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I went ahead and purchased all the tools used by Blial Cabal: Paper Professional Arches 140 lb, 300 gsm (Hot Press) Nib & Ink Brause Steno Pen NIB #361Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay Black India Ink (also got white and gold) Pencil & Eraser The Prisma Color, 2H PencilsThe General's Tri-Tip Eraser I didn't copy his work flow entirely as I…
I'm a much bigger fan on the Brause Steno Blue Pumpkin- the nibs Blail Cabal Uses- but I also have had these for a while. To be clear, I see these as much more a caligraphy nib then a nib you should use for illustration. I worked on a number of pieces for this nib just for the review, but…
I first heard about the Brause Steno nib in when researching Blial Cabal’s work flow. The nicknaming of pen nibs is something I find confusing when trying to find nibs- it makes these items harder to find then they should be, especially if you use tools like Amazon to find your nibs (this isn't ideal, but I get a lot…
The Kasimir set have an interesting place in my collection. While many pencil sets have very soft graphite pencils have a more grainy feel, Kasimir are distinctly more precise and create much cleaner lines. That said, they emulate the style of inking much more. They are distinctly for penciling- a process comic arts use where they pencil out what they…
(Jesse Dictor is Toreador Magazine's Editor. You can find more from online at his photography website.) While Picasso and Co have a very small web appearance outside of Amazon, they are a company that seems like they are most popular in Japan. I've worked with other Picasso and Co pens and found this one to be the same- a pressure…
