I have both the fude de mannen pens and love them. The ink in them is Sailor ink which is not too black on smooth paper but on the hand made Indian watercolour paper I am currently using it looks very black. You can buy extra cartridges in the UK from Cult Pens, it is quite nice. (They also do awesome Diamine inks in many colours, and small bottles too.) Make sure you buy fountain pen ink only, and not pigment ink or indian ink because they could be terminal for your pen. It is a very thirsty so you will need more ink soon. I quite like that it sometimes gives a broken line. You can change the line width as you draw by rolling it a little between your fingers. Think of it a bit more like a controllable brush, and use it a bit Japanese style, quite upright. It is great for a variety of hatching styles and allows you to cover a lot of paper quite fast because you do not have to endlessly change pens for a different width, just let it turn and there is a fantastic expressive line. I found the green pen works best on hot or cold pressed paper and the blue one on rough. The large writing just says fude de mannen ! Oh and it is probably better to flush out the pen if you are not going to use it for a while. Down side it doesn't always deliver a constant flow of ink and occasionally if you lower the angle too much the bit behind the metal nib will deliver an extra line, but you quickly adjust to not doing that. For £6 it is well worth the money and maybe if you find you really love fude fountain pens next time you can upgrade to something more expensive. Your little drawing is fun , and very cute, so great you discovered just how fine a line you can get..... enjoy exploring what this pen can do, and thanks for a great review, it is always good to see what others can do and how they use a new tool in the creative process.
This is a calligraphy pen but not designed for western calligraphy. It's a shape that imitates the marks of a brush and the vertical brush position is classic if you are doing Chinese or Japanese brush calligraphy.
I use my pen upside down like you showed in the beginning. That way it is super easy to get the very thin lines all the time. I bought Sailor nano ink that is waterproof to use in with my watercolors. Thanks for your videos 😀
Your video has a very serene quality to it. Everything is so neat and clean. Your voice is very calming and you are very detailed and seem like you take care to make do things well, which adds a sense of security. You should add the term ASMR to your video. It may increase your viewership.
What ink do you recommend for drawing and use with water brush. Platinum carbon ink? I wasn’t sure if I should use Noodlers. I think it’s more permanent. But then I’m confused because you used waterman.
Thanks for this review. It is on my watch list on Amazon after seeing it in use on White Rabbit's channel in the green 55 size, but yours is the first review. I will get this but in the 45 version as I hold my pens at that angle. I think it is the blue version but not certain about the color, but I know that angle is offered.
I just ordered the blue version of this pen. Like you, I want the thin line to be easily accessible, with the thicker lines available occasionally. I'm hoping the 40° blue one will give the thinnest line at a comfortable, natural wrist angle.
Update: Received the blue 40° version, and can confirm that my typical pen-holding angle yields the thin line, more or less - yay! I can also get a wide line with a low writing grip; but for colouring in larger shapes with the fattest line (a head of black hair, for instance), it's convenient to switch to an overhand grip - as if drawing with charcoal/conté, for instance. So I'm happy to have this in my arsenal, and no doubt will continue to get used to it. Still enjoying your vids, and your soothing voice. :^}
@@AlyonasWatercolourCreations Thank you! So you worked for fashion magazines? How exciting! Hope it was fun and not too stressful like that movie, "The Devil Wears Prada." :)
Looks pretty awkward to use. I think you’d have to really want the randomness it creates. Training your wrist to create thin and thick lines would be a new experience.
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I have both the fude de mannen pens and love them. The ink in them is Sailor ink which is not too black on smooth paper but on the hand made Indian watercolour paper I am currently using it looks very black. You can buy extra cartridges in the UK from Cult Pens, it is quite nice. (They also do awesome Diamine inks in many colours, and small bottles too.) Make sure you buy fountain pen ink only, and not pigment ink or indian ink because they could be terminal for your pen. It is a very thirsty so you will need more ink soon. I quite like that it sometimes gives a broken line.
You can change the line width as you draw by rolling it a little between your fingers. Think of it a bit more like a controllable brush, and use it a bit Japanese style, quite upright. It is great for a variety of hatching styles and allows you to cover a lot of paper quite fast because you do not have to endlessly change pens for a different width, just let it turn and there is a fantastic expressive line. I found the green pen works best on hot or cold pressed paper and the blue one on rough.
The large writing just says fude de mannen !
Oh and it is probably better to flush out the pen if you are not going to use it for a while. Down side it doesn't always deliver a constant flow of ink and occasionally if you lower the angle too much the bit behind the metal nib will deliver an extra line, but you quickly adjust to not doing that.
For £6 it is well worth the money and maybe if you find you really love fude fountain pens next time you can upgrade to something more expensive.
Your little drawing is fun , and very cute, so great you discovered just how fine a line you can get..... enjoy exploring what this pen can do, and thanks for a great review, it is always good to see what others can do and how they use a new tool in the creative process.
me too, gotten the pen because i saw it in Follow the White Rabbit, now im watching your video to learn how to use it. Thanks.
Will this pen accept standard international cartridges or does it accept only sailor propriety cartridges? Great video!
This is a calligraphy pen but not designed for western calligraphy. It's a shape that imitates the marks of a brush and the vertical brush position is classic if you are doing Chinese or Japanese brush calligraphy.
I use my pen upside down like you showed in the beginning. That way it is super easy to get the very thin lines all the time. I bought Sailor nano ink that is waterproof to use in with my watercolors.
Thanks for your videos 😀
I turn the pen upside down for thin lines, it's a great pen love it.
Your video has a very serene quality to it. Everything is so neat and clean. Your voice is very calming and you are very detailed and seem like you take care to make do things well, which adds a sense of security. You should add the term ASMR to your video. It may increase your viewership.
Thank you I haven't thought of that, didn't realise my videos have such a nice effect! :)
Alyona's Watercolour Creations. oh yes, you do have an asmr quality to your videos. 😊👍🏻
Oh yeah Alyona, your voice dissolves anxiety. :^) You could do therapy for people with anger issues. You'd soothe their savage breasts!
I have the sailor pen and I love it. It is so much fun to play with.
I hope you learned/discovered that you can use the pen upside down for really fine lines.
What ink do you recommend for drawing and use with water brush. Platinum carbon ink? I wasn’t sure if I should use Noodlers. I think it’s more permanent. But then I’m confused because you used waterman.
I use mine with watercolor but I use the converter with waterproof ink. Just wish it held more ink.
Thank you!!
Thanks for this review. It is on my watch list on Amazon after seeing it in use on White Rabbit's channel in the green 55 size, but yours is the first review. I will get this but in the 45 version as I hold my pens at that angle. I think it is the blue version but not certain about the color, but I know that angle is offered.
Thanks for the review
What an interesting pen.
Hi there, Fude is Japanese and is pronounced fu - deh and it means writing brush : )
I just ordered the blue version of this pen. Like you, I want the thin line to be easily accessible, with the thicker lines available occasionally. I'm hoping the 40° blue one will give the thinnest line at a comfortable, natural wrist angle.
Update: Received the blue 40° version, and can confirm that my typical pen-holding angle yields the thin line, more or less - yay! I can also get a wide line with a low writing grip; but for colouring in larger shapes with the fattest line (a head of black hair, for instance), it's convenient to switch to an overhand grip - as if drawing with charcoal/conté, for instance. So I'm happy to have this in my arsenal, and no doubt will continue to get used to it. Still enjoying your vids, and your soothing voice. :^}
Do you get your clothing ideas for your ladies from fashion magazines or from your imagination?
Cheryl Gorman it’s a combo, years of working in fashion magazines and imagination:)
@@AlyonasWatercolourCreations Thank you! So you worked for fashion magazines? How exciting! Hope it was fun and not too stressful like that movie, "The Devil Wears Prada." :)
Cheryl Gorman lets just say it was fun, but I am happy it’s behind me... 😅🤣
@@AlyonasWatercolourCreations I bet! It could not have been easy.
nic work!
By the way, it's pronounced 'foo-day' (meaning 'brush' in Japanese) :)
I have this but don't use it much.. maybe I will get it out again..
Me too. It seems to clog a lot and I got tired of cleaning it.
Just got it out and spent 15 minutes cleaning it and it's still a bit cloggy :(
And that's why it sits on the shelf, unloved. I might toss it in the Goodwill bag for someone more patient than I am, sigh.
Oh really? Hm that's annoying, mine is new so didn't get there yet but may I ask what ink you are using?
The ink that came with it.
Looks pretty awkward to use. I think you’d have to really want the randomness it creates. Training your wrist to create thin and thick lines would be a new experience.