I'm kinda trying to figure out how much I will be expending per month in pens. How long do a pen last if you are active and do some warmups daily? How many pens did you use through this course?
Sorry for my bad english.
A single Staedtler, when I was wise enough to store it horizontally, lasted me 3 months, during which I had been able to go through Lesson 1 and roughly half of the 250 Box Challenge, doing warm up exercises every day.
But you must be very careful: do not press hard on the nib, keep the pen almost vertical when you draw and, at least for the Staedtler, store it horizontally.
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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