Sailor Bung Box Blue Black is also called “4B” and boy, is it another one of those colors I just love. Its a rich indigo blue with a halo of red that gives it such a pop. I decided to test it in the teeny, tiniest pen I own, my Kaweco Liliput with an EF…
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Fountain Pens for Sketching
As I’ve been spending more time using my pens, inks and notebooks for drawing, I thought I’d put together a post about the best fountain pens (and inks) for sketching. I did a good deal of research for this piece. My favorite is Liz Steel’s 7-Part Fountain Pen Sketching article. Her Part Two: Why Draw…
Ask The Desk: Felt Tip Pen Conundrums
Amanda asked: I’m a university student that loves using felt-tip pens but I hate how they show through the other side of my pages! Are there any affordable felt tip pens that won’t show through the pages of a cheap spiral bound notebooks? and then to make matters even more complicated, Grace asked this great…
Pen Review: Sakura Pigma Professional Brush Pens
The Sakura Pigma Professional Brush Pens, available in SB, MB and BB, were something I discovered in a very roundabout way. I was reading Lisa Condon’s blog again and she was talking about more of the tools she liked yo use. I started clicking on links and next thing I knew, voila! I had these…
Link Love: Retro Pop Love
Pens: Pilot Metropolitan Pop Review and Giveaway (via Pen and Journal Passions) Pilot Metropolitan Retro Pop (via Pen Addict) Video: Aurora Optima Auroloide (via The Pen Habit) Montblanc M Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Omas Ogiva Cocktail Fountain Pen – Stub (via Gourmet Pens) Conklin Stylograph mosaic fountain pen (via A Fool With a Pen)…
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: Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Nature Colors 6-colors Set
First, I promise this is the last set of Staedtler Triplus Finerliner markers I will review because I have them all now. I couldn’t resist. That said, the Nature Set of Staedtler Triplus Fineliners ($7.50) are probably my favorite set. It could be because they are the most seasonally appropriate here in the autumnal continental…