Hot off Spector, the IRL eyedropper tool for identifying fonts, the internet graces us with another designer-friendly toy that aims to help artists draw inspiration from the colors that surround them.
The Cronzy Pen claims to be able to stuff 16 million different colors into a single piece of writing utensil, using a built-in ink cartridge to custom mix whatever color you desire. You can use an accompanying app to pick your preferred shade, or use a scanner at the tip of the pen as an eyedropper to scan colors from whatever’s around you.
An Indiegogo project, the team behind the Cronzy pen also claims its Li-Po battery can get you using the pen for days without having to recharge. You’ll also receive interchangeable pen tips for various line weights.
https://youtu.be/Z0ewjKLyKlk
The project was conceptualized in 2014, and the team is now seeking $200,000 to put it in testing phase. If all goes well, it’ll be ready to production in spring 2017, with shipment likely later that fall.
It’s a neat product that would please anyone from designers and adult coloring book enthusiasts to kids and art students. So far, the prototype shows a thick scanning component that can successfully identify four different colors and custom mix the ink accurately, but takes nearly a minute for the pen to be ready to use.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdLG1rSQKiY
If you’re willing to bet on the Cronzy pen, you can pledge today for the early bird price of $100. When it ships, the pen is estimated to sell for $300.
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