Pens, those poor pens!

They’re not dead! They are only Mostly Dead… which means they are still a little alive! But, without a potion to bring them back, I will need a few new pens.

I hit the road today to National Art Shop to replace the pens because I need to work on new projects. I have been working on book illustrations and have used up a dozen or so pens creating all of those drawings. I use the Micron pens by Pigma. I only use the smallest size (005). The pen is filled with archival ink that is developed to last indefinitely and stay crisp and black. Unfortunately, these pens are not cheap and don’t last exceptionally long, so I only purchased a few for now. (Until the budget catches up with the production schedule). Now, I need to finish getting the book into InDesign and ready to publish, then layout where I am going with my next few pieces.

If you wonder why I don’t toss the “Mostly Dead” pens away, I have entertained the idea of creating a drawing or two with them. Extracting every last splotch of ink out of those worn down nibs! We will see how many pens will surrender their last to make a drawing that works. I will need to build tone and value slowly... It should be fun.

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