My Painting Series

One Line Series

Black Slash Series

Miscellaneous

Painting Blog

Blial Cabal’s Tools Review – Pen Review

| Pen | No Comments
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…

Brause Steno Pen Calligraphy NIB #76 – Rose – Pen Nib Review

| Pen | No Comments
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…

Brause Blue Pumpkin – Brause Steno NIB #361 – Pen Nib Review

| Pen | No Comments
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…

Pen Review – Picasso 903 Pen

| Pen | No Comments
(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…