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August 18, 2006
Praise You, Kuretake!
Kuretake Brush Pen refill cartridges
A couple weeks ago I fell in love with a Japanese brush-pen that's quickly becoming my all-time favorite drawing tool. Blick Art describes the Kuretake pen on their site as follows:
Technology meets tradition in this sumi brush fountain pen. The Kuretake Brush Pen is exquisitely designed in Japan, with super-fine nylon bristles for smooth, controlled strokes.
Now I can't help but look for every chance I can get to work with this brush-pen! Like a great brush, its lines are alive and dynamic but, unlike a brush, it never leaks, never dries out, and seems to never need a refill. I love this thing!
As of today, I am an official Kuretake evangelist! Buy it... and all your past bad drawings will be forgiven.
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How about a link to some of your Kuretake pen drawings?
Eric
Posted by: Eric N. | Aug 19, 2006 4:47:58 PM
Eric: I've a feeling the bugfish from a previous entry benefitted from it's use (I was going to ask, but got sidetracked by a bunch of stuff).
As much as an inconvenience brush and ink is (constant cleaning and washing and the inherent risk of the dreaded ink spill), I've never found much happiness in the results of brushpens. On one level, they are very neat, but they never last long, and tend to be way expensive (compare to my Winsor & Newton sables, which are pushing ten years at this point).
But this could be the technological breakthrough the brush-pen has been waiting for. I shall try it!
Posted by: Scott Elyard | Aug 21, 2006 10:43:52 AM
Or not, since Blick Art wants $15 shipping to Alaska, and I've been reading rumblings of irritation regarding the inks from pros (http://www.penciljack.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64723).
Could I get your opinion of the ink (and what paper are you using), Robyn? How does it compare, say, to Speedball, Super Black or India inks? (I use variations of all these.)
Also FYI, Kuretake makes a nonsynthetic alternative here:
http://www.danielsmith.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0113.exe?FNM=00&CATG=INFO+ECKA&UID=2004081213112172&UREQA=1&GENP
It's a bit less expensive, but the ink is the biggest unknown for me. The whole point for me of using a brushpen is being able to ink on the go. And I need black black super black ink that dries reasonably quickly.
Posted by: Scott Elyard | Aug 24, 2006 10:25:04 AM
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