Sakura Drawing pens.

[peter clements]

Do some of you use them to do your tracing stencils, and what size nibs do you recommend?

[Alie K]

I use these all the time. Depending on what I'm doing, that's what will determine the size. If it's somthing really big, I'll use the #1Graphic for a thick line (easier than using a #8 because I can hold it at more angles and still get a nice line). If I'm doing really tiny lettering with thin needles, I might use a #01. My mainstay is a #3. The thick lines that come out on the stencil are still visible if you wipe a lot, but are not so thick that it's hard to tell if you're getting a nice line in the skin.

I like the Sakura brand better than some of the others because it comes out nice and black on tracing paper, where others are a little greyish. If I have to make a photocopy, it just looks crisper.

[Invertedpixel]

Staedtler pigment liners work really really close to the Sakura pens, I've noticed the tips are more durable.