ArtFineliner has arrived

[dr35mm]

Been using the Artfineliner refill on my MontBlanc M and what a joy it has been. This is perfect for an architect as myself, lots of markups on blueprints and constantly sketching. I just wished I had a fine rollerball option aswell.




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[Bisquitlips]

Haven't seen this one. Been looking at fine liners of late.

Congratulations!

[artschool]

whats it like compared to a 0.2 rotring?

[jagwap]

Originally Posted by artschool

whats it like compared to a 0.2 rotring?

I have 0.25mm and 0.35 Rotring Rapidographs.

The Artfineliner is better.

It is a little thicker than a 0.25mm, but more versatile. The Rotrings are finicky. I'm not talking about the cleaning and leaks. I mean the writing experience. Rotring drawing pens work best when perpendicular to the paper. This is fine when using squares in drawing technical drawings but for handwriting it makes them scratchy and less consistent.

The Artfineliner is more universal in thickness, and more consistent in its feedback in its writing angle. The line it puts down is sometimes more black, sometimes less, depending on paper. I haven't worked out why yet. But it is a good pigment.

Downsides? Same as Rotring: let someone borrow it and they will bend the nib. But the Artfineliner is easily fixed with a new refill. However I have only found one Montblanc strore that caries them. I wish someone would tell then to sort themselves out.

[artschool]

Originally Posted by jagwap

I have 0.25mm and 0.35 Rotring Rapidographs.

The Artfineliner is better.

It is a little thicker than a 0.25mm, but more versatile. The Rotrings are finicky. I'm not talking about the cleaning and leaks. I mean the writing experience. Rotring drawing pens work best when perpendicular to the paper. This is fine when using squares in drawing technical drawings but for handwriting it makes them scratchy and less consistent.

The Artfineliner is more universal in thickness, and more consistent in its feedback in its writing angle. The line it puts down is sometimes more black, sometimes less, depending on paper. I haven't worked out why yet. But it is a good pigment.

Downsides? Same as Rotring: let someone borrow it and they will bend the nib. But the Artfineliner is easily fixed with a new refill. However I have only found one Montblanc strore that caries them. I wish someone would tell then to sort themselves out.

rotring have been making tikky disposable pens for a while now, they cost about £3 per pen and come in multiple nib sizes.

https://www.cultpens.com/i/q/RT08420...ic-drawing-pen

[1William]

Nice pen.

[jagwap]

Originally Posted by artschool

rotring have been making tikky disposable pens for a while now, they cost about £3 per pen and come in multiple nib sizes.

https://www.cultpens.com/i/q/RT08420...ic-drawing-pen

I've tried those. I preferred the Rapidographs.

[artschool]

Originally Posted by jagwap

I've tried those. I preferred the Rapidographs.

I am sure you didn't like the cleaning part

oh the good old days.

[tamiya]

Nah, good old daze was when I could freely use my Marsmatic Staedtlers

Can't find refills & spares anymore, let alone good whole units.

Cleaning not big issue, just strip them down and give them a whirl in the ultrasonic.