Carl from
Dextek sent me these
EZ Grips and
EZ Grip ResQ Pen samples for review. According to the back of their blister cards, they both were made in
China. First I used the
ResQ pen to sketch some random doodles on white card stock, and then tried the grips with a few pencils to do a bit of shading.
Using an
EZ grip with a
Staedtler Norris pencil for some quick effortlessly shading. Having fairly large hands, sketching with narrow tools like regular size pencils can cause a bit of cramping and discomfort during long sketching sessions. These grips slipped easily enough on the barrels of several different brands of standard pencils, the tapered barrels of 2 mm leadholders, and over the grip area of a
Sakura 127 0.7 mm mechanical pencil. In all these tests, the different pencils felt more comfortable to hold while still allowing precise control over their drawing ends. Thus I had hoped I could use the
EZ grips with my favorite cartooning tools: the
Sakura Pigma Sensei 0.6 and 1.0 mm pens. Sadly they were a little too wide for them. Still if you already use regular plastic pencil grips, you will probably find these
EZ grips to be a suitable alternative and perhaps a bit of an improvement.
Recommended addition for your pencil accessories kit.
EZ Grip ResQ Pen disassembled into its plastic components that rendered it pretty lightweight. I found my sketching experience with this pen somewhat less satisfying than with the pencil grips.
At my faster sketching speeds the line skipped, and ink blobs tended to build up on the pen tip (something that could probably be solved by replacing it with a higher quality gel ink refill). The bulky barrel felt cumbersome and obscured the drawing area, so I would not recommend it as a regular sketching tool. Yet it performed adequately as a writing tool, and the skipping seemed to decrease after further use. Worth considering for users that prefer wide barrels and ergonomic grips on their pens.
Carl from Dextek sent me these EZ Grips and EZ Grip ResQ Pen samples for review. According to the back of their blister cards, they both were made in China. First I used the ResQ pen to sketch some random doodles on white card stock, and then tried the grips with a few pencils to do a bit of shading.
Using an EZ grip with a Staedtler Norris pencil for some quick effortlessly shading. Having fairly large hands, sketching with narrow tools like regular size pencils can cause a bit of cramping and discomfort during long sketching sessions. These grips slipped easily enough on the barrels of several different brands of standard pencils, the tapered barrels of 2 mm leadholders, and over the grip area of a Sakura 127 0.7 mm mechanical pencil. In all these tests, the different pencils felt more comfortable to hold while still allowing precise control over their drawing ends. Thus I had hoped I could use the EZ grips with my favorite cartooning tools: the Sakura Pigma Sensei 0.6 and 1.0 mm pens. Sadly they were a little too wide for them. Still if you already use regular plastic pencil grips, you will probably find these EZ grips to be a suitable alternative and perhaps a bit of an improvement. Recommended addition for your pencil accessories kit.
EZ Grip ResQ Pen disassembled into its plastic components that rendered it pretty lightweight. I found my sketching experience with this pen somewhat less satisfying than with the pencil grips. 
At my faster sketching speeds the line skipped, and ink blobs tended to build up on the pen tip (something that could probably be solved by replacing it with a higher quality gel ink refill). The bulky barrel felt cumbersome and obscured the drawing area, so I would not recommend it as a regular sketching tool. Yet it performed adequately as a writing tool, and the skipping seemed to decrease after further use. Worth considering for users that prefer wide barrels and ergonomic grips on their pens.
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