Friendlyskies.netDesign Drawing Tips: Sketch notes from the AIBD Mike Lin Drawing Webinar →
My sketch notes from Mike Lin’s recent webinar for AIBD.
Recent Things
Sharpie Stainless Steel Pen Review →
Man, I love how these stainless pens feel!
Zebra V-301 Fountain Pen Review →
In which I review a budget fountain pen companion to Zebra’s 301 line.
Art of Illusion Wallpaper Kit →
A free template for easily creating wallpaper imagery with a free 3D graphics software package.
Pilot Futayaku Double-Sided Brush Pen Review →
To be honest, I had no idea that double-sided disposable brush pens existed. See inside for my full review.
Tombow Olno Swift 0.5mm Bendable Mechanical Pencil Review →
I was surprised by the quality, weight, and feel of this pencil—and that’s not even mentioning the fact that you can actually bend the pencil body to make the lead advance.
Latest Art & Photo Highlights
Art, EDC, the outdoors, hiking, exploring, amateur radio, etc. Just some recent fun stuff from the Art & Photo Gallery!
Code Name: M.A.Y.B.E.—Recent Articles
It's a blog within a blog!
In M.A.Y.B.E., you can read some of my deeper explorations into stuff I care about.
Pen, Pencil, and Stationery Reviews
Pilot S20 0.5mm Wooden Drafting Pencil Review
The S20 is a terrific-looking pencil with an extremely balanced feel. Pictures and test drawings inside.
Zebra V-301 Fountain Pen Review
In which I review a budget fountain pen companion to Zebra’s 301 line.
Pilot Futayaku Double-Sided Brush Pen Review
To be honest, I had no idea that double-sided disposable brush pens existed. See inside for my full review.
Tombow Olno Swift 0.5mm Bendable Mechanical Pencil Review
I was surprised by the quality, weight, and feel of this pencil—and that’s not even mentioning the fact that you can actually bend the pencil body to make the lead advance.
A $30 Pencil: e+m Workbox 5.5 mm Clutch Lead Holder + Sharpener Review
Why would anybody want that? It uses 5.5mm lead, which is gigantic. And the pencil body is short and stubby. Also, it costs $30 USD. Again, why would anybody want that?
New Classic Pencil: Pentel 120 A3 DX mechanical pencil in 0.7mm (blue)
I like 0.7 and 0.9mm mechanical pencils because they encourage you to think a little bit bigger. And I really like using this pencil, so I’m going to write about it, darn it.
