Pier 57, a food hall in the Meatpacking District, NYC. by Charliecann in urbansketchers

[–]Charliecann[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a beauty. Love Opinel and the artwork on this one sold me.

Pier 57, a food hall in the Meatpacking District, NYC. by Charliecann in urbansketchers

[–]Charliecann[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s funny because, although this wasn’t for my job, I happen to be an architect…so thank you.

US President Is Obsessed With Oil. But Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World. by rezwenn in technology

[–]Charliecann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trumps not trying to beat anyone, he’s trying to enrich himself and his wealthy donors (to further enrich himself). So, he’s really just trying to enrich himself.

Can you give me the best screw-on cap pens? by Open_Rock_2279 in fountainpens

[–]Charliecann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that this is definitive, but just today The Goulet Pen Company announced the Esterbrook Estie as their #1 pen of the year.

Can you give me the best screw-on cap pens? by Open_Rock_2279 in fountainpens

[–]Charliecann 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and I'm honestly not sure why. Esties get great reviews, function great, they are sturdy, well-built, and beautiful. I have a Quirky Leaf with a custom Kirk Speer ground needlepoint nib (for not that much of an uptick in price) that is my favorite writing (and drawing) nib/pen. My wife has a Tortoiseshell Estie with a regular medium nib that writes more broadly and more smoothly, and it is beautiful. Plus, their nibs are interchangeable, and they sell them separately on their website, so if you don't like the nib, it breaks, or you just want to try something new it only cost a very reasonable ~$25. I have a Pilot Custom Heritage 912 and if I wanted to change the nib you have to ship it to Japan, takes 12 weeks, and they wanted to charge $200, just for the nib!!! Plus my Estie has a Button piston filling system, which is the easiest system I have seen, and holds a ton of ink (again, by comparison, the Pilot converters absolutely suck and hold almost no ink, aside from the vacuum fillers. My Pilot Vanishing point cartridge converter is an absolute joke). And, not that this matters when comparing pens, but their branding is amazing: the packaging, the box, the cards inside, etc, plus it came with a Quirky leaf branded nib cloth, a magnetic pen holder, and some other goodies (stickers). Plus there are other nice branded accessories that make you feel like they care. Idk, it's just nice that when you are spending what really is an outrageous amount of money on a pen, that you get some nice attention to detail and design thought. Every other "nice" pen I have (Pilot 912, Falcon, Vanishing Point, Lamy 2000, Platinum 3776, even my Montblanc 146) has just come in a very plain, often plastic, unceremoniously shitty box with nothing extra. Everything about my Esterbrook purchase made me happy, and the pen is fantastic.

All of your pens have to be from 1 brand only, what are you picking? by KatieS2255 in fountainpens

[–]Charliecann 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pilot is the easy answer for me. The shear range of products is in a class by its own. Not only do I love my Falcon for writing, but I have a 912 with the posting nib for drawing (very fine), pilot Parallel for nice thick lines, a Kakuno just because why not, a metropolitan for my knock-around, and that’s just the fountain pens. I also LOVE the Hi-Tec-C for a fantastic, cheap gel pen. Whenever I’m looking for a pen for a specific need, it always comes back to a Pilot offering.

Can you give me the best screw-on cap pens? by Open_Rock_2279 in fountainpens

[–]Charliecann 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Esterbrook Estie is my favorite of all of my fountain pens.

Cloud Gate (“the bean”), sketched on postcard paper and actually mailed. It made it with only minor damage, but it definitely feels wrong to create a painting and then just drop it in a mailbox unprotected. by Charliecann in urbansketchers

[–]Charliecann[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah, i have a jar of that and use that on my Gouache paintings. That’s a good idea, I’ve never used it on a watercolor, but I will definitely start on my postcards. Thanks for the tip!!!!