Sketched with Palomino pencil and drew over old Autopoint pencil with box of Fineline Thin leads using Kuretake Twin pens. What I like about this antique pencil that is so heavy and massive and the lead is so delicate like thin voice in a big body. On the side it said “for Real Thin lead”. Along the body of the pencil is a long sign “The Fourth Nat’l Bank-Wichita, Kansas”.
che pablo 11:26 am on March 3, 2011 | #
Nikira. Your inclusion of the tools for drawing in the drawing is fascinating. In the West, the attitude has been “it’s not the brush, it’s the artist”. In Japan, perhaps the East as well, there seems to be much greater respect for the tool in making a refined product. You take it a step farther in documenting the tool in the drawing. (and, yes, the Blackwing is a great pencil.)
Nikira 6:59 am on March 4, 2011 | #
Thank you Che Pablo. Did you try original orange Palomino, California Republic pencil? Very pleasant on Moleskine. And Faber-Castell 9000, like in “Perfect pencil”?I am attracted to old pencils a lot. I am not a collector, but sort of build one.
che pablo 10:10 am on March 4, 2011 | #
Yes, I liked the original orange (and blue! and gold!) Palominos as well. A year or two ago I went through a phase where I worked with lots of woodcase pencils (CDT, Tombow, Uni). The Blackwing was the capstone to that exploration, though all of them were fine pencils. I find myself using leadholders and mechanical pencils more now just due to the greater ease.
Candace 11:27 am on March 4, 2011 | #
Nikira, I enjoy your work so much. Where do you find antique pencils ??
Nikira 12:24 am on March 5, 2011 | #
Thank you very much, Candace. I get it on Ebay. Whenever I am sad, I serf online and look at pencils and its always lifting up my mood. A lot of times sellers know less about pencils then I am. Its interesting to find out that pencil I spend 10 bucks on cost around 400. B)