Stacked-Nib Fountain Pens: These are awesome! Plus, Starting my new Sketchbook for School 

Hey Peter! In my art class, we were tasked with picking an artist who inspires us, and I thought I’d let you know I chose you!

The script is called Ogham and it’s an early medieval language/alphabet mostly used across Ireland and Scotland - but have been found in other nearby areas too. It’s written vertically and read from bottom to top. The exact use is a mystery, but scholars believe it was used to record geographical information, identify important trees and monuments, and do magic (Picts/Celts). It’s fascinating, I recently read about it in a book called Tree Magic by Danu Forest.

GSM stands for grams per square meter. This measure is called the "grammage" in paper engineering. There are a lot of parameters that go into getting the correct grammage of a roll of paper at the factory.

I was so glad when you went out and got a sketchbook you were happier using!

That lens changing moment was one of the most surreal, fascinating, and engaging things I've seen in a long time. (I think I may just need more sleep) Those stacked nibs are very cool. Never knew they existed! I also really like the design of the pens.

I usually paint the covers of my sketchbooks this also helps me remember at a glance what is in them. The pens are gorgeous.

I am grateful to hear your voice. I had a deeply depressing, difficult week, and listening to you will help me sleep tonight.

I feel like we have something in common. We both have neighbors who think we have lost our minds. I have never cut my lawn with scissors, but I have been caught vacuuming my lawn and spraying down my driveway in the rain more than once. 😊❤

looking forward to seeing more assignments from the semester if you are willing to share!

I love it when the end of your videos segues into something unexpected. Always makes me smile.

The whole video was great but the croquet at the finish was the chefs kiss. 👌🏼

Good to see you went for a paper change and then picked a paper I use myself for fountain pen art as well. The Strathmore 400 vellum is an exceptional smooth and accepting paper that, if you are drawing with pen all the time, will love. When you are going to use pencil, well, eh, good luck as that will be different.

The only student with an Internet approved sketchbook cover!

Fountain pen aficionados intimidate me tbh, in a good way. There's just SO much to learn about FPs.

love the Talking Heads/ David Byrne vibes at the end Peter!

"Slow descent into the madness of fountain pens," well put, thank you Peter! Those pens/nibs are great. Love the sunburst with your name in the middle.

As a teacher, I think I would love to see a RU-vid video my student made about their art P.S. loved the music video at the end: nice shot! I actually cheered when you got it

I've always spray painted my sketch book covers or wrapped them in black duct tape. Like you, I dislike the pre-sketched front covers so popular these days.

Goddam Peter. You continue to impress me with your ability to be different from anyone I have ever known. Even you.

Your videos constantly get me inspired to really start practicing my art

Peter, you may have just helped my sister and I return to a modicum of sanity! (Not that we had that much to begin with.) Circa a month ago, we were talking about the game you played at the end of this video. We couldn't for the life of us recall the name of it. Please Peter, for all the marbles on this beautiful Earth... WHAT IS THE BLOODY NAME OF THAT GAME!?!?!? PLEEEEEERZE, only you (or some friendly fellow viewer) have within you the power to help sanity find its way home. Thank you.

Woooah, haven't seen a stacked nib before. Very cool - especially being able to flip it for a finer line! Also, I feel the same about blue cartridges. Ahhhh!

I really liked the song at the end, and as you delicately clipped the path through your lawn I thought about how every little thing we do can be interesting if you look at it the right way, and probably especially if Peter's music is playing to it

They should make sketchbooks with a white square in a frame on the cover so they are setup for customization

Hey man just want to say your art inspires me to keep drawing. I draw random patterns and been going through a weird week where i wanted to give up on art as im not into drawing humans and landscapes. Seeing this video and watchinf how you let your mind just draw random things as they fuse into a masterpiece just gave me the boost to carry on with my patterns. Thank you

When I am drawing, I place a piece of copy paper under so I don’t mess up future pages. Also after time the copy paper gets all types of marks on it that I then use as a background for an art piece in the future!

Peter, you have the most AMAZING skills for the game of croquet! I am thoroughly impressed with your level of professionalism when grooming the path from the ball to the.....um.....oh! The wicket! Your precession and speed with the scissors and the rake seem to me to be unmatched. And wow! It was a perfect shot. I was just waiting for Winona Ryder's head to be on the other side for the ball to bounce off of. "Dear Diary"... Dear diary, I am so excited to see Peter's assignments in his spring art class. I just think they'll all be so very!

Wow Peter....on my old account I subscribed to you and have been watching you for years....I've been away for a while and WoW...your set up!!! Congrats on your progression!! It's so wonderful to see someone I've watched for so long...(especially when I'm in my artsie moods and remember you inspired me to create things on a whim and helped me think outside the box when it comes to new and different art styles). Thank you Peter for always being a constant inspiration to my art. (: love you hun, keep up the work!

gsm is grams per square meter and the best paper to use is that mixed media paper which will be well sized and should not bleed. 190 gsm will be 51 lbs

12:46 It’s ok Peter I drool too when I think about art supplies.

I love you Peter! You’re videos are amazing and I love your art!

I think you did the right thing getting a book that wouldn’t bleed . Never set yourself up for getting little irritants daily from the same thing when the fix is so easy.

it's usually the coating that determines if ink will bleed through or feather, not the thickness, but even a thin paper that doesn't bleed or feather will still be easier to see through from the other side.

Hello again peter... so nice to see a video when im craving one.

So glad you got new sketchbooks... that was a good call. I also can't wait to see what comes of your art class. I hope you'll share your assignments. If you learn more about the whole nib thing... you can start a second channel... "Peter's Nib Rehabilitation"

Crow-k .. peter ur such a weirdo. In the best way. I'm excited to see what u come up with for school in the future. And I'm happy ur sharing that experience with us. As always, good stuff. 🖖

I love how slowly you've learned that you're able to at least slightly complain. You're still a positive person, we just all have some dislikes in life! Lol. Great video!

Oh how I loved that ending✨ that song spoke to my soul, I just want to be sleepy

Way to go breaking in that sketchbook. Have fun at art school!

I've been drawing for a bit mainly pencils and fiber tipped micron pens but you got me into fountain pens and I'm hooked. i just have a cheap one but I have decided to get the Gravitas pen based on your previous videos and this video definitely solidified the decision. I have been travelling the last 6 months but when I get back home I am getting ordering one for sure. Thanks Peter

Love the song!😃

I LOVE the ending! I used to do that too 🤣👍👏👏👏👏👏

Mr. Draws, I have never been much of an artist. My sister took the artsy stuff and I became a singer. But your art has made me incredibly excited to draw. I bought the crescent paper and have been drawing daily. A little bonus to this is my new addiction to fountain pens (also courtesy to you). I now have a TWSBI Precision, 2 Kaweco Sport, a Muji, and a Lamy AL Star. I am now in the process of getting my friends into the pen game all thanks to you. I absolutely adore your work. Keep it up! -Nate

Gonna have to add one of these pens to my wishlist. Super intrigued. Thanks for sharing your first impressions of them with us. P.S. The beard suits you.

Outstanding cover, outstanding introduction page, outstanding on the grass playing croquet.

I really think the sketchbook trend for pictures depicting art that should be created with this kind of paper! It is like people who are purchasing the sketchbooks don’t bother to READ the cover for the content of the paper and other information pertinent to the use of the book! I still enjoy watching your videos and seeing your growth is inspiring! Thank you for sharing your time with us as well as your amazing art journey you have been on these many years! I enjoyed your ending sequence! I was thinking you would be trimming the verge for quite some time had you continued to do the entire lawn area! I am glad that you had a concise purpose and in the end were triumphant with the wicket! Have yourself a wonderful day!

I can't tell you how glad I am that you picked a more comfortable and suitable sketchbook. It always makes such a huge difference to the actual enjoyment of making art 💕

It also depends on the composition not just the gsm. Cotton paper is very absorbent, for instance.

Teacher: Class, here is Peter's sketchbook. Peter will now be teaching this class!

"Smells like metal......Smells like...SATISFACTION!"~PETER 2022~

Those pens are so pretty! 😍

oh wow Peter!! Real good progress on your Spanish there! c: I used to use your videos when I was starting to learn English (this was almost 20 minutes ago omgWOW) and I remember those moments fondly c: No, but for real Peter, thanks so much for all these years of Peterness.

As someone whose job involves a lot of paper, unfortunately paper weights are proprietary to each brand. There isn’t a standard for paper weight. Love what you do Peter!

Your videos are always so cool and comfy. Thanks for sharing your art with the world.

To me, that feeling of the weight of the pen being all that is needed to put a line on the paper, and all your hand is doing is guiding the line, not pressing to make the ink flow, is the epitome of what a great pen SHOULD write like! That's one reason I tend to like metal fountain pens that have some weight to them. I'm not holding the pen down onto the paper, I'm holding it up so I can guide it. It's great! I understand EXACTLY what you are talking about!

Every time I see a Peter video I’m so excited. And when I reach the end of a Peter video I am so sad. This really makes me want to take some art classes!

I love your videos! It makes me so happy to see someone who also loves fountain pens!

Wow!!! very interesting tools and inspiring stuff.

Sweet and beautiful ending

It's Ogham script! Used by the Picts and Celts - most surviving examples are names of people and possibly landownership markers, and are in Old Irish. They think it was probably used on wood as well as the stone examples, but I don't think any wooden objects have been found as yet.

the end of this video is pure youtube genius! :D

I have a Sailor 1911 special Nagahara Cross music coming. Can’t wait to try this pen. Those stacked nibs look fancy!

I enjoyed that fun intentional kinda tasked format! Great work, excited to see what comes next

Being spiral bound couldn’t you swap the covers?? Awesome drawing…for some reason I always loved those days leading up to the first day of class. Something about all those brand new supplies, notebooks, etc. Anyone else think Peter’s last name when he wrote it was Delicious? Keep us updated as you progress through this class and good luck in Art school.

José does great work. I'm glad you've found a new passion!

I love those little 'where the wild things are' stickers!

Love your cover and first page! Keep showing us what you do for the class

I love your style! Been watching your vids for a few months and you’ve inspired me to start drawin’ again after a 15 year hiatus..

Good luck with your class! I love drawing with fountain pens. Love your second page.

I have never seen a pen with more than a normal nib. It´s interesting.

I can’t wait to spend time looking at your school work! :3

I would love to see more about your art classes

Peter’s hair is looking absolutely dashing! :)

you’ll have million in no time, well overdue! keep it up Peter we love it and can’t wait for the accordion sketchbook :)

Those pens look amazing and the way the ink flowed out!! Fabulous! Your drawing mesmerized me! Thanks! Looking forward to more! New sub.😊

Brilliant art! Nib tuning is addictive, you can use micro mesh (or a nail buffer) to make the nib super smooth or to create different grinds like an Architect that is very thick one way and very thin on the other. With your pen that only takes cartridges, you can get a syringe and a blunt needle from eBay and rinse them out and refill with any ink that you want. It also makes cleaning your pens a lot less hassle. :)

these are very nice sketchbooks, they would be very expensive here in Brazil. Also, gsm stands for "grams per square meter". You could also be able to choose either the paper is cold or hot pressed. Hot pressed is more smooth texture paper, less likely to feather out the lines.

That cream paper with brown ink might yield a unique vintage look. Combine that with one of your futuristic fantastical creations, please please ....

Awww I wish you had taken us with you to the store!

I love your videos, and I’m glad that you’re going to school for art now. When I was a baby crawling in the grass my brother hit me in the face with a croquet mallet, and I’ve had a dent in my cheek ever since. Croquet always makes me think about it lol

Amazing book cover.

The nice thing about a spiral bound is if you really wanted you could put the cover you DO like in the book you like!

Grams per Square Meter :) Love your croquet lawn.

Woah! Cool pens

I prefer paper that does not bleed/feather as much. However that depends on the ink as much as the wide variety of paper even if they have the same weight/paper type. You should visit Japan where the variety of paper and pen nib is likely impressive. I recall a story of a chef visiting a knife shop and the show owner asking if he was left or right handed, what food material he would be cutting, what pressure the knife owner could apply and then what sort of cut of that ONE food type was preferred. Only then was a knife recommended and then there were a variety of knives offered depending on the task. If thats just a knife shop, then a pen and paper shop will be even better.

I was watching you start with that cream paper and thinking - that's not good - so I was nodding vehemently when you halted and decided to get a new book! I was checking out those stacked nibs because they look awesome but it looks like they are either custom made or massively expensive so I guess I can do without. 😂

I’ve definitely painted over the sketchbook covers or even deconstructed spiral notebooks and put different covers on, bc I also love a nice blank front ^-^

i've never wanted a pen more before-

Finalmente, Pedro dibuja.

I used to wonder what ppl were thinking & wish to read their minds. I suspect this is what it would be like. O.o Glad u like ur pens.

I like your first page a lot!

Yet more inky goodness from you! I cannot imagine how anyone can 'grade' the work that you do - are you doing art class mainly for the interaction, to bounce ideas off of others?Ben Walsh and Jose Munuera are both really nice guys as well as being really talented pen makers and fettlers.

Love it! From beginning to end…love it! Awesome art, cool cover, great first page! Love the music, love your form in bocce ball. Literally laughed out loud when you ‘cut’ the grass. It reminded me of the story you told in another video where you got down to grass level and put your hand at grass height and said, “guys, it’s not grown that much”. I really loved the editing. Yes, I am at a loss for good adjectives but I sincerely enjoyed this whole experience and I am a looong time fan and follower. I love my Peter Pen and my books, I just think you are awesome and talented. Your lines and dots have helped to get me through 2 back fashions, stage 4 breast cancer, mastectomy, chemo and radiation. Which I found out about when I had my mri for a back injury. I was given the news that I most likely would not live while learning to walk again. That is when I found your videos and I was hooked. Thank you Peter for sharing your creative world with me, this has helped me more than words can say. I appreciate you so much Peter. I continue to be impressed by you. It’s a good thing I am old, we would have a stalking situation on our hands. I probably shouldn’t joke like that these days. Don’t worry, you are in my kids age bracket so to me, you are just a wee one. Best of luck in art school, you deserve more than you know. Thanks again

Wow your drawing looks so good. That pen is cool

The ending😂😂really caught me off guard.

😂🤣the croquet trap, my sister gave me a set a few years ago and we have a manicured croquet course now. And mini golf course. Just got a lawn bowling set so that will sort out the rest of the lawn. ❤️🖖

Hi Peter, I'm from Argentina, your spanish is good, keep at it! Saludos!!

I haven't seen a video in a while but damn son you look like a moviestar now! Good work. Also nice video!

Holy, you look unrecognizable! Haven’t watched in awhile.

Hi! Blue ink is used in schools in our country because it does not look so contrasting against the background of white paper, which is safer for children's eyes and for the eyes of a teacher checking their notebooks. It s in official recomendations and standards. When nibs were used in schools instead of ballpoint pens, we used purple ink for the same purpose.