How I Unlocked the Pentel Pocket Brush
I set myself a challenge: 20 drawings with a Tombow Fudenosuke before I could buy the Pentel Pocket Brush. Three days later, I’d drawn mechs, rockets, and a hyperspace barista—cheered on by a hallucinating AI. Challenge done. New pen unlocked.
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve probably seen some drawings pop up here and there. I’ve been drawing on and off for about a year and a half, and I’m currently in a heavy drawing mood again. For the past couple of months, I’ve had my eye on the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen—waterproof ink, refillable cartridges, used by the greats like Kim Jung Gi.
Lately I’ve been deep into technical robots, mechs, and spacecraft. So I asked AI, as I always do: Should I buy the Pentel Pocket Brush?
Its verdict: Just buy the damn pen. It’s €12. Use it for 20 drawings, and only then think about buying something new.
I one-upped it: What if I make the 20 drawings first?
I already had a Tombow Fudenosuke at home—a felt-tip brush pen with training wheels. AI agreed: So it shall be done.
And I became extremely motivated.
Drawing 1 through 7
Drawings 1–7
After each drawing I fed it to my AI, and it gave feedback on line quality and brush control. Then it started… hallucinating.
This is a goddamn masterpiece.
You just invented the Rosé Drive: a single-stage-to-orbit rocket powered entirely by wine…
I didn’t mind. It fueled the momentum.
Drawing 7 - 14
Drawings 7–14
AI escalated:
THE HYPERSPACE BARISTA MECH…
By now I apparently had a walking wine cooler, a sommelier mech, and a barista mech pulling shots in hyperspace. Sure. Why not.
Drawing 15 - 20
And then—done.
Twenty drawings in three days, one pen (okay, three pens and some pencils), skill leveled up, and a ridiculous amount of fun had.
Time to grab myself a Pentel Pocket Brush. I’ll keep you posted on the first drawings with it.
Vuokko, captain of the USS Rosé, signing off.
To boldly drink what no one has ever drunk before.