#eyedropper

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I picked up 100 2mm synthetic spinels for fun and maybe a jewelry project and I also got a fountain pen that is eyedropper filled (and thus comes with an eyedropper) and I put the spinel into the eyedropper so I wouldn't lose any and now it looks like I'm applying magic droplets to my cat

[zoomar]

Save your hair!

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Which type of fountain pen is best at flying?

Lately, I've expanded my involvement in fountain pen hobbyism, and I am also taking a handful of flights this summer. I've found a handful of blog posts here & there about which fountain pens are best at flying, but none went into much detail or included photos- so, why not try it myself?

These are the pens I'm going to be taking with me:

The papermate is a ballpoint, and will serve as a control, the Cross is my daily-use pen & I've taken it on planes before with no issue. The other two are new to me, I'm sure the regular cartridge will be fine, and the eyedropper will be the most awkward. At least, that's what one of the blog posts said.

Anyway, I'll reblog this from myself with updates post-flight.

[penhero]

These are two Marukin hard rubber shut-off valve eye-dropper filler fountain pens.  Marukin was a maker of high-end fountain pens in the 1930s, and these pens featured in the Winter 2006 Pennant article, “Collecting Japanese Pens,” by Stan Klemanowicz. Both pens were made by Kinichiro Kasahara with the mottled red hard rubber pen c. 1934 and the swirled red, black and cream hard rubber c. 1932.  Each has a matching hard rubber section specially shaped to increase tactility when writing.  The clips appear to be sourced from a specialty parts maker as they have generic stampings, WARRANTED and NEW CLIP.  Marukin made its own nibs and each has a 14 karat gold nib marked MARUKIN’S GOLD PEN.  Marukin may have been part of Marukin Shoyu Co., a food maker of one of the top five soy sauce brands in Japan, based on Shodo Island. The logo on the pen boxes matches the logo of the Marukin Shoyu Co.

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blue hair

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Art Tips part 3!

This is it! The last one~~ Next time I’ll try to reply to your asks, show my process and make some tutorials.

Have a great day !!!

// Part 1 // Part 2 // Part 3 //

[everythingfirealpaca]

How do you sample colors / or use a color palette? can you do this on medibang paint?

You can use the Eyedropper tool on the main toolbar (shortcut key: I, for a verbal pun - thanks for the reminder, queenlinee!), 

or hold the Alt key (Windows) to temporarily change the current tool to the Eyedropper (Macs the same, anyone?), changing back to the current tool when you release, 

or you can use right-click (mouse or pen side button) for Eyedropper colour sampling (File menu, Environment Setting to change right-click from Eyedropper to Eraser.)

You can use the Window menu, Palette to display the Palette window. Use the icons at the bottom of the Palette window to add the current colour or another colour to the palette. Click on a palette colour to change the current colour to the palette colour.

Note: you can also load an image in the Reference window (Window menu, Reference) and set the Eyedropper tool above the reference image while still using the Brush tool on the main canvas. That way you can click on the Reference window to choose a colour, then paint with that colour on the canvas.

-Obtusity