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Product Identifiers
GTIN4897052207206
UPC4897052207206
eBay Product ID (ePID)1140570045
Product Key Features
FinishSolid
HandmadeNo
ColorBlack
ModelCuttlelola 1 Dotspen
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- 28 Feb, 2017
Cuttlelola Electric Dots Pen Is Great
I've been into stipple shading ever since I started drawing with a pen but the drawback is the time it takes as well as the eye-strain and wrist strain. This nifty little invention fixes all that. When I saw it reviewed on Creative Blog I had to hunt one down for myself. It sounds like a commercial but if you are a stipple artist you will save a ton of time and effort with this device. Shaped like a thick magic marker the shaft houses a tiny system that runs the pen nib up and down similar to a tattoo machine. Each tap making a single dot on your paper. There are two speeds, slow for details and fast for building your shadows. It doesn't take too much time to get used to using it but I watched a bunch of Youtube videos about it before I ordered to see what real life users had to say about how to use it, and if it was worth the price. It runs for about 30 minutes on a charge or continually when plugged into your computer or laptop with the supplied USB cable. The cable is about 4 feet long and is plenty for me since I draw at my computer desk but I could see a longer cord being useful. One thing you'll notice is the pen makes a tap-tap-tap sound each time it makes a dot so that takes some getting used to but if you have some music or TV show on you'll tune it out soon enough it's not deafening or anything. A thick sketchbook will muffle the tapping sound somewhat as well. I was also curious about how the pens nib would stand up to the repeat tapping, since obviously a mechanical tapping is different force wise than dotting the drawing by hand but so far the nib holds up fine. I also noticed that the replacement ink cartridges all have a new nib attached to them, so if it does eventually wear on the nib you will be tossing it when you replace the ink cartridge, so they seem to have their bases covered. The cartridges seem to last quite a while too as I haven't replaced the one that comes pre-installed in the pen. When you order the kit it comes with 5 refills so you'll be set for a while for ink. When it does come time to buy replacement cartridges you're looking at about $1 each for replacement cartridges, sold in a 5 pack. Not bad at all. My conclusion is if you are a stipple artist you can't go wrong with this invention. Now what to draw next...Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
