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by apwheele 26 days ago
You should add in Calvin Schmid's Handbook of Graphic Presentation into your list Doug -- https://archive.org/details/HandbookOfGraphicPresentation/pa...

Unfortunately I do not see specific discussion of how to make the lines a consistent thickness. It does have notes on how to sharpen your pencil and how to use a carpenters spline to draw smooth curves though.

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Technical drawings pens are held upright and have a circular tip that gives a specific line width based on the diameter of the tip.

If you're inking your drawings, you probably don't need to worry all that much about the exact line width and consistency of your pencil work.

N.b. I don't ink my drawings. I've used drafting pens a couple times to experiment, but it's not part of my regular workflow.

https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Technical-Drawing-Pens

Thanks for sharing! Today I discovered the Jibun Techo. Always great to discover products made by people who put so much thought and craft in. Not surprising the Japanese excel in this art.

Set the mood for today.

Unfortunately can't upvote.. your karma says 6666. May return when the spell is broken.

This will be an excellent addition to the list. Curve lines are a challenge I have yet to tackle in depth.
> lines a consistent thickness

A "ruling pen" would help. It's like a fountain pen where you can adjust the width of the ink.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruling_pen