Review: Barnes and Noble Rainbow Sketchbook
This super generic and indistinct sketchbook from Barnes and Noble is pretty good, actually.
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Review: Peter Pauper Press Large Premium Sketchbook
Due to its first-glance similarities, the large premium sketchbook by Peter Pauper Press was one of the first sketchbooks I picked up in an attempt to find a replacement for the discontinued Punctuate sketchbook.
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The Best Sketchbook Ever, RIP
Some time ago, Barnes and Noble discontinued its Punctuate brand hardcover sketchbook. I’d feared this day for a long time. Here is a eulogy for my favourite sketchbook, the best sketchbook ever. I’ll miss it a lot!!
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Review: Daiso Graphoo Calligraphy marker
The Daiso Graphoo Calligraphy marker is a double-sided marker with a chisel tip and a brush tip, and there are five sets of two markers, for a total of ten colors. At your standard Daiso price of $1.50 (+tax) a pair, they’re a great deal, but they’re also just great in general.
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Review: Monami Olika Fountain Pen
So the Ooly Splendid Pen is apparently just a repackaged version of the Monami Olika fountain pen, but the latter comes in more default color options and has an extra fine nib available in addition to the fine. The Ooly pen was impressive for the $5-6 price point and since
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Review: Ooly Splendid Pen
I was up in Ballard recently to drop off copies of my new horror zine, SEARCH PARTY, at Push/Pull. Afterwards, I poked around the neighbourhood a little. Market Street is aptly named as there are tons of nice little shops lined up along it and near to it, including various
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Review: Ohuhu Calligraphy Brush
The Ohuhu Calligraphy Brush is the first piston-fill brush pen I’ve encountered, and at $8, I figured it was a good deal even if it ended up being terrible.
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Review: Copic Gasenfude brush pen
The Copic Gasenfude is a disposable, nylon bristle tip brush pen, and something I’d been wanting to try out for a while, since Copic’s only other brush pens, from the Multiliner series, are felt tips.
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Review: Kuretake ZIG Fudebiyori Metallic pens
On a routine pen refill order, I impulsed the Kuretake ZIG fudebiyori metallic pens in gold and silver to make free shipping.
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Review: Winsor & Newton watercolor marker
Apparently, I bought the Winsor & Newton watercolor marker in Payne’s gray sometime last year and promptly forgot about it, but it works out because now I can follow up on my review of the Winsor & Newton pigment marker sooner rather than later.
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