Rotring Sketching Art Pen EF - extra fine Reviews

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I've had this pen for about 5 years now. I use it daily, and have had absolutely no difficulties with it. My only complaint is that the top can't be attached anywhere on the pen body, so it must be put 'somewhere'. Unfortunately, that 'somewhere ends up being lost under other items on my desk!

Excellent pen, and well worth the rather steep purchase price. The less expensive pens I've purchased in the past have all worn out or have become deformed not this one! Shop around, and you can usually find a pretty good price.

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My pen name is Tony Millionaire. I use nothing but this pen for ALL my cartooning and comics work (Maakies, Drinky Crow, Sock Monkey). It is reliable. The nib starts to soften after months of drawing, so it "gives" a little, enabling you to make a wider line with pressure. If I need a fine line, I roll the pen over and use the back of the nib. I don't use the cartridges that come in the box, they are watery and gray. I buy the good black cartridges on Ebay, they come in plastic bags. GREAT PEN! Don't know what I'll do if they ever stop making it.

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After using the Rotring Art Pen in Extra Fine nib, I really like this pen for sketching. The nib is flexible enough to be able to do very fine hatching strokes, and it's very reliable for this price range. No difficulty with loading ink from the ink converter. I didn't buy it here, but from an art supply store (price is a bit less). I highly recommend using the ink converter so you can fill in your own ink. I love using brown and red ink when sketching. For this price range, this is a great pen for sketching. For me, I love it so much I now have 2 in extra fine nibs, and 1 in fine nib.

The nib is not as flexible as Namiki or Omas or Sailor, but it works well enough for what I want to use it for.

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As a writer/illustrator I have used hundreds of ink pen brands (expensive, overpriced, affordable, cheapish, etc.). The Rotring ArtPen EF is by far the best I've ever had. I call it "drawing instrument" because it is accurate, reliable, and easy to maintain--if you don't abuse it or misuse it. It produces fantastic hairline variations that don't look technical, as if made with drafting rapidographs. If you don't want to use the universal ink cartridges that come with it, buy an ink converter and pump it with whatever ink you prefer. However, I suggest using only "prescribed" ink, or you might clog it beyond repair, and not even chemical cleaners would save it. I use this pen only for extra-fine details in my illustrations, and I love it.

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It is not possible to store the cap to the pen on the end of the pen which is irritating. However I cut the end off with my bandsaw and glued a plastic colored thumbtack cap on the end for cosmetic purposes. (They color metal thumbtacks by affixing lightweight colored caps onto them. They are easy to remove.) Now the cap to the pen fits on great. Plus the pen is lighter which is always a bonus for me. At first I found this pen very stiff and its ink flow very light. However the distribution of ink is so steady it is possible to use it as fast as you can use a pencil and build up tone the way one might want to with an ink pen (Van Gogh etc.) I use the converter and my own purchased walnut ink rather than cartridges. It has loosened up a bit and I must say at this point I am happy with it. No hint of leakage to date.