sailor to create small batches of custom inks. The inks have become so popular that Vanness Pens has starting importing these unusual inks to the US. Bung Box Tears of a Clown is a particularly unusual color but the first sample I wanted to…
Link Love: Let’s Get Calligraphic
Links of the Week: The Artistcellar Blog is not extensive, yet, but it has several reviews of opaque white pens and waterproof tests for popular drawing pens. Very handy! Alisa Burke has a few posts on handlettering in your journal by guest writer Makewells. It’s beautiful and inspiring. Pens: Top 7 Beginner Fountain Pens Under…
