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You've ENABLED a pen rant dammit.... I was (am?) a proper inverted snob about inky tools (HATED being made to draw with inky sticks and stuff at uni, what's all this bollocks etc)... even contemporary cartoonists using ink 'oh god it's just fetishism for the bygone artists who were only using those tools to kowtow to the repro processes of the time' yadah yadah... never enjoyed fountain pens, too scratchy.

ANYWAY all that has gone out of the window cos I found a pen that I LOVE. The Sailor Fude pen (so that funky bent nib shizzle, makes it more like a brush, like a little inky ski!)...

You can get a 55 degree or 40 degree bend in the nib... the idea being that it isn't pressure that alters line weight, it's angle, the different degrees give a different feel. I hope you don't mind a link to my insta post about them (pictures!)...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnsdEeTK0Qg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I LOVE the fact that you can have a mega thin almost rotringy line (can even use the pen 'upside down' for super thin lines!) then all the way up to a proper POOL of silky ink with a tilt. No catching, no scrubbing and scratching away. Just buttery smooth.

The joke is I realised half the reason I like it is that it's the most akin to how I work digitally! I nudge the digtial brush size up and down with the keyboard thick thin thick etc.. this pen puts that in my pocket!

Sailor pen will only take sailor cartridges / converters, but the pen is only about £17 so not breaking the bank. I would also recommend buying a bottle of the Sailor Jentle ink cos its the best cubiest bottle ever.

I AM STOPPING I think may have to make an inaugural post on my empty substack on this eh, PENCILS TOO OMG

best to you,

Luke

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Clementine's avatar

Speaking of merch (not really) but your possible birthday card (fab of course) made me think: what about the wisest of Frankenstein T shirts? Will they be available to the general public (me!) anytime soon?

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