tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post4074163913507764606..comments2024-03-18T16:47:48.290-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: Epic Pen Search and Discovery, Part 11 (Conclusion): My Dorothy MomentMiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-40793265136052134442015-12-22T07:49:00.384-08:002015-12-22T07:49:00.384-08:00Thanks for reading the series, Elva! The pen world...Thanks for reading the series, Elva! The pen world is huge and dizzying, but I love wandering around in it! ;-)<br /><br />- TinaMiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-19547102419097461002015-12-22T00:01:20.856-08:002015-12-22T00:01:20.856-08:00Hi Tina .... I just discovered your sketching pen ...Hi Tina .... I just discovered your sketching pen series today ... and read them all! What a treat. Such a big world of pens out there. I long used Hunt's fine and flexible dip pen before I discovered fountain pens. Once into fountain pens I had a Richard Binder customize a flexible nib for me. It has a lot of flex but most of the flex doesn't show up when I'm sketching. I realized when I was using the dip pen's full flex I'd be working carefully, not quick sketching. ....So I've basically accepted my quick sketching line will be fairly uniform ... but I have the flex when I want it. <br /><br />I think I'd so a little crazy using a pen that draws a thin line one way and a thicker one the other way -- like those music pen points. <br /><br />The nib, the pen, the ink, and the paper .... so many elements!<br /><br />Thank you for a wonderful journey through your efforts. Elva Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642197019054496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-10701228454879986052015-03-30T09:53:40.601-07:002015-03-30T09:53:40.601-07:00This was a wonderful series! Thank you so much for...This was a wonderful series! Thank you so much for sharing.Allan Engelhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098062720806568430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-64563263001240614182015-03-29T19:08:27.340-07:002015-03-29T19:08:27.340-07:00I have two fountain pens, both Lamy Safaris, and I...I have two fountain pens, both Lamy Safaris, and I'm happy with both. I'm also happy with my assortment (which is growing by leaps and bounds) of regular ink pens. I have so many that I lose track of why I like a particular one. I can't imagine testing as many pens as you have...and still not having one holy grail. The good thing is we don't have to choose just one!Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-32159405852431454382015-03-29T14:46:05.442-07:002015-03-29T14:46:05.442-07:00Much to ponder in this post and I agree with most ...Much to ponder in this post and I agree with most of it. I'm more of a fan of the Falcon than you seem to be but then that's probably because I enjoy a fine line. I find the Sailor fude (the green one) to be as klunky as you describe but the black, more conventionally-shaped version has become a 'go to' pen for me.<br /><br />Like you, I love line. Watercolors without line don't interest me much. It always seems like something is missing, or I"m looking through the bottom of a coke bottle :-) Also, without line there's no reason to use my pens and without using my pens it's just not as much fun to sketch.<br /><br />Cheers --- Larrylarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499637631503513759noreply@blogger.com