BIC Cristal Original Ballpoint Pens, Every-Day Biro Pens with Medium Point (1.0mm), Blue Ink, Pack of 10

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The common ballpoint pen is a product of mass production, with components produced separately on assembly lines. [54] Basic steps in the manufacturing process include the production of ink formulas, molding of metal and plastic components, and assembly. [4] Marcel Bich (leading to Société Bic) was involved in developing the production of inexpensive ballpoint pens. [5] Standards [ edit ] Ball-point fountain pen". United States Patent Office. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016 . Retrieved 30 March 2017– via Google Patents.

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Effects not generally associated with ballpoint pens can be achieved. [45] Traditional pen-and-ink techniques such as stippling and cross-hatching can be used to create half-tones [46] or the illusion of form and volume. [47] For artists whose interests necessitate precision line-work, ballpoints are an obvious attraction; ballpoint pens allow for sharp lines not as effectively executed using a brush. [48] Finely applied, the resulting imagery has been mistaken for airbrushed artwork [49] and photography, [50] causing reactions of disbelief which ballpoint artist Lennie Mace refers to as the "Wow Factor". [48] [49] Pen - Best Selling". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018 . Retrieved 14 May 2018. ISO 12757-1:1998 – Ball point pens and refills – Part 1: General use". Iso.org. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2003 . Retrieved 11 September 2010. Décolletage Plastique Design Team. Bic Cristal® Ballpoint pen. 1950 – MoMA". Archived from the original on 30 August 2013 . Retrieved 30 March 2017.

Marcel Bich also introduced a ballpoint pen to the American marketplace in the 1950s, licensed from Bíró and based on the Argentine designs. [4] [27] Bich shortened his name to Bic in 1953, forming the ballpoint brand Bic now recognized globally. [5] Bic pens struggled until the company launched its "Writes First Time, Every Time!" [28] [29] advertising campaign in the 1960s. [5] Competition during this era forced unit prices to drop considerably. [5] Inks [ edit ]Tizon, Natalia (2007). Art of Sketching (illustrateded.). New York: Sterling Publishing. p.84. ISBN 9781402744235. OCLC 76951111 . Retrieved 30 March 2017.