r/carandache

Have recently asked about Goliath refill alternatives here and got some good answers. (Go check out that post if you‘re interested). Have now stumbled upon a Japanese adapter that no one has mentioned before. Don’t know if it really works, but it looks promising in theory. Anyone tried it?

Was told Cd'A no longer made watercolour paints, so had stopped looking...by happy-stance came across some Gouache, expensive but discounted;) Add a lot of water to it and hey presto! water-colour:D

Hi everyone! I am wondering whether there are any refill options for 849 out there that have a wider color palette.

I know that not everybody likes the way Goliath writes, but I’m fine with the quality. What bugs me more are the limited color options. Blue, black, purple, red, green and turquoise might cover the bases for office writing, but I wish I could have more fun with my 849s (since I have quite a few) and use them for creative projects.

Is anybody aware of fitting refills with more colors? Maybe even gel refills that can be switched for Goliath? Thanks in advance!

The elusive graffiti (also called tie-dye) series from the 1990’s is, as far as I can tell, one of the early and undocumented collections. One of its defining features is how unique the pattern on each pen look. As if every pen was colored individually. If you have any graffiti pens in your collection, and in particular a Novartis branded one, post them here so we can compare just how unique the pens are.