I used to like the pentel sharp kerry but I've had two with feed issues so I can't recommend them. I don't consider them last forever. If you use them a lot, ma

I used to like the pentel sharp kerry but I've had two with feed issues so I can't recommend them. I don't consider them last forever. If you use them a lot, maybe 2 years or so. I still own one but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to someone who uses it a lot. I do most graphite stuff with 2mm lead holders these days - I've never had a lead holder break, ever. Staedtler standard is like $8 but I find the metal grip part less than comfortable for hours of usage. I tend to put a silly grip softener thing on them. I use the Mutsibishi DPS6001P to sharpen them - some people love that rotary style of sharpeners for them but I hate the rotary ones. for art purposes I also have 2mm in many many lead softnesses and even a few different colours. I use my tombow fudenosukes for brush like techniques for inking. I'll have to keep an eye out for a uni-pin and try it. the tombow monos are great for art. I get really annoyed dealing with kneaded erasers and sometimes having a thin eraser to just soften or erase a small area is great compared to trying to shape a kneaded eraser. the refills are pricey for the limited amount of eraser you get, though. I dont use gel pens at all so not familiar with those. I have some fountain pens but I feel like its not worth the hassle most of the time. The uni ball vision needle is just uni-ball's version of the classic pilot hitechpoint, which is my go-to technical pen for many activities. I checked and I have some of these visions - I prefer the hi-tecpoints but that might be some internal preference because I've used them for many years. I've got a set of copic multiliners but I only use those for inking art. I like the pilot fineliners for writing every day stuff.