The Piccolo is possibly Nakaya's best-known canvas for its unique aesthetic. It has been made to look like stone, lacquered to evoke ancient tea ware, covered in sumi and carved with dragons. There are Piccolos with skulls, Piccolos engraved with twining vines and flowers, light pink Piccolos, demon-studded Piccolos, Piccolos sprinkled with iridescent butterflies. Machining …
Month: February 2013
Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I thought I’d have fun with pairs. A heavy metal pair. A hardworking pair. A sentimental pair. A your-pen-is-nothing-without-us pair. A who-cares-if-there’s-no-ink pair. A separated-at-birth pair. A pair of seasoned travelers. A sunshine pair. A pair fit to be tied. My favorite pair.
Cotton swabs let you see how an ink spreads itself on paper, and also thins out the color so you can better see hue and tone. If you’re testing colors, you might as well have fun. These swabs are round on one end and pointy on the other — twice the fun potential! Many friends …
This was easy to dismiss as a cutesy pen until I wrote and drew with it. Verdict? Not bad. Kalina, who tweets as @geminica, found it unpredictable in a review over at Pen Addict— that’s probably why I like it. I’ve yet to try the Tombow Fudenosuke. The Cocoiro is a little adventure packed into a …