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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Rapidograph Technical Art Pens

A little bit ago, I was telling Asya the joys of using Koh-I-Noor Rapidogaph technical pens.

She said she's never had any experience with these, so I gave her the rundown on them.

Basically, they are pens with nibs (points) of varying thicknesses that are filled with India ink of their formulation. I think the ink is thinner than standard India inks in order for it flow through the nib onto the paper. They are great for drawing, especially in drawing lines. They can do this with rulers that brushes cannot.

The set I have I bought back when I was attending art classes at El Camino College in the early 1970s. They work just as well today as they did back then. They are fun to use.

Here's a set of rapidograph pens:


To view vendors for rapidograph pens, go here and here.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Drawing Stuff

Above, the drawing stuff after getting them out of the garage. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After this morning's breakfast/coffee gathering at Denny's down at the Flying J, did some more reading of  Curt Swan: A Life In Comics.

When I was done with that, I headed to the garage to get my art equipment and supplies out. The drawing bug has been building up for some time, and the Swan book got me even more motivated. Previously, I had no time for drawing due my work hours. Now that I'm retired, I can get back into it again.

Above, I have plenty of drawing paper and bristol paper. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Going through the art box and my tabletop easel's drawer after cleaning them, I found that some items needed replacing. The India inks were all dried up and I needed new brushes and pens. Along with those, I need a new drawing board. I had one for around 50 years when I took the Famous Artists course back in the 1970s. I tossed it when I moved as it had gotten old, chipped and cracked. One good thing I discovered, the Rapidograph ink was still good. I have plenty of pencils.

So, I ordered a new board and the other stuff. Luckily, I still have a good supply of drawing paper and bristol paper. 

It'll be nice to get back to drawing again. It has been a while.

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