I've always written really really small (according to my friends; it looks perfectly natural to me). 0.7 is too big to suit that, so I prefer 0.5. That said, I'm somewhat indiscriminate in my writing utensils, and will use pens/pencils/mechanical pencils interchangeably. My favorites are a red papermate comfortmate (rubberized triangular barrel (the cheap kind)) or a good 0.5 mm mechanical. Though a "real" pencil has a certain charm.

My least favorite is "please use capital letters, blue or black ink only".

konadora

Singapore66064 Posts

June 22 2009 12:27 GMT

#23

The last time I've used a pencil was a year ago, used 0.5 most back then.

Using pen nowadays, since I've entered high school

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 22 2009 12:36 GMT

#24

Only thing I ever use a pencil for is to draw, go with the wood version.

ThaddeusK

United States231 Posts

June 22 2009 13:13 GMT

#25

+ Show Spoiler +

.7mm :D

HeavOnEarth

United States7087 Posts

June 22 2009 13:27 GMT

#26

to be honest i rarely write with pencil anymore
either pen or type

minus_human

4784 Posts

June 22 2009 13:28 GMT

#27

clumsy fools

I use 0.5 and 0.3, they're so awesome and smooth.

0.7 is just feels like a club now, learn some finesse^^

Not_Computer

Canada2277 Posts

June 22 2009 14:44 GMT

#28

I like 0.5
but use 0.7
I don't buy stationery often and most of mine are 0.7 for some reason

konadora

Singapore66064 Posts

June 22 2009 16:46 GMT

#29

0.7 seems way too thick when you write... but maybe it's different on a pencil (I tried writing with 0.7 pen, it seems way too bolded)

skronch

United States2717 Posts

June 22 2009 18:00 GMT

#30

0.5 for the win. i think its because there are so many asians here

Megalisk

United States6095 Posts

June 22 2009 18:03 GMT

#31

I refuse to use any type of pencil anymore, unless I totally have to..Calculus in pen ftw!

Sadistx

Zimbabwe5568 Posts

June 22 2009 18:13 GMT

#32

On June 22 2009 22:28 minus_human wrote:
clumsy fools

I use 0.5 and 0.3, they're so awesome and smooth.

0.7 is just feels like a club now, learn some finesse^^

Yeah that's what she said.

clazziquai

6685 Posts

June 22 2009 18:18 GMT

#33

0.7 because I feel like it's stronger than 0.5 lol

VIB

Brazil3567 Posts

June 22 2009 18:26 GMT

#34

Why isn't 1.6 on the list?

I use that since ~15'ish years ago ^^ It's billion times better for my style of drawing. I mean, that's what we all do during most of the classes anyway, right?

edit: wooow wtf... as soon as I hit post I just remembered what my dream today was. Today I actually dreamed that I was using a pencil, the tip was broken and I was trying to do (whatever the name in english is of that thingy that fixes the tip by screwing it), but the tip would always break over and over again. Such a nightmare ><

gchan

United States654 Posts

June 22 2009 20:04 GMT

#35

Real men use pens...and never make mistakes.

Musoeun

United States4324 Posts

June 23 2009 02:32 GMT

#36

On June 23 2009 03:26 VIB wrote:
edit: wooow wtf... as soon as I hit post I just remembered what my dream today was. Today I actually dreamed that I was using a pencil, the tip was broken and I was trying to do (whatever the name in english is of that thingy that fixes the tip by screwing it), but the tip would always break over and over again. Such a nightmare ><

You mean sharpening the pencil, I assume?

(Although I'm trying really hard here not to think of other meanings for "fixing the tip by screwing it".)