Rotring VisuClick- Artist Reviews Pencils (Patreon)

Rotring VisuClick- Artist Reviews Pencils

VisuaClick: $4.86 with approx $10 shipping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35fJ6Xu Newell Europe is based out of Switzerland and is owned by Newell Brands/Newell Rubbermaid (https://opencorporates.com/companies/ch/996397 Newell Makes and distributes just about everything, from Rubbermaid products to school supplies like Elmer's, to baby products (https://www.newellbrands.com/). I have a feeling they licensed the Rotring name for this product, as I can't find it on the Rotring site, and it seems a little beneath Rotring's usual quality lineup (https://www.rotring.com/us/89-view-all) Rotring Visucick .07 Purchased at Target in Louisiana Pack of Four .7 lead It's produced by Newell Europe (I wonder if that's the same Newell as Newell Rubbermaid in the US, who produces Prismacolor) Made in China Quick Click action mechanical pencil for dynamic writing and sketching Metal Mechanisim with retractable lead feed Triangular Grip for relaxed feel Retractable tip, loaded with hipolymer 2b leads Packaging- Plastic and cardboard, disposable The Pencils: All plastic body with metal collar, clip, and eraser cover Grip is indeed triagnular- all plastic, with some knurled edges, no give A lightweight pencil but not necessiarly built for comfort Writing test: Fairly comfortable, once you can find a good position to hold it in A little give in the metal tip- but not too much Included eraser is gritty Drawing Test: Blue Lead: When sketching, it's difficult to find a comfortable position to hold the pencil As I sketch, my hand fatigues quickly No breakages so far The eraser on this is pretty bad, if you're going to use these, I recommend going with a standalone eraser. Blue lead did break INSIDE the pencil- this causes a lot of waste, as the clutch mechanism requires a certain amount of lead to work as a grip, so you're wasting a centimeter of lead each go. For imported colored leads, this gets expensive and wasteful quick. A lot of breaks and waste Included Hi-Polymer 2B lead: Hard for a B lead and sorta skitters on the blue lead, making it more difficult to control The package says these pencils are also for sketching, but this is one of the harder to sketch with pencils I've reviewed, believe it or not. About on par with the Bic XTra Comfort. The lead wiggles in the feed. To give the pencils the benefit of the doubt, I'm going to switch to a new one (blue) Also introduced the pink one with blue lead to add in some details I FEEL like the pink and blue are both handling better than the original orange, but maybe that's in my head? Trying to hold these lightly as well- good sketching health. Compared to Rotring 600 (I have not reviewed this yet, but will review it next) Rotring 600- All metal body, fairly weighty, knurled metal grip, not designed for comfort, designed for drafting Rotring Visuclick- Mainly plastic body, very light, plastic grip, not really designed for sketching as it performs poorly. Way cheaper than the 600. Honestly, these don't feel like they were even built by the same company- I wonder if Newell is licensing the Rotring name for low-end big box mechanical pencils? The build quality is just leagues different- beyond a difference in price point and materials. It's like the Visuclick was inspired by Rotring, but didn't go far enough to really emulate the build quality. Licensing like this can cost a company their reputation for quality. The Verdict: These are SUPER meh- there are way better mechanical pencils at the same price point. Pentel makes great affordable mechanical pencils- I've reviewed several, and I use several as my daily sketching pencils. These feel somewhat shoddy and are prone to breaking expensive leads, and aren't comfortable for sketching. Perhaps with a rubberized grip and some give in the grip, these would be a better mechanical pencil for students and artists. I recommend you skip these. If you're looking for some recommendations, check out (pentel pencils) Pilot Color Eno Bic Velocity Bic Velocity Max Pentel Icy Papermate Clearpoint Music: Kevin MacLeod: Blue Feather Snow Drop Dream Culture Bathed in Light #mechanicalpencil #mechanicalpencilreview #stationery