Graphite Fine Art
Aristo in an Austrian company that’s been making drawing instruments since 1862. Price: £2.20 Tip size options: 005, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08 Barrel options: black with different coloured tips, according to the tip size Ink type: waterproof, lightfast pigment ink The GeoCollege Pigment Liner is a drawing pen with a fibre tip…
I was very pleased to have a chance to try the Tombow Zoom 101 fountain pen from The Pen Company. Tombow make some of my favourite art supplies and are famous, in particular, for their pencils, but they are not the first company you tend to think of when considering fountain pens. Having spent some…
Karas Kustoms now make a comprehensive range of machined metal pens but it all started with the Render K, launched on Kickstarter four years ago. I can’t count how many times I almost bought a Render K but the price of shipping one from the USA to the UK and then paying customs charges made…
The Mitsu-Bishi 9852EW is a rare beast: a Japanese pencil with an eraser. It’s reasonably priced and is for Master Writing, whatever that is. Price: $1.30 (USA) Lead grade options: HB Barrel colours: Natural Barrel shape: Hexagonal Eraser?: Yes This pencil looks gorgeous. It’s a natural finish with crisp green writing on three sides. One…
Pentel make some wonderful mechanical pencils. The Twist uses the best eraser mechanism there is, the P200 series is one of the best budget pencils and the Graph 1000 has been my top pick for quite some time. Until now. Price: £12.50 (UK), $16.50 (USA) Lead size options: 0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm, 0.7mm, 0.9mm Barrel options:…