How to Draw with a Fountain Pen - It's More Complicated than you Think!
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- In this tutorial I discuss how I hold a fountain pen when drawing. This seems pretty straight forward as an idea but in fact there are many ways to hold and use a fountain pen for sketching and drawing.
It would be great to get your thoughts on the video! Do you like fountain pens? How do you use them? - Drop a comment to let me know.
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Hope you like this one. That's for all your lovely likes and comments. It's great to get feedback and ideas. ❤❤
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@@belligou Thanks 😊 🙏
At last, justification for having 14 fountain pens. And useful direction as to actually using them. Good lessons here, thank you 😀
Haha... you sound like me when people ask how many pens I own.. I just mutter something about the weather and change the subject 😌
The pieces in that sketchbook are beautfiul!
Thanks so much 🙏 👍👍
I most definitely did not know anything about how to hold a fountain pen yet 😊. By the way, would you consider doing a video about fountain pen maintenance with waterproof ink? What if they clog up, e.g. due to drying/infrequent use?
Love your videos, by the way. Full of fun, kindness and joy.
Great idea! I get that question all the time too. Thanks for the ideas and you kind words 🙏 😊
I’ve been using fountain pens all my life and learned something new today. Thank you, I ❤ that!
Time to get out some pens and ink and start experimenting.
Fabulous! Have fun and thanks for your lovely comment.
I've done the ink waterblending thing unintentionally 😅 I didn't realize my ink was water soluble. Great tips for this newbie to fountain pens. Thanks
Loads of good vidsnon my channel for you. 😁
I was quite happy using micron pens for my mixed media until I stumbled upon your channel 🤪 I just got my first fountain pen and am so happy with how smoothly it interacts with the paper. No comparison to the other pens! However, not pleased with the weight especially when posted. Another pen is arriving today and 5 more on Tuesday. I thought my husband would be angry because he thinks I already have enough art supplies, BUT it opened up a dialog. Apparently he fancied fountain pens when he was in his twenties. He said that he has some in a box that he will find. Hopefully, they were empty when stored, but if not, I’ll see if they can be redeemed. So, I guess a big THANK YOU is in order. You showed me a great new tool and another way to connect with my hubby!
That's so lovely. I know fountain pens were a big feature of my childhood and I reconnected with them again in middle aged. They are such wonderful analogue things to draw with. Great that you shared that with hubby. Just need to get you both sketching together now for perfect harmony 🤣🤣👍
Very helpful tips! I use my art for self-soothing. Great videos like these works, too 😊🎨 I don't find the Lamy pens appealing, however, the interchangeable nibs is definitely a great feature ✒ 🖋 I have yet to invest in a name brand fountain pen. Trying clones to help make up my mind. I think I will pop for a Lamy & some nibs.
Honestly cheap fountain pens are generally awesome. Compare a platinum preppy with a 100 dollar pen and they are 90% as good. Having different sized nibs is great though as you interchange them. That said the feed flow.isn't perfect between an ef and broad nib..... anyway. ... the conclusion is get a pen and Draw stuff!!!!.
.. the rest is just marketing. 🤣🤣🤣
I've only just started to think about using my fountain pens for sketching/drawing rather than just writing so this was immensely timely and useful, thank you.
Glad it popped up for you. 👍👍
You are a maestro of pen and ink art.
Many thanks for the practical tips and your beautiful sketches (ink paintings?).
Thanks so much. 😁😁
Hi Doug I have several fountain pens- a couple Lamy Safari. This video has encouraged me to get them out , clean them up and have a try at drawing with them. Thanks for another great video. I love ALL your art!🎉❤
Glad I could help! Sometimes we need a little encouragement to get the art motivation going. Onwards!!!!
I have just found you and am very glad I did. I love the idea of drawing with a fountain pen which seems so obvious but which I hadn't thought about using. Your sketchbook was lovely and I'm hoping that I will learn a lot from from watching your videos🙂
Welcome! Glad you discovered the channel. There is a whole year and a bit content to enjoy and more every week. Thanks Pam 😁
🤣🤣 Thanks so much for this video. Really interesting. I will definitely be trying holding my safari in different places and seeing what happens. ( Making sure I have a pee first of course !!)
You are wise. An empty bladder makes for better art 🤣🤣
What a great practice tutorial, thankyou!
You're so welcome!
I love your videos. So inspiring and fun to watch and absolutely wonderful sketches of boats🤩
Glad you like them!
Master, what are these pountain fens you speak of.😂
Birds are all Wackwards 🤣
I heard that too. 😂😂😂 I had to rewind it. I hadn't had my coffee ☕ yet & thought I'd better make it a bit stronger 😂😂
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Thank you, all very useful info 😊
Thanks a lot Doug. I am interested in using fountain pens. Take care
My pleasure!
Great advice, thank you. Going to expand my ink range.
Excellent! You can't have enough!! 🤣
I like this video and try to draw a line with different parts. It's interesting. Thank you.
Glad you liked it it was an intreasting one to do. 😁😁
I draw too more for soothing feelings than enything else. I have a yellow fountain pen too, the only disadvantage is filling the pen with ink. I am not very good in that. I love your drawings!
Thanks for sharing!. I find drawing about the most relaxing thing so I know what you mean. 😁😁
Thankyou for sharing your knowledge….i love the fountain pen and will give it a go now in my art!
You are so welcome!
Really good advice for me Doug thanks for showing this. Mike
Thanks Mike. Appreciate your comment. 👍
Love the video and very engaging style. Instant subscriber. Thank you very much for sharing. Another cheap fountain pen to try is the Sailor Mannen de Fude. It has a bent angled nib. If you follow all your tips; with this pen you get an even greater range of line thickness.
Thanks for subscribing. Great minds think a like...There are some videos on this channel that cover fude and flex nibs. Is your Sailor a 45 or 55 degree one? I tried the 55 but ended up using the green 45 most.
@@dougjacksonart Hi, definitely great minds. Mine is the green one too. Thank you for the feedback.
Thanks for the video. Now do one showing how to use that Sailor's Fude nib. Cheers.
Will do... it's on the list. 😁😁
Thank you for your advice. I got the Lamy turquoise ink because of one of your videos. So glad to now know why it’s so free flowing compared to my registrar’s ink and other permanent ink. How about a video on two different colored water soluble inks and you wet them. Maybe not a boat. 😂❤
Yes waterproof inks definitely seem to be thicker. It's such a wonderful colour 😍
Thank you Doug; always enjoyable. I have an ink flow tip for pens that are writing dry, which is to add a tiny drop of a surfactant (this is only really doable with converters or reused cartridges). Household ammonia is good, or clear window cleaner. For excessively wet writers, try water. Weird but it can work ... probably easier to switch to Pelikan ink though. 🙂
Great tip! I've never thought of any of this. I need to do a deep dive on pens and maintenance so I may get back to you. 😁👍👍
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Loving your videos thank you! Just back from a month in Leeds and I'm applying your teachings to draw all the lovely buildings I saw. Do you find the platinum carbon dries up in your pen and needs more cleaning? I'm a lazy jinhao girl.
Nowt wrong with Jinhao pens. Glad you liked the video. Platinum Carbon Black is actually one of the better (waterproof) inks for drying. As long as they are used and not left for weeks on end. I only every use warm water and a cloth to clean my pen and haven't had any issues. Just don't leave ink in a pen your not using. 👍👍
I love your channel. Thank you for your tips
You are so welcome!
Interesting video ta
Thanks
Thanks for sharing your talent....q
My pleasure 😊 Thanks for the comment.
7 Lamys? Dude, you don't have enough fountain pens! I think I have 4 Lamys, 5 TWISBI Ecos, two Sailors (with fude nibs) and four non name got them on Temu with fude nibs, all for art. Let's me okay with ALL the inks.😊
Haha.. you do sound like me. I too have several fude nibs and flex nibs on various pens. Although I've got something like 30 fountain pens I only tend to keep one fude, one flex an italic and a couple of regular nibs fuelled up at any time. Otherwise I find they dry out. If I have 6-7 pens on the go at once it's pleanty.
@@dougjacksonart The twisbis just don't dry out.
Is that a waterproof blue ink I know platinum make a great black waterproof but I’m hunting for a waterproof blue
Noodlers inks and De Atramentis Document Ink ... Google is your friend 👍👍
I love your videos. So inspiring and fun to watch and absolutely wonderful sketches of boats🤩
Thanks so much 😊