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Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER
FOUNTAIN PENS
These are more personalised instruments
than the pens previously mentioned, and if
you use a fountain pen you should not allow
any one else to use it as it wears to your style
of writing or drawing with that instrument.
These pens should only be used with non-
waterproof ink. Otherwise they will clog up.
Non-waterproof ink is also useful for using
with bleach to draw. I have not given any
illustrations of marks made with fountain
pens because they are usually associated
with writing rather than drawing.RAPIDOGRAPH OR ROTRING PENS
The flow of the ink in Rapidograph pens and
Rotring pens is controlled through a needle
type tube to create a fine definite line. The
line produced is even and consistent and
nibs of different thickness and grades can be
obtained. These pens are used for very
accurate drawings and are generally used by
professionals such as Architects and
Designers. Drawings are usually done to
scale and are precise working drawings.