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[novelty]

So I am out on a quest for something that makes a big deal in my life so far...its something everyone uses once in their lifetime (and majority of the time its mandatory). They don't stack up with other utencils and they always get the job done.

What are they? They are:

Pens!

We all get obsessed with them one time or another, and its usually very important for writing, schoolwork, or just writing on flat soda (eww no fizz). So far, The best pen I found for myself is the Papermate Profile (pictured above) because of the ease of writing essays without any worry of a hand cramp or the ball jamming.

What is your favorite pen, and does anyone know the best pen out there?

Edited by novelty, 11 March 2012 - 02:37 AM.

[Wooly-Fools]

These guys are a really good set of pens.

They're great for regular writing, and for artwork. It even says they're for manga!

[Nepenthe]

As an artist, the only pens I use now are ones specially meant for inking, and even then I don't particularly have a brand favorite. A cheap Staedler set will do for me. Overall, I am totally a mechanical pencil nut, (.05 lead size; anything higher is blasphemous).

[Nintendoga]

I guess....uh....I don't really pay attention to the pens I use, but I remember having one that had four clicks at the top with four different colors Black,Red,Green,& Blue. I used it alot.

Edited by Nintendoga, 11 March 2012 - 02:59 AM.

[Metal Gear (sting)RAY]

All y'all normal pen-havers are small time.

[Inferno]

I generally use fine-point Sharpie pens for inking, and if I need to make lines thicker or add varying thickness, as of now I sorta do it "artificially," going in and adding extra thickness where needed, all with the same fine-pointed sharpie pens. (Need to learn to use other pens. .3.) Other than that, I use .05/.07 lead mechanical pencils for sketching and everything else. I was in the 7th grade when I discovered mechanicals- haven't really turned back to regular pencils since.

Edited by Inferno, 11 March 2012 - 04:58 AM.

[shimapun]

This is a topic I never have seen nor have expected to see, but oh well.

I found a pretty awesome Papermate-brand pen on my campus a few months ago. It has some sort of spring mechanism in the cap to prevent it from getting stuck, and it makes a satisfying *click* whenever you put the cap on. I'm not sure if it's the "best" pen ever, but I like it, especially since I didn't need to pay for it and just found it on lying the ground.

Were Gel Pens and Milky Pens really popular around anyone else's elementary school? I used to think that this whole Silly Bandz craze that recently appeared was bizarre, then I remembered when I begged my mom to spend money on pens because all the other kids had 'em, heh.

[Nepenthe]

Were Gel Pens and Milky Pens really popular around anyone else's elementary school? I used to think that this whole Silly Bandz craze that recently appeared was bizarre, then I remembered when I begged my mom to spend money on pens because all the other kids had 'em, heh.

They were at my school, and it was such an annoying fad, if for nothing else than all the talks we had to receive because too many of the female students were in love with those things and used them on writing assignments and tests despite the explicit direction from our teachers not to. Some even went so far as to use gold colored ones with glitter in the ink. And overall, those were just some really tacky writing instruments.

[Voyant]

Copic Multi Liners and Tech Pens

[Tornado]

I use a Zebra F-701 modded with Zebra F-402 parts and the ink cartridge from those Fisher Space pens, because I'm a total dork who modifies pens.

Edited by Tornado, 11 March 2012 - 06:05 AM.

[Discoid]

Screw pens, I use these bad boys:



0.7 lead because everything less than that breaks too easily? Check.
Retractable eraser that can last me for months on end? Check.
Easily refillable without having to pick at the eraser for over a minute just to add extra lead? Check.
Comfortable? Double check.

PAPERMATE OR NOTHIN', BITCHEZ.

[Nepenthe]

Well yes, if you have the writing pressure equivalent to a salt water crocodile's bite force, then of course the 0.5 lead will break too easily for you. xP I personally have to actually break my lead on purpose, as drawing a lot will eventually dull the tip, and I like my lines sharp.

And to me, the major flaw of mechanical pencil are their erasers, no matter the brand or the type you use. They're either too hard and don't pick up anything, or what they do pick up will transfer back to your paper in impenetrable marks. Compliment them with a rubber eraser instead, and you have a winner. <3

[Discoid]

Well yes, if you have the writing pressure equivalent to a salt water crocodile's bite force, then of course the 0.5 lead will break too easily for you. xP

Yeah, that would be me. xD

And to me, the major flaw of mechanical pencil are their erasers, no matter the brand or the type you use. They're either too hard and don't pick up anything, or what they do pick up will transfer back to your paper in impenetrable marks. Compliment them with a rubber eraser instead, and you have a winner. <3

Not really necessary for me, as the deepest I've ever delved into anything art related would be the random doodles I draw in class.

Bask in my glory.

[Nepenthe]

Oh, I don't recommend the rubber eraser for just art; that thing is a necessity for life. I've not gone back to regular erasers even for note taking. They're like friggin' vacuums for lead.

[shimapun]

They were at my school, and it was such an annoying fad, if for nothing else than all the talks we had to receive because too many of the female students were in love with those things and used them on writing assignments and tests despite the explicit direction from our teachers not to. Some even went so far as to use gold colored ones with glitter in the ink. And overall, those were just some really tacky writing instruments.

Oh gosh, now that you mention it, I do remember our teachers forbid certain colors of those pens, specifically yellow.

Well yes, if you have the writing pressure equivalent to a salt water crocodile's bite force, then of course the 0.5 lead will break too easily for you. xP

This is me. I constantly break .5 lead, .7 lead, regular wooden pencils, and all kinds of pens. And this is just from normal notetaking. Is there no writing utensil that is man enough handle the hamfisted-ness of poor unfortunate gnth®?

Don't answer that question, because I know you dweebs will like me to a site that sells pens made for gorillas </3

Edited by gnth®, 11 March 2012 - 06:43 AM.

[Nepenthe]

How about a word processor?

But seriously, there's a series of pencils with a black coloring that are pretty dang resilient and have a very good eraser to boot. I think they're called Mirado Black Warriors? Yeah, fist-fights have broken out over those things.

[Mick Bynes]

I love Bic the multi-color pen. It contains my 4 favorite colors! Best. Pen. Ever.

[Scott]

I don't know the name of them, but I got them from the supermarket ASDA!!!

They're very inky, so I use them to ink drawings, I doubt that was ASDA's intention though, as they're dirt cheap and in with the school section.

Either way, I have enough to last!

[JezMM]

Coz they're cheap and they work. 8D


But only black. I don't understand why anyone would want to write or draw or anything in blue.

[Burnt Ash]

Erm, well, I lose pens all the time in school, and I just use whatever pen I find on the ground (surprisingly for me, this isn't that difficult). I do have a liking for fountain pens though.

Edited by thebluehedgehog, 11 March 2012 - 08:33 PM.