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Posted by fraggard on Fri Sep 23rd at 3:17pm 2005

Which is your preferred writing implement, and why?

I use gel pens, mainly because I don't apply too much pressure when I write. Ballpoints require me to press harder than I find comfortable, and that screws up my handwriting. I could use a fountain pen, but with this I don't have to worry about carrying & refilling ink, or with ink leaking out, etc. Plus, refills are easy to find and are quite cheap.

This is only for writing, though. For sketching/illustration I use a mechanical pencil with B or 2B grade leads (and a separate eraser). I vote for Gel pens since I write far more than I sketch.

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Posted by Underdog on Fri Sep 23rd at 3:35pm 2005

? quoting fraggard

I use gel pens, mainly because I don't apply too much pressure when I write. Ballpoints require me to press harder than I find comfortable, and that screws up my handwriting.

Don't know what kind of pens they sell in India but our ball point pens practically sling the ink out of their tops. Hell, most now days write upside down.

As to the poll, never heard of some of the options and truly, never gave it much thought, so I guess I will vote "Ball point"




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Posted by French Toast on Fri Sep 23rd at 4:02pm 2005

Pencils for the win.

I use mechanical pencils. My writing is fairly messy, and I don't like not having the option of erasing (yeah yeah, pen erasers) and unless I have to (teachers forcing me) then I don't use pens.




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Posted by Andrei on Fri Sep 23rd at 4:14pm 2005

Mechanical pencils are #1 in my book since they force me to write slowly (and thus pay more attention to the stuff im writing).




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Posted by Jinx on Fri Sep 23rd at 4:35pm 2005

We must be desperate for topics, I mean god-DAMN lol



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Posted by Nickelplate on Fri Sep 23rd at 4:36pm 2005

I hav had the same Pentech mechanical pencil since about 10th grade. I am in my third year of college and ol' trusty's still going strong!


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Posted by ReNo on Fri Sep 23rd at 6:18pm 2005

I don't find myself writing by hand a great deal these days, which means the type of writing instrument I use on those odd occasions doesn't really earn much thought. Typically I use whatever is to hand, and that will most likely be a ball point pen.




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Posted by mazemaster on Fri Sep 23rd at 6:49pm 2005

Mechanical pencil all the way! I love the precision of it, and the fact that you don't have to sharpen it. Also the mechanical pencils I use have a nice rubber grip that is easy to hold.

I'm not a very big fan of pens since you can't erase them.


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Posted by French Toast on Fri Sep 23rd at 6:50pm 2005

/me loves your avater Fraggard.




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Posted by Myrk- on Fri Sep 23rd at 7:09pm 2005

I would choose Roller Ball and Mechanical, but pencils are better for shading etc, and because what I do is graphical, pencils (mechanical for that nice crisp line) are best.




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Posted by Hugh on Fri Sep 23rd at 8:46pm 2005

I'll either use a ballpoint or a gel pen, speaking of which I should get some classy ones since school starts on Monday. It'll be a cold day in hell when I use a pencil (again), I'm to them as Elaine is to The English Patient...


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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Fri Sep 23rd at 9:34pm 2005

I like to use a black ball point pen for writing. Just makes it look better somehow. But when I draw, it's mechanical pencils all the way.



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Posted by Captain P on Fri Sep 23rd at 10:28pm 2005

Pencils. I use them every day. I sketch a lot and write down my idea's often in a sketchy way. Also, it's number one thing on school. Most lessons are either boring, or things I already know, so I take the time to think out idea's or concepts or to sketch some stuff.

I mainly favor soft pencils. 4B and 6B, if that's an international term...



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Posted by mazemaster on Sat Sep 24th at 12:36am 2005

Yeah, for drawing mechanical pencils are too thin and the lead isnt soft enough. I love 6B.


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Posted by fraggard on Sat Sep 24th at 2:01am 2005

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/me loves your avater Fraggard.


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Posted by wil5on on Sat Sep 24th at 2:39am 2005

I use blue ballpoint, because all my mechanical pencils mysteriously disappeared...


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Posted by fraggard on Sat Sep 24th at 3:01am 2005

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I use blue ballpoint, because all my mechanical pencils mysteriously disappeared...


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Posted by French Toast on Sat Sep 24th at 3:03am 2005

You know what the best kind of mechanical pencil is? I can't rmemeber the name. I think it's Zebra. They're metal, with a black grip thing, and gome with a pen. They've lasted for ages! My dad has had his for years!

Best pencils ever.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sat Sep 24th at 7:29am 2005

I draw with mechanical pencils, but I spend most of my time taking notes in class or filling out tests and therefore I use my cheap blue ball (snicker) point pen. If I lose the pen it doesnt matter since I buy a bunch at once.




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Posted by Vicodin on Sat Sep 24th at 7:33am 2005

Could somebody explain what a "fountain pen" is please?



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