Sometimes a tool doesn’t just help you draw… it changes how drawing feels.

That’s exactly what happened to me with **Standard Pens by RetroSupply**.

While working on **REV!**, my exhibition about the birth of pop culture through the Mod movement, I needed lines with soul—imperfect, lively, with that **mid-century** character that inspires my work.

With these brushes I stopped thinking about the digital tool and started enjoying the line again, almost like drawing with a vintage fountain pen. I also combined them with other RetroSupply packs that are already part of my workflow, like **Color Lab** and **The Complete Mid-Century Brush Collection**, which helped shape the final visual language of the pieces.

Many of the illustrations that now form **REV!**, exhibited at Fundación Club 45 in León (Spain), were created this way.

And when you're trying to capture the spirit of another era… the right line changes everything.

Rejoice! For I think these might be the lost twinsister of Infernal Ink! I needed something extra to spruce up the inside details of, well, my outlined characters for my comic. Without losing the feel I get from using the gorgeous inkers from Infernal (k)Ink. Mama, let me tell you! The original Ramen Brush gets my noodleolas vibrating, not even low-key :O

Just like Inferno Ink set, Standard Pens are more than a basic or elemental set for inking, both sets are complementary; and the perfect companion when tracing, sketching or drawing a master piece.

One of my always wanted set and part of my day by day tools in Procreate.

Standard Pens, Inferno Ink set and ColorLab… a MUST in your army of artistic tools.

The brushes in the Standard Pens pack fit my style of drawing very well. As you can see from my portfolio, my work is heavily influenced by the golden and silver eras of comics, and these brushes give a more faithful touch to the retro style. I hardly see any difference between my traditional and digital work when using the Retro Supply brushes. I highly recommend them to all retro artists. Congratulations to the Retro Supply team for their work!

Honestly, even if you aren't outright trying to mimic vintage art, this is a solid set of inking brushes! There's a good amount of variety, and they provide nice, bold, expressive lines. This pack has left me wanting more inking brushes from this company.