Yea.... nah!

Few sketches in various stage of completion from an unexpected trip to Taipei we took few weeks ago. Didn’t get as much time as I hoped, some for happy and some for sad reasons. That’s how it goes sometimes. Bic ballpoint pen sketches in talens sketchbook #urbansketching #urbansketch #ballpointpensketch #ballpoint #sketch #drawing #taipei #taiwan #sketchbook #ink #inkdrawing

Trying to find a Parker style ballpoint refill that writes as well as a Montblanc bold ballpoint refill. I've tried Schmidt P900, EasyFlow 9000 and Monteverde. The EF9k was nice but really slippery and bled on the paper I'm using. The other two were just not as smooth and easy.

Any ideas?

#GYMARMOUR

#dailyhandwriting
#surfneblin (gnomish)
8. write each lowercase letter five times
...or present a surfneblin vowel conjunct grid?

rev. 8 of wands
rev. 8 of pentacles
Communication and splendour of fire and earth ill-dignified.
These are both from recent draws...

Balls

February Flowers Day 18: Raspberry
Rubus Odoratus, the purple flowered raspberry
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#februaryflowers #februaryflowers2025 #rubusodoratus #raspberry #pendrawing #ink #ballpoint #MastoArt

I don’t like ballpoint pens anymore generally because the refills I’ve dealt with still have that occasional blobbing when I write. The refills mentioned here may solve that issue.

https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2025/2/8/comparing-low-viscosity-ballpoint-pens-jetstream-vs-acroball-vs-anterique-vs-ohto

Something I learned for quickly noting down cursive fonts:

The horizontal line crossing a "t" can be as long as you want, and shaped however you want. Your brain will parse it just fine.

I often start my text without crossing any t's or dotting any i's - then use that opportunity to accessorize

(Also: letters can intersect each other much more than I initially thought. Brains are pretty cool.)