Editing The Pen Addict 2/transcript (section)

== Drawing Pens ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' I put that on there specifically because we didn't cover that in the first episode. I kind of alluded to it when I talked about the Sharpie pen. A lot of people refer to it as a felt tip pen or a plastic tip pen. But there's very technical kind of drawing pens that have a real needle point with a small plastic tip protruding. Like I said, a lot of people will call it a felt tip pen. I actually use them to write with a lot because my – it makes my lettering very clean. I like – I like writing with these sort of pens too. Yeah. I like using drawing pens for everyday writing. I say I use gel pens first and then probably the second most pen I use is a drawing pen. And my favorite is the Securo Pigma Micron. There's a tip size called 03, which translates to a 0.35 millimeter line width. It's just a really nice pen. It's a good quality. It's not going to last you forever. It's a little more fragile than your metal tip pens when you're dealing with a more pliable material like plastic. If you're a heavy-handed writer, meaning you put a lot of pressure down on the page when you write, these drawing pens are not going to be good for you. You will burn through them in no time. But if you have a nice pace to your writing or if you're actually using them for what they're intended to, drawing, sketching, things of that nature, it's going to be really good. And the reason why I always carry a few microns with me is because their ink is archival. And that means it's got a permanence to it. It's waterproof.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's light fast. A lot of people use them for journaling just because they know that their words will still be there 20 years down the line without vanishing away on the page. It's a really, really good pen. It's one of my favorites.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I mean, these are quite popular in Japanese markets because, obviously, these sort of pens, like drawing pens and stuff, they help with writing in Japanese lettering.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep, absolutely. And you'll see that these manufacturers like Secure will make extremely, extremely tiny tips on these pens down to, like, you know, I forget the smallest micron, but there's some around one millimeter.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Minus two millimeters.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, but there's definitely some one millimeters out there. Now, that's something you're going to – you'd need a specific use for that pen if you're going to buy that pen. Like, that would not be a pen I could use for everyday writing. It's way too fragile. But, yeah, for writing Japanese characters or comic detail design, they definitely make them very, very tiny.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That one's just got put on my shopping list.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's a great pen, and it's a good value. I mean, they're relatively inexpensive.

'''Myke Hurley:''' What was the name of the crazy, crazy thin one that you mentioned? Did you give a name or just a type of pen?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The crazy, crazy thin one. So you said, like, the one – Oh, that makes the point one. That makes the one? Yeah. The point one? I think Secure makes it. If not, I know Copic, a brand called Copic, C-O-P-I-C, makes it. And I think Uni might actually make it. They have a brand called Uni Pen, P-I-N. So there's a few of the drawing pen manufacturers make one that small. I'll find you a link.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That would be awesome.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Actually, Pilot makes one that actually – I think I bought it on accident.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So next up, we've got Fountain. Now, this is a big one for me.