Sometime around 2010 I discovered the Bic Atlantis pen, and have been using them exclusively since. I purchased my first pack of the new Bic Glide (supposedly nothing changed with them other than the name).

I have liked this pen because not only do I get little to no smudging, but I do not get the choppiness that i do with some other ballpoint pens.

I used to use a lot of felt tipped pens in my youth, but in 2003 I started to work for a research laboratory and there are quite strict rules about which pen you can and cannot use. Felt tip pens were out.

Curious what others use.

  • dkppunk@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    Old post, but just found this community. Yay!

    I switched back to pencils over a decade ago and I’ve been a lot happier. I only use regular pencils that need a sharpener. Im a heavy handed writer, so my paper planner is the only place I use a mechanical pencil because the paper is thick enough that it won’t tear.

    I stopped using pens because ink is a lot harder to wash off of my hand than pencil lead.

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      1 month ago

      Welcome to the community!

      I use a mechanical pencil while playing pathfinder. When drawing I swap between a wooden Pencil and my mechanical pencil depending on the lines I am drawing.

      I need to get back into using a paper planer too.

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    2 years ago

    Uni-ball jetstream are really good. Buttery smooth and the ink dries super quickly once on the paper. They have a buttload of different colors, ball sizes and pen designs too. Highly recommanded.

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    2 years ago

    All about the Pilot G2 0.5. They’ve got a smaller size that I tried but the ink didn’t come out consistently enough so I had to go back to the bigger one