I think I may be learning a bit about taking pictures of small items, at least I hope so. It certainly seems to me that the pictures I took of this Blue Illusion Cigar Pen came out well. I took them outside using natural light. Actually, the pictures I took of the Curly
Blue Illusion Cigar Pen
Koa Cigar Pen in the previous post were taken at the same time, also outdoors. At least I am taking pictures of my work now. I used to be bad about making the pens, but not taking photos or even writing down the materials I used to make it with.
This pen actually uses my favorite material for fittings and that is Black Titanium. It really doesn’t show up as being anything other than chrome, but there is a darkness about it that makes it more attractive, at least to me, than the shiny chrome finish. Both finishes are extremely hard wearing and will last a long time, with Titanium coming in as being harder than the Chrome, but both are good choices for finishes.
I used micro-mesh to polish this pen out and took it to 12,000 grit. I’m not sure, (and I’m really not willing to try) but I think that 12,000 would actually be fine enough to take scratches out of my glasses. It certainly polished this pen out to an incredible shine and really shows a depth that tends to make me want to look at my pen rather than write with it.
Till next time -
