Glass Pen Lettering Tutorial and Review
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- Here is my updated glass pen lettering tutorial: • Glass Pen Lettering Tu...
Learn how to do glass pen lettering with this glass pen lettering tutorial and review. I will show you what ink to use with a glass dip pen and how to prepare the ink. I will show you how to use any type of watercolor ink, not just liquid watercolor. I love lettering with glass pens and I hope this helps you know if it's the right tool for you! #handlettering #moderncalligraphy
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Not only dipping the pen in the water is satisfying her voice is satisfying too
I don't know why, for me it's the exact opposite.
Agree
Exactly this is why I am addicted to artists videos a whole package of✨asmr✨
You have such a calm, kind, sweet, intelligent voice! I just youtube glass pens! Your video popped up! Your voice alone made me wanna keep watching! Thanks for doing what you do hun! This was so helpful!
That’s so kind of you! Thank you for saying that and thank you for watching. 😊
Your hand writing is super satisfying
The "pear shape" pen is supposed to be an ultra fine tip, but if you buy low quality products you will get a thicker line. The difference is very noticeable, and the fine liner is actually a ton of fun to use.
Some things I wish I had learned *before* I bought my first glass dip pen:
1. I wish I had known that there were shops near me which had these pens and that they encourage you to try the pen before you buy them. Check out nerd stores, cosplay shops, random mall toy shops have them sometimes, usually with a small station with paper, ink, and a dip pen for you to try. The feel of a pen is very important for the process.
2. I wish I had known that the ink for dip pens is designed to be customizable. If your ink is "too thick," dump some into a bottle cap and add 3 or 4 drops of water or even just dip your pen in hot water before you dip it in the ink. (Use a separate vessel to keep your ink supply becoming runny over time) If it's too runny, leave the cap off it overnight and shake it up in the morning.
3. I wish I had known that the paper you use makes a huge difference. If you're drawing with the pen, you want something that can absorb a water color ink quickly. If you're writing with the pen, you want something that a thicker writing ink will sit on top of for a short period before it soaks in.
4. The long, skinny pens with a twist are great for writing because they hold a ton of ink. You can nearly fill a whole standard journal page with one dip in writing ink. The short, fat pens are also good for writing, but you can accomplish significantly finer detail with the short, fat pen. The difference is like using a fine tip sharpie vs. a bold tip sharpie, but on a smaller scale.
5. The glass used to make the pens (If it's of high quality) is very durable, but it is not resistant to bending or impacts. Use a light grip, and set specific rules for when you're holding your pen to prevent breaking it. Mine are to never touch anything but paper and ink with the tip and if I'm doing anything other than drawing or dipping, I set the pen down on its stand.
I've never broken a pen before, but my friend has broken one of mine while I let her try it. She is a digital artist and made a mistake, then in her excited mood, waved her hand around as if to motion, "If I could just select this, and drag it up, that's no longer a mistake, it's exactly what I meant to do," and she accidentally smacked the tip on the edge of the table.
Remember that part of the joy of glass pens is the meditative aspect you gain from having to be totally present in what you're doing.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this!! So helpful!
I fall asleep in seconds by listening to a soothing voice.
Lol I do the same but restarted it over again because it’s great information 👍
When you 1st dip the ink in the water to clean it and say it's the most satisfying part, I swear I saw a Angel shape form in the water just before you cut back to drawing on the paper..soo cool
So great to see this in action. I never realized that the ink remained on the outside of the pen! Your lettering is marvelous, as always. Thanks for the video!
Thank you Michelle! And yes, glass pens are very unique. I think that’s what makes them even more satisfying!
Fantastic video! Thank you. I just bought a set, and I'm beyond excited and full of confidence after watching your tutorial! ❤
I'm honestly so happy to see someone use the same "and" symbol that I use! My grade 3 teacher taught it to me and it's been what I have used ever since, but i've never seen anyone else use it until now.
Thank you, just received one yesterday for my birthday. Going to use it for drawing and hopefully Art projects. Thank you so much
I was thinking about paper for ink pens and dip pens and I thought about when I was at school in the 60s and 70s when we always used ink pens. We used to use Silvine exercise books which are still available in the UK. I managed to get hold of a stash of them and they are still great: the ink doesn't bleed though the paper is quite thin so if it is a dark ink it can show through to the other side. They are great for practice.
I just bought glasa pen online and it arrived today and this is perfect
I received a beautiful glass pen w holder from a dear friend for the holidays & she directed me to your video. I've never seen these pens before. I find them fascinating. I've always wanted to learn calligraphy. I find your voice soft & soothing too. Thank you for all the info you included about the different inks you can use with these pens.
I just got my pen in the mail and the timing was perfect to come across your tutorial on You Tube. Thank you and now I'm going to practice.
This was an extremely informative video! As a newbie to lettering & calligraphy, I saw an ad on Instagram for this “glass pen” & curiosity brought me to YT for a review & here I am! 😆. I honestly thought the review would be solely on the pen, but you have given me insight on SO much more, as well as simple, easy instructions, tips, & tricks. I truly appreciate you posting this!
Hey there! Thanks for watching! I’m glad your search brought you here. I’m so glad this was helpful! I hope you can enjoy some glass pen lettering. 😊
Thank you again because I just finished your entire vid and it's very helpful and informative
Instant adiction to that voice.
Cant believe it is sooo satisfying....
I love the pear-shaped pen, I think the tip looks so much more elegant and so does the pen part. I was playing a game on Facebook when one of the ads was of a glass pan and I I have never seen a glass pain like that before and I was just fascinated with it! But I saw it was almost $30, and I was thinking Jane, I don't know if I spend that much on a pen with my budget. But I wanted to see people in action with it on TH-cam, and found out apparently I can get them for a lot less and from companies I'm already familiar with and know I can trust.
I have a glass pen and was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable and easy it is to use.
Hi Sarah, love love love your glass pens. I have a collection of these and I totally agree, the best part (mostly) is cleaning, lol!! Sometime I just dip and clean just to see the swirls. Oh my goodness it doesn't take much to make some of us happy. I enjoy seeing your lettering on Instagram and all of your reviews. Thank you so much for sharing.
Crafty hugs! ~ Goldie
Hi Goldie! I agree that it’s the little things that make us most happy. And that’s a good thing 😊 Thanks for watching!
Excellent tutorial and review!
Thank you for that!!! I kept looking for this kind of info for glass dip pens but couldn’t find it until now 🎉 can’t wait to start!
Oh yay! I’m glad this could help!
I love your lettering. The s looks like hearts. The & looks like half a heart. You should make a font or a tutorial to teach others how to do those little things cause it's adorable.
My parents bought me a kit with two pens and different color inks and im so excited to use them!!
Thank you so much - this video was exactly what I needed! I purchased a glass pen through eBay, but I haven’t used it yet. I want to use watercolor to sign my watercolor paintings, because I read that if you use regular ink to sign, then the piece is technically “mixed media.” I prefer to have it entirely in watercolor, but was having trouble signing with a brush. Your video was very helpful, and I will be practicing with my new glass pen. You also have a very sweet and comforting voice! I am a new sub. 😊💕🌸
so satisfying
Well that was satisfying to watch, like to look into these for sure.
Thank you so much for this clear & comprehensive video!
I’m so glad this is helpful! Thanks for watching!
This was super helpful! Thankyou!!
This was really comprehensive! I was wondering if I could use a glass nib with gouache and this was the only video i found that answered that:)
This Video was super interesting and helpful, thank you!
Just got a glass pen, and I knew just where to look for helpful tips! Thanks for making this video, Sarah!
Ooh yay! Thanks friend! I’m so excited to see what you do with your glass pen!!
Sooooooo satisfying
i really love calligraphy!!!
Excellent video, thank you.
Great video, very informational, thank you!
Thank u for sharing. I like u experimented with different ink. I may take my pen with my travel journal. Transportation is going to be interesting.. looks like fun! very nice handwriting!
Thank you so much for this video, so helpful. Can’t wait til my pen comes in :)
Very helpful thank you.
so helpful!! thank u
Love you so much ❤️
This person needs to have 200 million subscribers
Most relaxing voice everrrrrrrrr! Great video too.
Thank you for watching! 😊
Thanks so much!!
Audrina ~ Thank you so much for showing this video and how to use the glass pens. All your videos are so helpful, and I really appreciate you, Sarah. ❤
Hello friend! Thanks for being here! I’m glad this is helpful! 😊
Wow! So amazing such a soothing voice... I can't wait to use my glass pens now this video was inspiring. I need to find the different paper, but thank you for the great video I'll definitely subscribe... :)
Very interesting video!
Your voice is very soothing.
Can’t begin to tell you how informative your video was for me. I just received my glass pen from Amazon and now you appear 🥰. Thank you soooo very much❤️🙏❤️
I’m so glad this was helpful! Thanks for watching!
I’m not sure if you’ve ever watched Russian cursive being written but having done it for classes makes this feel a little more comfortable because it’s very common to pick up the pen between letters. Handwriting is very important for handwritten Russian so this brings me back to that. :)
Oh yes I know what you’re saying! I was in Russia for a little while and I learned Russian cursive. It’s so hard to read older ladies’ cursive!
Thank you for this. And as everyone said , your voice is so soothing
You have no idea how helpful your video was for me!! I’m brand new to fountain and glass penmanship so your tips made a world of difference! Have you ever used inks by Ferris Wheel Press? Their bottles and packaging are so beautiful and I was considering ordering them.
Maybe you could add the Ecoline ink link so folks don't have to go back & look it up? TFS the glass pen deets in such an informative way -- easy to follow & for the inexperienced to have their Nike moment: "just do it" without being intimidated & delaying their start.
This was really very useful, thank you! Your hand lettering is beautiful! Have you ever created a font?
I got two glass pens with different colored ink so this is really helpful :o
Oh good! I’m glad it helps! I love glass pens!
thanks because of you i can finally understand why why my glass pen don't work
because my ink is so thick
Yes! It is tricky if the ink isn't the right consistency! I hope you can find the right consistency with practice! :)
yesss me too i was so upset it wasnt working
Hi..Thank you so much...love this look...I must give it a go....🐨🐳
Yes try it!!
What is the beautiful teal color ink you used second in this video please? That shade is gorgeous!!!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I have a few glass pens and never use them. I learned new information this morning. I am going to get them out now to practice. I love lettering and faux Calligraphy. Can't wait to use my dr ph martin Calligraphy/India inks and watercolors for lettering today!
Oh yay! I'm glad it helped! I hope you enjoy your glass pens now!
GOOD
Hello there , I have a question about this do we need to buy a diffrent ink for glass pen or we can use ink of fountain pen??
Thanks for the review I was just about to buy one of these from Amazon
Kezia Goodman Oh awesome! I hope you love it as much as I do!
I have the same glass pen you do! I got a set for my birthday, and they came today!
I have the spiral pen that you showed second, it came in a set with a second pen and 16 different inks. Still learning the ropes though!
Ooh that sounds like a great set!! I’m glad you’re enjoying it! I love my glass pen!
I know this is old, but I am about to buy some glass pens and I would like to ask you - Have you used tomoe river paper on this? (that's my fav paper to use with my fountain pens) or Clairefontaine triomphe ??
Also, if you want to get some very very interesting inks to play with you can always use a color that you like and add a little of mica powder (i use pearl colors to add shimmer to some of my inks, and they work great in both my dip pens and fountain pens)
Recently got a glass pen. Now if I can just figure out how to leech off excess ink before I start writing. I don't know if my issue is the ink itself, which came with the pen, or if it is the tip of the pen itself. Regardless, it's a lot of fun experimenting with it. Hope to get better soon.
Hi Sarah, I just purchased my first glass dip pen off Amazon, with 4 inks. Very inexpensive, and a “swirl”design. Very smooth (which I didn’t expect) & writes about a 1/2 page with several of my fountain pen inks with 1 dip. {I didn’t try the 4 inks that came with it yet...}. I got it to be able to change inks a tad bit easier than with a fountain pen when I wanted to do “ink color” swatches. Your video was very helpful though, and I’m going to check them out more. Thanks for the very informative demonstrations.👍😎🤠👨🦳
Ooh thanks for sharing with me! I'm so glad you've been enjoying your glass pen!!
Hello Miss,
I collect fountain pens, the cheapies, Safari, Jinhou, metropolitan, twisbi, etc. I have Noodlers Fountain pen ink. Would this be acceptable for glass pens? Or. Might it clog up the grooves?
The talent makes me jealous. How do you letter your letters so nicely?
It just takes a lot of practice! You can get there too 😊
Love yr lettering it's very pretty I've got my pen it's like one of yrs the spiral ended one so now I just need to look for some ink but I'm in the UK so dont no if we will have the same brands xxxx
That’s true, I don’t know what brands you’ll have! Most liquid watercolor does well with these! Thanks for watching!
Hello, may I just say how BEAUTIFUL your penmanship is! Even your calligraphy had to take a lot of practice! As I just got interested in glass pens, may I ask your favorite type of glass pen? :)
Oh thank you! That's so kind of you to say! Between these two, I normally reach for the blue one with a spiral. The link to find it is in the description box. :)
Please someone tell me can I use diluted acrylic color to draw with this pen
I don't know if you re interested, but I have developed an Italic glass dip pen with an italic nib.
I am very late to the video, but this really has ASMR potential
I loveee your video 😍 i am also planning to buy one of these, i want to ask if which one among the two do you prefer more?
Secret Watcher Great question! I find myself using the blue spiral one more than the pink tear drop one 👍
So can you please tell us on how to not break the glass pen?
1. Don't drop it 2. Keep them away from your children 3. Don't bang on the side of your ink bottle or inkwell after you dip the pen...tap it.
4. Either, keep the box it comes in and use that as a holder when you aren't writing, OR, find a sturdy, tall cup or mug, and use it for a pen holder,
just store the pen, nib side up.
They're a lot more sturdy to use than they might seem, even though they're glass. I love using one for writing, they are so, so comfortable to
hold, and so smooth to write with. If you have an interest, they are well worth trying.
This is a great video for newbies like me just getting into useing glass pens. The only thing I would add is to be careful rinsing your pen in a glass container. I swished mine around in a glass and struck the side snapping off the tip
:( luckily it was my cheapest glass pen but ouch it was a lesson learned.
Ooh that is rough!!! Yes, I always fear that I’ll drop it as I’m cleaning it. Thank you for mentioning that!
To truly enjoy the art of writing with a glass dip pen, get yourself an inkwell. The constant dipping from a bottle, whereby you have to continously hold with another hand, takes away from the writing experience.
Ebay has a variety of inkwells ranging from 20 bucks and leading to over 500!
Believe me, the joy of writing for me enhanced with an inkwell and I believe any one who uses one, will experience such joys also.
love your voice and thanks for the time in making this and ill say thing right now no i could not hear the writing over your wishling music. had to max out youtuve vol and put my head set to 32. this is coming from someone with sensitive hearing.. love the video wonder if u draw wiith your pen
Just an fyi. Tuesday Morning gets these pens in kits often for 6.99 - 8.99. The kit comes with a pen & sm. container of ink in a cute box.
Ooh that's great to know! I love that Tuesday Morning has different types of pens!
Loved your voice, loved your lettering, loved your delight watching the pen get clean. I saw the suggestion somewhere to use a plastic bowl for cleaning so a person would be less likely to accidentally break the tip. Is fountain pen ink the same as watercolor ink?
Ooh that’s a great idea to use a plastic bowl for cleaning! Fountain pen ink would work for a glass pen but you might have to add a little water to get the right consistency. 👍
@@EnsignInsights I play around with fountain pen inks and the dip pen works fairly well, but does not seem to hold has much ink as your watercolor ink does in the video. I need to use a plastic bowl; I have a fear of breaking the tip, but I, too, love swishing it around in the water. But I like the effect of the ink in the glass. So have not got the plastic yet.
Hi! Thanks for the upload, very interesting review. What, forgive me, what style is the selected tests done in? What do call that lettering style? I like it very much, it's beautiful. Sincerely,
Hans.
Hi! Thank you for being here! This is actually my own style so it doesn’t have a name 😊
i mean if you want a dupe it looks like the freestyle script font from microsoft, idk tho
It’s called bounce lettering - cursive where the letters ‘bounce’ above and below a base line
So for the pen from amazon can you still write with it titled to the side like you did with the pear shaped?
Yes you can :)
So, does the length of the nib decide on how long the ink will last without dipping again? Or does it work the same for both?
The length does make a difference. The short fat pear shaped one holds less ink but has a finer writing tip. The long, skinny, twisted tip holds more ink but has a bolder writing tip. I can fill a standard notebook page with about a dip or two of the bold tip and 3 or 4 with the fine tip.
Will a glass dip pen work well for signing art on watercolour cold press paper or will it skip? I tried using a Fine Line Painting Pen but it skips on cold press paper.
That’s a good question I’m not sure! But I think it would be a little bumpy in the texture of the paper. I’ve noticed that I normally want a slightly thicker point when going over the texture of watercolor paper. But it depends on the look you’re going for!
So I really need help! I bought a new glass dip pen (the one with a longer nip) and accidentally chipped the tip of it. Do I sand it down or something? I would really appreciate some advice.
I have no idea! Honestly I might just buy a new one. I'm not sure of sanding it will work the same. If you end up doing something with it, you'll have to let me know!
I was given a glass pen 6 years ago and not even 3 months after, the very smallest tip broke. Is there a way to repair the tip? If so what is the best way to?
I don’t think there is a good way to repair the tip! Because even if you glue it there will be a crack which might make the ink come off in globs. I would get a new one!
You can sand them down, actually!
sanding can work, if it breaks more than a tiny bit though you can reach out to a flameworker! Flame repaired nib will always leave you with a smoother stroke than a sanded nib
Do they write as smooth as fountain pens?
Great question! It depends on the type of ink you use with it. I think it can be just as smooth of everything is right. But fountain pens are easier since you don’t have to dip them in ink. Thanks for watching! I hope that helps!
Can I use a glass pen with very dilute china paints on china please
For the ecoline water color, what paper is best? I’m sure you said it in the video lol
I use mixed media or watercolor paper 👍
When are you supposed to clean the pen? Is it before you dip into the ink again or at the end when you are done using the pen
Tanya Basak I only clean it at the end or when I switch colors. 👍 Great question!
@@EnsignInsights Thank you! I was really nervous and wanted to make sure I did everything right😋😋
ASMR for sure.
I've ordered a couple cos I heard they are great for applying masking fluid as well. Thanks for the video.
Can i use fountain pen ink as well?
Is it the same as india ink? Great vid👍👍
Yes! It should work the same! If it’s too thick, you can just add a little water. 😊
I always see people doing calligraphy use black paper. Is that black paper some special type of paper or just coloured paper?
Would it be possible to video chat with me? I have a Cross fountain pen that needs to be cleaned before switching colors. I unscrewed all the pieces but the pen base won't screw all the way back in. I haven't even started the cleaning process and I have managed to mess it up. I am new with using dip and fountain pens and need a little guidance. At least Cross has a lifetime warranty on their pens! Have to say the warranty they provide has come in handy! LOL
Thank you so much!
Hey! I don’t use other fountain dip pens, only glass pens and they are easy to clean as I showed in this video. But for other dip pens, you’ll have to do some research to find someone who specializes with them! 👍
Which type of pen should I use in the video?
does anyone know of a website where they sell the ecoline ink??
Try amazon or also blick.com! 👍
can i draw with it?
Here in Japan glass pen is so expensive. Are these more chipper?
In the US, I see several from $13 - $20 USD. You can spend a lot more, if you want to, but the difference seems to be only for the color or appearance, as a pen, there doesn't seem to be a difference in how the pen works.
What do you think about using fountain pen ink with glass dip pens?
I haven’t tried it but I think it would work great!