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Now that you mention it, I do favour a good comedy list.

The very first thing she did was rearrange the layout to French AZERTY, so no worries there! The Zomoplus kitty paws are a lot to pay for a single keycap, but the quality is good, and they're obviously made to be perfect gift items. Would I buy one for myself? Maybe if I felt like I deserved a present...

​@@zpxlngyou're right, I can't buy one for myself. I need to look at some friends with big eyes until they intuit my desires.

Ha, thanks! I think this video isn't a tutorial so much as 'all the stuff you do before filming an actual tutorial'. This is the non-aesthetic, pre-production netherworld of TH-cam keyboard vids.

I think that arranging smaller squares or strips of felt did occur to me at some point, but yes, psychologically I was stuck on solving a particular problem, rather than avoiding it altogether. There's a lesson there, probably. I did try pins, as you saw, but in the clumsiest way possible. Making a paper/card template by sticking pins through from the top side is a very tidy idea!

That they're fake makes it even more exasperating. Congrats on your healthy plant-baby!

To be fair, foam apparently works pretty well, and you could even use thin, push-a-hole-right-through-it-able foam in multiple layers, if you found a single layer insufficient. Another thing to try (or watch someone else try) is silicone! th-cam.com/video/JfbALZcWKSM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/VvRCIOdvJG0/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching all the way through. Part Three has some painful bits too, but of course is much more satisfying at the end.

Yes, relish my suffering. Let my incompetence boost your own self-worth!

So long as you're not sending me the bill, you're welcome! Those 8BitDo keyboards seem great - the Famicom/NES ones caught my eye from day one, but I've held off. It's not so much financial prudence as, "I think I'd prefer... another vintage IBM board...?"

FELT!!!

I wouldn't dare!

Nice! Are you a 'keyboard person', or was it a totally unexpected pleasure?

@@zpxlng haha, I'm by no means a 'keyboard person' but I do enjoy a nice typing experience and being a software engineer it really was both a very thoughtful and nice surprise

@@zpxlng Also now I can't unsee the little mistakes in the keycaps lettering, thanks...

YOU ARE WELCOME

[forces the 'They Live' sunglasses, but for typography, onto your face] Look! LOOK AT 'EM!

Thank you, that's very encouraging to hear!

And the worst of it is, I just can't think of a punishment big enough!

Thank you, that's lovely to hear! As for the funky keys, I think most/many Keychron keyboards are fully reprogrammable anyway, with QMK/VIAL preinstalled. The C1, being a budget board, happened not to be. Regarding customisation, when we get to the end of part 3, this little fella - decent as he is now - will be greatly improved in terms of appearance, feel, and especially sound.

I usually prefer a fullsize too. In terms of reduced layouts, though, given the redundancy between the nav cluster and the second layer of the numpad, I'm actually really fond of 'navkeyless' (vs. tenkeyless) layouts, uncommon as they are.

I'm starting a second channel for efficiency tips! For creators, in the creator space.

​@@zpxlnga third channel for lets plays and a fourth channel for clips and shorts

I'll tell you a secret. The channel for Let's Plays is already real. www.youtube.com/@LetsPlaystheLord

​@@zpxlngwhy is the game so old

To match the keyboard.

The Octopodcast, now that's a deep cut. Thanks for your high engagement ratio with my content, due to your problems!

Thank you very much! I hope to do much more - just trying to get some sort of a sensible workflow going. Thanks for sticking around for so long!!

Sounds great. I was grateful for the chance to try one out; it feels different than what I imagined.

Yeah, it makes me happy that they like my drawings enough to want to copy them, and it's fun to witness how immediately and enthusiastically they leap into the task. And most importantly - what I was poorly trying to explain in the video - maybe it helps to demystify the connection between the comics and illustrations they enjoy, and the contents of their own pencil cases.

Thank you! Your comments are all the high five I need.

The only thing better than Content is More Content.

Thank you!

Good, good. I will establish a monopoly on enjoyment itself, and then drastically lower the quality of my output.

Thank you! There are more videos in progress. Unfortunately I've had a troublesome several months, but the next one's coming along little by little...

Thank you; that's incredibly nice to hear!

It depends whether you mean the regular ones or the MarbleColor ones. Either way, there are some rambling and unscientific answers for you beginning at about 24:35 in the video. Short version is that the regular Sarasa Clip pen ink will get absorbed into the paper pretty well and thus resist water, while with the MarbleColors: not so much. To be fair to the MarbleColors, though: the paper I used for the weeping fish drawing in this video was inkjet paper, which the MarbleColor packaging (I noticed after the fact) mentions specifically as a less-than-ideal paper for these pens. At 16:58 you can see a sketchbook drawing where I inked with MarbleColors then lightly washed some watercolours over the top, and in that case they seemed to do OK! In any case, the best answer is always: test the materials first. (Though equally, I understand that if the accompanying question is, "Should I buy these?", it's not a particularly helpful answer.)

@@zpxlng ah I see , well I have himi gouache and mixed media 200 gsm sketchbook. And bic pens r expensive for me , that's why I asked about these pens

Sadly it's impossible to know exactly how a particular combination of materials will work until you try it. In my experience, the regular Sarasa Clip colours (not the MarbleColors) will resist water but not perfectly: they may smudge a little depending on the type of paper and how much water. If you buy a few and it doesn't work out, at least you've got some nice pens just for writing! But it's up to you how much risk you can afford.

@@zpxlng oh ok! I'll try it out

[nods wisely] Three.

Thanks, there'll be more drawing for sure. I might make some original artworks in future videos available in my Ko-fi store. I've thought about auctioning them, but I'm not sure what the best method/platform for that would be! Any suggestions?

@@zpxlng Etsy is the best for it, thats normally where most traditional indie art is sold.

I don't think Etsy has an auction feature.

@@zpxlng Oh my apologies, I didnt realize you were set on bidding/auctions. Yeah fixed price, but a lot of artists sell there. Im unaware of any bidding platforms for indie art, sorry man

I'm not set on it, it's just what I was asking about particularly. Sorry if that wasn't clear. As far as a normal, fixed-price shop, I think I'll just keep using Ko-fi...?

Yeah, it ends up going in circles a bit, which to be fair is kind of the point, but that doesn't magically make it more entertaining. Oh well, live and learn. There was a whole other tangent right AFTER that, too, which I wisely cut out, at least.

Really glad you're enjoying them! I'll make 'em as often as I can.

No, that's good to hear! Whenever I do anything even slightly clever with what I'm making, I worry it's going to be too obvious. And then I'm at risk of overthinking it, over-clevering it, and ruining it.

Yeah!!!!!

Ah, I knew it was a good idea to put a rewind sequence at the beginning!

I'm thinking I'd like to do some slightly more organised, 'scientific' pen test videos in future, if I'm able to devote enough time to the channel.

What type of music do you listen to when you're drawing?

Lately, same as most people I think, a lot of low-tempo, groovy, instrumental electronic stuff. Good for just keeping my mind company, and clear and even at a low volume: nothing to punch through the walls or demand too much attention from my ears. It's like listening to white noise or rain sounds, really, but less distractingly boring for my delicate little mind. I'm still pretty picky about it, though! Intense '90s techno is good for when I want more energy, and old soul music is a nice change from everything being electronic. I do find the right music necessary to focus at all, usually, so I'm worried about doing drawing streams on here, because of copyright strikes. I suppose I could work with headphones on but I hugely prefer not to.

Thank you! Did you get those thin ones, I think they're called 'Marvy Le Plume II'? I've only seen them online. Yeah it's weird that they gave them a similar name when they seem to be a completely different pen, not a mere variation. I guess brand recognition is important, but so is not confusing and annoying your customers, surely!

@@zpxlng The sequel is never as good. Hehe, yes that's what I bought. I'll rectify that, thanks.

Thanks man! I miss you!

Thank you; it's more than I deserve.