Comments on: Review of Staedtler Tri-Plus.

by: Arhiman

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:35:20 +0000

this pen is ideal for drawing,bicouse tiptop conform hand,and provide many nuance…..

by: leeyiankun

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:34:49 +0000

It totally changed my drawing life. I threw out ALL of my mechanical pencil(3 roting 0.3 pencils) and bought 3box of this marvelous invention. I barely remember using anything other than these anymore. :D

by: Diane

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 20:55:42 +0000

I also picked some Noris Ergosofts at the local Office Depot, but come to think of it I haven’t seen them since . . .

by: humdog

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:52:52 +0000

i used to be able to buy ergosoft HB at office depot. they had them for sale there for about three months once, obviously somebody made a mistake and ordered decent pencils. i bought 6 packages of them, and gave some away. then one day these pencils disappeared.

however i am presently totally into palomino HB with erasers. i also found some faber castel grip pencils WITH erasers. personally for my taste,
palomino is the best pencil since the late lamented blackfeet indian pencil.

i know i love them because i am Accumulating.

by: Craiger

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:05:00 +0000

I just bought a .7 Triplus mechanical pencil online from the Utrecht art supplies, and I really like it (it’s also available in .5).

So far I’ve only used it for writing, but I will probably give it a shot for sketching as well. It’s the first triangular-barrelled pencil I’ve used and I’m definitely warming up to it. A nice bonus is that the nib/tip completely retracts, so you can toss it into a pocket, bag etc, without breaking the lead off.

by: Alex Melillo

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:46:45 +0000

to daniel: compared to a standard lumograph, the triplus has a thicker line and a firmer grip. i just found it (well hidden) in the staedtler website, and it says it’s a 2B lead. there exists a triplus slim as well, but i couldn’t find it anywhere.
the koh-i-noor isn’t easy to be found here, but i have a favourite stationer’s shop where i get my KIN Millenniums, some of the best pencils i own!

by: David

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:48:10 +0000

Nice review. Is Staedtler not common in the USA? Here in my part of the world (New Zealand) Staedtler would easily be the most common brand of pencils, erasers, etc.

by: Stephen

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:55:54 +0000

I have one of the “Learner’s pencil” (though it’s actually an unusual English/French/German trilingual labelling) pencils at my desk - they have definitely been for sale in Canada in the past.

I’d say the lead is much darker than most HBs - noticeably so. I also like the no-nonsense eraserless open end - it’s like many traditional pencils.

I don’t think they are nearly as nice as the Mars Lumograph in terms of finish, but they are also sold at a completely different (lower) price point.

Can I also mention that the review’s photos are nice - the separate views of the point, cap, and body seem to illustrate the pencil much better than a single long rectangular shot.

by: Alia

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:39:01 +0000

I got a Learner’s Pencil as a free handout at an art store, along with a couple other types of triangular Ergosoft pencils, when the line was introduced. I really like the Learner’s Pencil for drawing, but I haven’t seen them for sale anywhere. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any Ergosoft pencils locally.

by: Christian Bech

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:19:07 +0000

In my opinion there is a difference between Lumograph and Noris II only know the traditional Noris) in the quality of the lead. Lumograph writes smoother and darker and it doesn’t scratch. It’s also twice the price of Noris.