Pens and papers
Jun. 10th, 2004 12:53 am![[ fire-head guy ]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/80acd2c99699/221157-310920/www.grumer.org/lj_images/20040609-firehead.gif)
Visited a couple of art supply shops, checking out the Cartiera Magnani watercolor papers. Checking out the prices on the new (to me) Portofino hot-press blocks. I’ve got a Pescia cold-press block, but hot-press lends itself better to my anal cross-hatching pen technique. It’s also harder to find.
No, wait. According to this page, the Portofino line contains both hot- and cold-press papers. WTF? I’ve got no idea how Cartiera Magnani’s product line is divided up, and their website is no help.
Anyway, while I was at NY Central, I picked up a Japanese manga pen. (And holy crap, I got ripped off! $10 I paid! $4 online! At least I’ll know not to pay $5 for refills.) It’s got about the same line thickness as the .005 Pigma Micron I use so much, but seems to flow a bit better. On the down side, it’s water-soluble, unlike the waterproof Micron.
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I’ve also finally started reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Good so far, and reassures me that I don’t just hate everything.