Pilot Opt 0.5 Mechanical Pencil
If you haven’t guessed yet, I recently got an order of goodies from Jet Pens. I’ll be posting reviews of each tool over the next few days so stay tuned, if you’re a pen/pencil junkie like me.
The Pilot Opt 0.5 mechanical pencil in “stardust blue” is a standard plastic-bodied mechanical pencil. It has a wider barrel and rubber grip for more comfortable writing, a standard click end to extend the lead (Oh, and I just discovered its also a shake pencil! Duh!!!) , a small eraser under a translucent grey cap and a spring loaded clip to attach it to notebook or pocket. There were two leads included and they write with silky smoothness. Its nicely weighted and reasonably priced at $3.
What really makes this pen stand out is the metallic, midnight blue case dappled with a sprinkling of silver “stars.” It makes the pencil look like you’re holding the cosmos in your hand.
This pencil has earned favored nation status and is carried with me everywhere while my other tools languish in drawers and cups.
[Tested on Moleskine blank notebook hence the slightly yellowish cast to the paper]
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holding the cosmos in your hand? wow! i need one!
hey it’s been a while since we had a drawing/pen/pencil session. let’s remedy that! maybe it’s time i placed an order, too. there are some new markers i wanna try.