ISO 12757-2:1998 – Ball point pens and refills – Part 2: Documentary use (DOC)". Iso.org. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005 . Retrieved 11 September 2010. Ball point pens, widely know as a "biro", are the most commonly used. They feature an internal ink reservoir for oil based inks and have a ball for a point to allow easy ink flow and fluid writing. a b Liddell, C.B. (January 2002). "Getting the ball rolling in harajuku". Tokyo Journal. Tokyo: Nexxus Communications K.K. 21 (241): 36–37. ISSN 0289-811X. OCLC 13995159.

Fountain pen of the ball point type". United States Patent Office. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017 . Retrieved 30 March 2017– via Google Patents. Effects not generally associated with ballpoint pens can be achieved. [45] Traditional pen-and-ink techniques such as stippling and cross-hatching can be used to create half-tones [46] or the illusion of form and volume. [47] For artists whose interests necessitate precision line-work, ballpoints are an obvious attraction; ballpoint pens allow for sharp lines not as effectively executed using a brush. [48] Finely applied, the resulting imagery has been mistaken for airbrushed artwork [49] and photography, [50] causing reactions of disbelief which ballpoint artist Lennie Mace refers to as the "Wow Factor". [48] [49]

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Pen - Best Selling". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018 . Retrieved 14 May 2018. In 1946, a Spanish firm, Vila Sivill Hermanos, began to make a ballpoint, Regia Continua, and from 1953 to 1957 their factory also made Bic ballpoints, on contract with the French firm Société Bic. [24] Using ballpoint pens to create artwork is not without limitations. Color availability and sensitivity of ink to light are among concerns of ballpoint pen artists. [53] Mistakes pose greater risks to ballpoint artists; once a line is drawn, it generally cannot be erased. [48] Additionally, "blobbing" of ink on the drawing surface and "skipping" of ink-flow require consideration when using ballpoint pens for artistic purposes. [44] Although the mechanics of ballpoint pens remain relatively unchanged, ink composition has evolved to solve certain problems over the years, resulting in unpredictable sensitivity to light and some extent of fading. [53] Manufacturing [ edit ] The ink holder of a disposable ballpoint pena b c d Liddell, C.B. (3 April 2002). "The hair-raising art of Lennie Mace; Lennie Mace Museum". The Japan Times. Tokyo: Toshiaki Ogasawara. ISSN 0447-5763. OCLC 21225620. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012 . Retrieved 30 March 2017. Hybrid Ballpoint Showdown". The Well-Appointed Desk. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021 . Retrieved 11 February 2021.