Quick sketching technique: Fountain pen and water-brush 

You’re very kind! I’m glad you’re enjoying this technique. It’s still one of my favorites.

You’re welcome! I’m glad you found my channel and are finding it useful.

Yes, this is best for quick sketching on the go, the main advantage being portability. For home use, nothing beats a dip pen, of course. As for the method, I prefer to start with line, particularly on cheap paper. Washes make the paper buckle, which interferes with your line work.

Thank you!

I enjoy doing that as well-it makes for some nice impressionistic effects. I hadn’t noticed that the ink can only be moved once. Perhaps this is ink/paper specific? I’m going to have to try it.

Go for it!. This is a really fun way of working.

You’re welcome. I find it pretty cool too!

I agree about pens bring an investment, but for artists that are used to paying a few dollars for disposable pens, even a 30 dollar pen can seem like an extravagance. These Jinhaos are a good gateway, allowing people to see the usefulness of fountain pens, before committing to a more expensive purchase.

Flex pens are a little harder to control, but once you're used to them, there's no going back.

Thank you, Troy!

Thanks for the tip, Eric! It would great to compile a list of inks with this semi-water resistant property.

@@mkompan it would be neat to also see some lists like which pens fit the FPR Ultraflex 5 and 6 nibs. I've been on a similar journey with Noodler's pens and inks, zebra G nibs flexible fountain pen nibs, Jinhao Frankenpens, and now FPR. Your videos have been spot on the money and super helpful. Love the art instruction ones as well.

@@EPeltzer Thanks Eric! I'll get working on those lists.

Thanks Valentina! I only have two inks that work with this technique, the other being Pilot black. Noodler's Walnut should work, because the chart on Gouletpens.com shows that its water resistance is similar to Noodler's brown. Let me know how it works out!

I think any Noodler’s semi-bulletproof ink will work for this technique. Zhivago is a great green black, and I’ve used the Noodler’s blue black for this as well. Jet pens has a good guide to the Noodler’s inks that I find complements the Goulet info and is a little easier to navigate.

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You're welcome!

Thanks Allen! It's true that with these water-proof/semi-waterproof inks, you do have to clean your pens every few weeks. That's why I usually use these ink with pens that can be cleaned very easily, such as TWSBI's. And while it's also true that some ink colors can stain your barrel, that's not the case with this Noodler's brown. Diamine inks are usually very low in water resistance, and won't work for this technique.

You're welcome! Good luck with building your channel. Your work looks great and I'm sure many will find it inspirational.

@@mkompan Thank you so much!You too!Hope you success in new year!

You’re welcome! Out of the 10 or so Noodler’s ink in my collection, only the Brown, Golden Brown, and Black Swan in Australian Roses perform this way.

Thank you! I only know a small number of inks this works with: Noodler’s Black Swan in Australian Roses, Pilot Black, And Noodler’s Brown. I’m sure there are tons of others. Apache sunset unfortunately doesn’t work for this.

Hi Larry. This is a very interesting, technical question that I'm not qualified to answer, but here's what I know: ebonite is a more porous "rougher" material than plastic, and unlike plastic feeds which are injection molded, ebonite feeds have to be cut with tools, so the ink channels are less precise, and more prone to clogging with pigmented inks such as Platinum carbon Ink. I have found this to be true anecdotally, and avoid putting Platinum in my vintage pens. With my Noodlers pens, however I do it all the time, because they're very easy to clean. I've found Noodlers Back is bulletproof on papers that are absorbent. Many drawing and watercolor papers are covered with a substance that makes them less absorbent, so the ink instead of reacting with the cellulose in the paper sits on the surface and never becomes permanent. In this respect the Carbon ink, despite the clogging issues, is the best choice.

@@mkompan 🤩🤩🤩 Although you said you may not be the right person to answer you gave me a better answer than the owner or Goulet pens did. Thank you so much. I did notice the ink smears less on printer paper. Thank you again!!!!!

@@larryglatt2548 glad to share my limited understanding of these things! :)

Strathmore mixed-media paper works well. For something nicer, Arches hot-press.

Kaweco inks are generally rated as semi-water resistant on Gouletpens.com and might work, but the only way to tell is to try them.

@@mkompan thanks again:)

I doubt it, but thank you anyway.

Thank you! I’m so glad my little channel is finding an audience of like minded people.