{"id":40112,"date":"2023-02-23T07:45:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=40112"},"modified":"2023-02-23T07:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T12:45:38","slug":"my-sweet-irreproducible-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/02\/23\/my-sweet-irreproducible-you\/","title":{"rendered":"My sweet irreproducible you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"My sweet irreproducible you\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/willceau\/52704659305\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52704659305_7bb04e6234_z.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"My sweet irreproducible you\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><em>Non-Photo Blue<\/em> pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a\u00a0 graphic arts camera like a photostat camera. I ran stat cameras in the era when graphic design was an analog pursuit involving rubber cement, illustration board, razor blades, rubylith, waxers, zip-a-tone and a lot of manual labor. It also involved Non-Photo Blue Pencils which I have a bunch all about my house. I do a lot of my initial sketches with these pencils and work over top of them with graphite pencils or ink.<\/p>\n<p>I was afraid that these pencils were going to disappear. A few years ago I asked a clerk in an art supply store for non-repro blue 2mm leads for a clutch pencil. Her response was, &#8220;What do you mean by non-repro blue?&#8221; I thought my days of enjoying these pencils were numbered. Fortunately, that&#8217;s not the case. They are not necessarily easy to find, but non-repro pencils and leads are still available. The <em>Caran D&#8217;Ache<\/em> at the bottom of the photo is a recent acquisition and the Swiss make a very nice pencil!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-Photo Blue pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a\u00a0 graphic arts camera like a photostat camera. I ran stat cameras in the era when graphic design was an analog pursuit involving rubber cement, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/02\/23\/my-sweet-irreproducible-you\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[120,49,16,26,318],"tags":[158,5575,3661,5,5539,5573,1162,5576,3663,25,5574,336],"class_list":["post-40112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-curious-clutter","category-it-came-from-the-sketchbook","category-sketch","category-stuff-joe-likes","category-technique","tag-analog","tag-berol","tag-illustration","tag-joe-williams","tag-mechanical","tag-non-repro-blue","tag-old","tag-photostat","tag-sketch","tag-sketchbook","tag-verithin","tag-vintage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-aqY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45235,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2025\/06\/12\/well-i-never-felt-more-like-singin-the-blues\/","url_meta":{"origin":40112,"position":0},"title":"Well, I never felt more like singin&#8217; the blues&#8230;","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"June 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A couple years ago I wrote about the stash of non-photo blue pencils I have all over my house and why I use them: Non-Photo Blue pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a\u00a0 graphic arts camera like a photostat camera. I ran stat\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Curious Clutter&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Curious Clutter","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/curious-clutter\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilot-soft-blue.jpg?fit=1000%2C460&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilot-soft-blue.jpg?fit=1000%2C460&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilot-soft-blue.jpg?fit=1000%2C460&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pilot-soft-blue.jpg?fit=1000%2C460&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1606,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2010\/09\/01\/mood-indigo\/","url_meta":{"origin":40112,"position":1},"title":"Mood Indigo","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"September 1, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Back when I was in art school hanging with the DUCKWORK crowd who would eventually morph into the Comico crowd, we would compare notes about art supplies and techniques. 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It was drawn in a 6 inch by 9 inch sketchbook manufactured in India for Ticonderoga and was sold at Target. It's got a wire binding which I prefer and an unusual heavy plastic cover that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doodle Tuesday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Doodle Tuesday","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/it-came-from-the-sketchbook\/doodle-tuesday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Not_Fast_Enough.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Not_Fast_Enough.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Not_Fast_Enough.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Not_Fast_Enough.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21696,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/02\/16\/derwent-dark-wash-pencil-on-cheap-sketchbook\/","url_meta":{"origin":40112,"position":4},"title":"Derwent Dark Wash Pencil on Cheap Sketchbook","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"February 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Lately, I've been curling up on the couch, partially watching television and doodling in a cheap sketchbook with Derwent Dark Wash Pencils and some of the other booty I ordered from JetPens. 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