Pencils/pens

[Anonymous No.1100585]

What specific writing utensils does /sci/ use?

Pic related; I use these pencils because they're cheap (I rarely have to buy them, however; I usually just find them) and perform reasonably well.

[Anonymous No.1100592]

This.

[Mr. Idecidewhodies No.1100608]

>>1100592
Sup /k/

[Anonymous No.1100614]

keyboard

[Anonymous No.1100619]

My weapon of choice:

The Zebra SARASA 0.7.

[Anonymous No.1100631]

I use charcoal, bitchs. Its a classic

[Anonymous No.1100638]

OP here. I forgot to mention that it'd be nice if everyone could explain why they prefer their favourite writing utensil.

[Anonymous No.1100640]

>>1100581

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[Anonymous No.1100650]

>>1100592
I'm not from /k/. /k/ is a bunch of 12 year olds who have never fired a gun and only know about them from playing way too much Modern Warfare.

[Anonymous No.1100651]

I use these, but a shinier, more expensive version.

[Anonymous No.1100654]

>>1100651

I use fountain pens because they are old-fashioned, elegant, and I'm a pretentious dickhead.

[Anonymous No.1100666]

>>1100650
As a gun owner, after visiting /k/ I feel you are correct on that note. ;_;

[Anonymous No.1100678]

>>1100666

Triple 6?!?!?!, may god have mercy on your soul.

[Anonymous No.1100692]

>>1100678
I'm not even a Christian, but that translation was wrong. The actual number is 616.

[Anonymous No.1100698]

I use whatever blue/black pen I have available. I like to use red too, but that doesn't go over well for grading.

[Anonymous No.1100713]

Say hello to your master.

[Anonymous No.1100722]

So far it seems that you all prefer pens (or even typing) to pencils. Any particular reason why?

[Anonymous No.1100730]

>>1100713
I love those. Also the begreen version feels nice to write with. Slightly different, but nice.

[gay hitler !mW/0yvfBx. No.1100742]

>>1100722
smoother. i prefer fountain pens to be quite honest. i've never found a ballpoint that i loved to write with.

[Anonymous No.1100772]

>>1100742
Interesting, as I've always felt that the familiar scratching of a pencil on a sheet of paper is immensely comforting. Using ballpoint pens, as you said, bother me (but because of physical pain caused by writing at all), but very smooth-writing pens cause my handwriting to rapidly deteriorate.

[Anonymous No.1100783]

>>1100722

My first year Math prof told us to do our work with pen, that way, when you make a mistake, you can't simply erase it and move on, it sticks blankly on the page. You'll remember your mistakes and learn not to repeat them, apparently.

I use them cause they're smooth as fuck. I tried using lead mechanical pencils again but it's just not the same anymore.

[Warder !!FK0fY5msl5A No.1100784]

I use those twist eraser mech. pencils that papermate makes and for pens, I use pilot g-2's

[Anonymous No.1100787]

pencils are for idiots who make mistakes.

i use pens, they write much much smoother.

even then its keyboard most of the time obviously

[Anonymous No.1100788]

>>1100592
Yeah I signed my highschool diploma with one of those

[gay hitler !mW/0yvfBx. No.1100790]

>>1100772
the way my handwriting works is in a flowy manner anyway, sort of like a cross between cursive and print, except without the bullshit design of cursive, basically everything is curvy and connects. fountain pens work so well for this and write so smoothly (depending on the pen of course) that i feel i can't write well with anything else.

[snippet !McoAUSFagg No.1100795]

for some reason my handwriting becomes more legible when i uses these pens, for that reason this is my weapon.

[Anonymous No.1100806]

>>1100783
>>1100787
Regarding the idea of how pens make mistakes blatantly obvious, how often do you find yourself having to cross out something that you've written? I have not performed any formal trials, but generally I make more mistakes when I use pen (to write an essay or a proof, etc.) than when I use pencil.

[gay hitler !mW/0yvfBx. No.1100809]

>>1100795
these are some of the few tolerable ballpoints in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.1100819]

>>1100585
I use those exact same pencils for everything, probably have like 20 of them

[Anonymous No.1100820]

Any decent .5mm mechanical pencil with a side button.

[Anonymous No.1100873]

I think people who use pencils are afraid to make mistakes, and never learn from them cause they're always erasing them.

PEN154LIFE

[Anonymous No.1101113]

black pens and cheap bulk college ruled filler paper. this summer i'm going to make a chalk board.

[Anonymous No.1101153]

>>1100873
write notes from a prof thats a fucking retard and can't even get his shit straight the second or third time. then you might understand why being able to clean your notes up might be useful

[Anonymous No.1102024]

I've only owned two in the past 10 years.

One has a hard lead in it for mathing shit.

The other has 2B lead in it because I secretly take drawing courses on the side. I have a BA in visual arts I just sorta accumulated in my spare time doing graduate work. I don't think I even put it on my resume at my current position.

[Anonymous No.1102029]

PRECISE V5

[Anonymous No.1102035]

I'll be totally honest, I can't remember the last time I actually bought new pencils/pens... I think it might have been all the way back in high school. I just scavenge.

[Anonymous No.1102061]

This Staedtler mech pencil that i got from Office Depot (or was it Staples?) for 7 big one. Been using for the last 5 years.

Then just weeks ago I fucking lost it. Not even sure how but just fucking couldnt find it anywhere, along with the damn eraser but no one give a fuck about the eraser though. 5 fucking years of faithful service and bam one day just gone. Im actually quite depressed because of it, and because I lost it right before a test and I sunk that test so it added up.

Now I have to get another one.

[Anonymous No.1102068]

>>1102061

Pic related

[Anonymous No.1102076]

I use a Dr. Grip 0.5 by Pilot. its a shaker one, they rock!

[Anonymous No.1102095]

I use PhD mechanical pencils. Fucking comfortable as hell.

>>1102024
A BA while doing graduate work, how'd you manage that? I'm working towards my PhD right now and my school won't let me take any courses that aren't related to my degree. Which sucks because the grad school I go to has way better classes than my undergrad had.

[Anonymous No.1102098]

>>1102095
That should read "way better ART classes"

[Anonymous No.1102117]

mathfag here, i write with pilot G2s. god i love those pens.

[Anonymous No.1102118]

Uni-ball Fine or Micro, blue. Unlined paper. Smooth as hell.

[Anonymous No.1102135]

I cant use mechanical pencils.

when you write for a while, you eventually create a conical section at the tip of the pencil lead....

this results in a high pitched squealing as you write.


you have to continuously rotate the lead point to maintain a relatively even tip.


its a hassle.


also the erasers are too easily used up.

[Anonymous No.1102139]

kirkland blue pens


dont chew on em. it ruins em.

[Anonymous No.1102141]

>>1102135
that's a major issue for me. i'm so obsessive about how i hold my pen that the clip must always be outward from the hand.

[Anonymous No.1102171]

>>1102095
Really? I dunno, I just sorta took them. I was almost done with it as I started grad school. It was my secret GAY life, but a fun hobby, and I've sold a few pieces through a gallery under a pseudonym.

I registered for them online once I registered for my grad courses with the adviser. I struggled between wanting to major in visual arts or something science-related until I decided to double major because I accumulated a fuckload of credits in both directions.

I'm also a certified yoga instructor for no reason.

[Anonymous No.1102175]

god tier: BIC

[Anonymous No.1102201]

>>1102171
You are my hero. Not kidding, I'm going to have to be more versatile like you. You only live once, right?

[Anonymous No.1102202]

>>1100772
>Interesting, as I've always felt that the familiar scratching of a pencil on a sheet of paper is immensely comforting. Using ballpoint pens, as you said, bother me (but because of physical pain caused by writing at all), but very smooth-writing pens cause my handwriting to rapidly deteriorate.

you may have motor dysgraphia.

[Anonymous No.1102233]

Zebra M301 for Pencil God Tier
Zebra F301 for Pen God Tier

[Sena !ijUw0DoCZ2 No.1102238]

They're great for thin outlines on art as well.

Use with Graphite 4H to 8B for maximum awesomeness.

[Anonymous No.1102241]

>>1102238
the fuck?

[Anonymous No.1102269]

pilot g2

[Anonymous No.1102288]

>>1102201
I think you're replying to the post I deleted because it was kinda life story-ish.

Anyway, I signed up for my grad courses with the adviser, then signed up for the art stuff online. I think the online registration in most schools is a little better these days.

I teach in the day and at night I get drunk and paint. I've sold a few things through galleries, but the only associating I do with other artists is hiking treks in the summer and stuff. I'm also a certified yoga instructor for no reason, earned it while in therapy for a running injury.

Maybe one day I'll teach that when I don't give a fuck anymore. I'm a renaissance retard.

[Anonymous No.1102309]

>>1102269
God-tier pen.

[Anonymous No.1104433]

>>1100713

I got a pack of these and they smell incredibly bad

currently using uniball deluxe micros

I want to try some of the really fine tipped pens (down to .18mm with the uniball signo bits, smaller with some other kinds) but I've never gotten around to ordering a smattering of them just to find which ones I can stand holding and writing with and if they will survive

[Anonymous No.1104493]

Does anybody use biros? Nearly everyone I know uses them and swears by them, but I can't stand the things.

Pic somewhat related, it's what I use. Feels good man

[Anonymous No.1104507]

Pic related