Found a handful of pencils and other stationery supplies for a buck or less while browsing through
Target and
Borders Back-to-School clearance sales yesterday. Picked a few that I had never tried, so I could blog about them.
The
Maped Tatoo pencil sharpener features a single hole standard sharpener on the lid and a sturdy metal canister to collect the shavings. This particular Tatoo model is decorated with comic book panels in a
manga style that looks pretty cool while working on your own comics. Great deal for 28 cents: its sharp blade cleanly sharpens the wooden pencils, and it contains its own mess.
The
Pet Choz graphite pencil sharpened easily, and its triangular profile is quite comfortable to hold.
This Taiwanese triangular pencil felt reasonably smooth on white card stock, and its lead darkness was consistent with that of a number 2 pencil of
HB grade. Yet it did not glide as effortlessly on the paper surface as premium Japanese wooden pencils (
Tombow Mono,
Palomino, &
Pentel Black Polymer 999). I would regard the performance of these
Paperchase pencils merely as adequate, but their whimsical and sturdy packaging with magnetic closure could potentially be more useful as a compact pencil case. At their suggested retail price, I would not recommend picking them up. Yet they are not a bad deal if you can find them in the clearance table for a buck.
The
Paper Mate Clearpoint 0.5 mm mechanical pencil is a fairly comfortable sketching tool given its lightweight body and over-molded red grip near the tip. The side advance button is located closer to the middle of the barrel and can be easily activated with the thumb of the drawing hand. This carded set included a spare eraser and 35 HB lead refills.
Its twist-advance large Korean-made eraser is quite efficient in quickly removing graphite marks leaving minimal debris behind. The
Clearpoint makes a nice first impression, and its functionality reminds me of another economy Japanese mechanical pencil: the
Pentel Side FX.
Found a handful of pencils and other stationery supplies for a buck or less while browsing through Target and Borders Back-to-School clearance sales yesterday. Picked a few that I had never tried, so I could blog about them.
The Maped Tatoo pencil sharpener features a single hole standard sharpener on the lid and a sturdy metal canister to collect the shavings. This particular Tatoo model is decorated with comic book panels in a manga style that looks pretty cool while working on your own comics. Great deal for 28 cents: its sharp blade cleanly sharpens the wooden pencils, and it contains its own mess.
The Pet Choz graphite pencil sharpened easily, and its triangular profile is quite comfortable to hold.
This Taiwanese triangular pencil felt reasonably smooth on white card stock, and its lead darkness was consistent with that of a number 2 pencil of HB grade. Yet it did not glide as effortlessly on the paper surface as premium Japanese wooden pencils (Tombow Mono, Palomino, & Pentel Black Polymer 999). I would regard the performance of these Paperchase pencils merely as adequate, but their whimsical and sturdy packaging with magnetic closure could potentially be more useful as a compact pencil case. At their suggested retail price, I would not recommend picking them up. Yet they are not a bad deal if you can find them in the clearance table for a buck.
The Paper Mate Clearpoint 0.5 mm mechanical pencil is a fairly comfortable sketching tool given its lightweight body and over-molded red grip near the tip. The side advance button is located closer to the middle of the barrel and can be easily activated with the thumb of the drawing hand. This carded set included a spare eraser and 35 HB lead refills.
Its twist-advance large Korean-made eraser is quite efficient in quickly removing graphite marks leaving minimal debris behind. The Clearpoint makes a nice first impression, and its functionality reminds me of another economy Japanese mechanical pencil: the Pentel Side FX.
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