Lovely video! I am new to working with a fountain pen but i fell in love with it instantly! Another brand but also smooth and lovely to use. I also use Platinum Carbon inkt and a converter. I did your Urban Sketching tutorial with a fountain pen with the platinum carbon inkt and its wonderful. It did not smudge when using watercolors just give it a bit more time to dry than a fineliner and your good to go with this inkt. I also have a fountain pen now with a bend 55 degree nib so that you can vary even more with line sizes. I think you will like it too.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Nuray! I absolutely agree, fountain pens are wonderful! I’m not sure if I would like a bend nib, they look quite awkward to me, but who knows 😄
PS: a regular ink can also be used with a water brush to create monochromatic drawings. Julia is right about pens replacing ink liners, with different widths. A wonderful tool all around!
I ❤ 🖋️ to sketch. I use Platinum Preppy (€5) or Platinum Prefounte (€10) with Rohrer & Klingner water proof Sketch Inks (8€). I am not afraid to carry them around becaus they are inexpensive. The ink 🔏 s much cheaper than Platinum Carbon Ink (€28) so my set up is very budget friendly. It is also "backpack friendly" -if thenl ns get scratched, they are not precious. I use an empty cartridge and an ink syringe to load ink on the pen. The ink washes well so my oens remain clean.
Thank you for sharing this, Bertolina! I agree, Platinum carbon ink is quite pricey. I’m going to look if I can find one of your suggestions on the Dutch Amazon. Budget-friendly is always welcome 😅
I’m so, so sorry to come on here with a “well actually” but unless a spurs in pen nib is listed as a flex of some sort, they aren’t meant to be used to vary line weight. If this is done too often or with too much pressure, you can ruin your nib and permanently spread the tines. I’d be really upset if i did this with a $40 pen, much more so with one of my more expensive ones. Sometimes fountain pens can be written on the reverse side of the nib to create finer lines but this can be scratchy. I use my pens frequently with hot press water color paper. Please be careful if trying to get varying line width out of non flex fountain pen nibs!!!!
Hi Kara! Thanks for your comment. They are not as flexible as dip nibs, but if you press on them very lightly, the line gets a little thicker. So I don't know if we can call them flex nibs, but they are just flexible. I have another fountain pen that has a very stiff nib and doesn't allow me to vary the line at all. Also, I absolutely agree with you that you should be careful with these pens, just as you should be careful with all your sketching and painting supplies. Too much pressure on your dip pens, brushes, fineliners or markers will cause damage. But I think if you do it with light pressure, they will serve you for a long time. But not forever! And this is another important thing to remember. There is no drawing tool that will last your entire artistic life. You will need to replace nibs (Ellington sells new nibs as well), buy new fineliners and brushes, paints, etc. A friend of mine once said that it's very bad for a brush to get paint out of the pan in a certain way. I've always done it that way, and I've never ruined a brush. And she is so careful with her brushes that she only uses them once in a blue moon. So, everything should be used with care, but let’s have fun with sketching as well☺️👩🏻🎨 Have a wonderful Sunday!♥️
Lovely video! I am new to working with a fountain pen but i fell in love with it instantly! Another brand but also smooth and lovely to use. I also use Platinum Carbon inkt and a converter. I did your Urban Sketching tutorial with a fountain pen with the platinum carbon inkt and its wonderful. It did not smudge when using watercolors just give it a bit more time to dry than a fineliner and your good to go with this inkt. I also have a fountain pen now with a bend 55 degree nib so that you can vary even more with line sizes. I think you will like it too.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, Nuray! I absolutely agree, fountain pens are wonderful! I’m not sure if I would like a bend nib, they look quite awkward to me, but who knows 😄
PS: a regular ink can also be used with a water brush to create monochromatic drawings. Julia is right about pens replacing ink liners, with different widths. A wonderful tool all around!
I ❤ 🖋️ to sketch. I use Platinum Preppy (€5) or Platinum Prefounte (€10) with Rohrer & Klingner water proof Sketch Inks (8€). I am not afraid to carry them around becaus they are inexpensive. The ink 🔏 s much cheaper than Platinum Carbon Ink (€28) so my set up is very budget friendly. It is also "backpack friendly" -if thenl ns get scratched, they are not precious. I use an empty cartridge and an ink syringe to load ink on the pen. The ink washes well so my oens remain clean.
Thank you for sharing this, Bertolina! I agree, Platinum carbon ink is quite pricey. I’m going to look if I can find one of your suggestions on the Dutch Amazon. Budget-friendly is always welcome 😅
I’m so, so sorry to come on here with a “well actually” but unless a spurs in pen nib is listed as a flex of some sort, they aren’t meant to be used to vary line weight. If this is done too often or with too much pressure, you can ruin your nib and permanently spread the tines. I’d be really upset if i did this with a $40 pen, much more so with one of my more expensive ones. Sometimes fountain pens can be written on the reverse side of the nib to create finer lines but this can be scratchy. I use my pens frequently with hot press water color paper. Please be careful if trying to get varying line width out of non flex fountain pen nibs!!!!
“Spurs in pen nib”=fountain pen nib!
Hi Kara! Thanks for your comment. They are not as flexible as dip nibs, but if you press on them very lightly, the line gets a little thicker. So I don't know if we can call them flex nibs, but they are just flexible. I have another fountain pen that has a very stiff nib and doesn't allow me to vary the line at all. Also, I absolutely agree with you that you should be careful with these pens, just as you should be careful with all your sketching and painting supplies. Too much pressure on your dip pens, brushes, fineliners or markers will cause damage. But I think if you do it with light pressure, they will serve you for a long time. But not forever! And this is another important thing to remember. There is no drawing tool that will last your entire artistic life. You will need to replace nibs (Ellington sells new nibs as well), buy new fineliners and brushes, paints, etc.
A friend of mine once said that it's very bad for a brush to get paint out of the pan in a certain way. I've always done it that way, and I've never ruined a brush. And she is so careful with her brushes that she only uses them once in a blue moon. So, everything should be used with care, but let’s have fun with sketching as well☺️👩🏻🎨
Have a wonderful Sunday!♥️