TWSBI fountain pens are great level entry affordable fountain pens, especially for piston filled. One thing I like is that they are sold with key for disassembly, and a small bottle of lubricant for the Piston. Due to their largely open slit, they deliver a good amount of ink. For drawing purposes I'd recommend getting Extra-fine or Fine. Medium, Broad or Stub 1.1 are a bit too large for details. Turning the nib upside-down is a good technique to get a finer line, but depending on how well the tines are aligned it can be scratchy. Tip : After filling the pen. expel 4 drops of ink back into the ink bottle, turn the nib up (pointing at the ceiling) and pump fully to suck in air. It will de-saturate the feed (plastic part under the nib with fins) and thus prevent ink burping and big blobs of inks which often occurs after a fresh fill. Tip 2 : You can pull out the nib and feed for cleaning. On Twsbi pens they are friction fitted in the section. For fountain pen beginners : NEVER USE india ink. If you want to use waterproof ink to paint on your drawings use a special fountain pen permanent inks such as : Platinum carbon Black, Pilot Tsuwa-iro inks, or Sailor's Kiwa-guro.
Amazing🔥 Thanks so much for sharing all this valuable information! Those are really great tips. I will have to try to remove the air bubble like you suggested 🙌🏼🤗
I find the waterproof in brand like Dr Martin and Noodler's waterproof are drying too fast that my pen flow is so bad.... if i stop too long it dries up and i have to shake it to get the ink down and sometime ink flies every where. I have no issue with the regular in (none waterproof though). Maybe just me. Thank you for the tips. I will try your inks.
@conny.rapp.tattoo it should be. I've been using Plat. Carbon black for years. Then applying heavy washes. Maybe you're not letting it dry thoroughly? Sometimes the paper used makes the ink take longer to dry.
I almost always use my TWSBI pen filled with carbon ink for sketching and journaling. I was happy to see you using it. Also wanted to say I love your channel, keeps me inspired and motivated. Thank you.
Hi. Jim from Madrid (Spain). Fountain Pens are great for Sketching and you can refill them with the inks that you want (never use India nor China Ink - they are too pigmented and will block the feed). I use a TWSBI ECO - F - Nib, a Jinhao x750 with a FUDE nib (great for multiple line variations and loose sketching techniques) and another Jinhao x750 with a Zebra G Flex Nib, and it works great. As per inks... I use Rohrer & Klinger SketchInk (fully waterproof and they have 10 colours that you can mix to create additional ones like with watercolours, and they are cheaper than other brands like Platinum Carbon ink or deAtramendis Document, for example). I hope this info helps and thank you for your great channel. Cheers!
I have a couple of TWSBI pens as well and use them every day. Your sketch is great. You're right about the movement being the key thing to work on. Makes the drawing more dynamic. Thanks for your work putting these videos together. They are some of the best I've ever seen.
Wow, I love this sketch!! Thanks for sharing. The TWSBI Eco is amazing! You can also jury-rig a Zebra G pen onto a Jinhao x450 or x750 (only a few bucks online) with a bit of bending to match the feed radius. It's pretty fun for some more expressive line work.
I like and use Moonman M2 Pens with EF and F nibs, they hold a lot of Higgins Black Magic Ink, you just have to use them regularly and the nibs flow ink nicely. No pump or cartridge, the ink bottles have droppers. Easy to clean and repair.
Thank you, love your videos, I use a Platinum ink pen - it is great, smooth and doesn't clog with platinum carbon ink. For finer lines I use it reversed.
I use my round tip ones for warming up to move over to my dip pens for inking, I have a CM nib one I'm currently messing with to get line variation and do loose sketching.
You might want to try a different ink in your fountain pen: Noodler’s Grey. It’s a lovely neutral gray, ranging from nearly black to all shades up to white depending on the amount of ink on the paper. It’s absolutely waterproof and archival once it dries, impervious to daylight and even bleach. It’s gentler and more harmonious than stark black as an underdrawing, and unlike pencil, it will not muddy overlying watercolor. You can also load a waterbrush with it straight or diluted. I urge experimentation. You can set up a range of dilutions in a partitioned mixing dish and use brushes too. This is a great ink for an on-the-go artist journal; the fountain pen is good both for writing and for sketching.
Ink flow is because of the size of the nib I use an extra fine nib with my many TWSBI pens if your nib is a medium you will get a thicker line and more ink check it out the nibs are removable and can be swapped out plus I like that the nibs always start without drying out 🥰
I love fountain pens. Im currently using the Lamy 2000 f nib. It feels like butter. I also like the custom pilot f nib with Spencerian flex nib. The Lamy 2000 actually feels like a uniball pen
@@SketchingScottie As i mentioned in another comment: I have some pens from "fountain pen revolution" - and they have 2 flex nib options. Also a "ultra flex nib" which is crazy flexible. But also a very very good "normal" flex nib, which dosnt feels so sensible... Both you can get in 14k gold. The"ultra flex nib flexes from 0,4 mm up to 2 mm without problems, the "normal flex nib" from 0,5mm up to 2mm.
@@Artlife0831 I also gain this "popping" effect by using a Sailor Fude de Mannen pen, whit a strange bent nib. In loose style it become a second life and the sketch "pop" like you called it, too!
They are all great for sketching but it depends on what style you're after and what suits your technique. I recommend trying pencil and fine liner first and if you like finaliser better, then try fountain pen because they are more of an investment.
Thanks for your wonderful videos! I enjoy watching them so much. You probably were asked this question thousands times, but I’ll try: where do you find such the interesting references?
I have tried various inks (rohrer & klinger, platinum and noodlers) that are branded as waterproof bit they always bled as soon as i added watercolour... Anybody got a clue what i did wrong!?
Have you checked whether you actually got their waterproof versions? If yes: they will be water proof ONCE DRY. R&K's sketch inks dry in about one minute, other brands can take much longer.
