Pens for urban sketching
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Want to know all about pens for urban sketching? This is the video for you! The pen is an important component of the ink and watercolour wash technique that is commonly used in urban sketching. I use it to draw out the scene and shade out the darkest areas before adding the watercolour wash.
In this video I will share what you should look out for when buying a pen for urban sketching and bring you to Overjoyed, an art supply store in Singapore to check out the selection of eligible pens.
What pen do you use for urban sketching? What questions do you have about pens? Let me know in the comment section!
You can get the pens and inks from Overjoyed if you are in Singapore and if you prefer to buy from Amazon I have also included the links below:
Sakura Pigma Micron Technical drawing pens (amzn.to/31eFDpG)
Lamy Vista Fountain Pen Demonstrator F nib (amzn.to/3ga5X8E)
Shinhan Touch Liner brush tip (amzn.to/32cZ2X8)
Molotow Blackliner chisel tip (amzn.to/32bp4tT)
Pilot Portable Color Fountain Pen, Petit1(amzn.to/3aG6aPI)
Platinum Fountain Pen, Preppy (amzn.to/34hbYxX)
Platinum Fountain Pen, Plaisir (amzn.to/32dxd19)
Platinum Fountain Pen, Prefounte (amzn.to/3gd8qzi)
Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen (amzn.to/3l3AJ6Y)
Sailor Fude De Mannen - Stroke Style Calligraphy Fountain Pen (amzn.to/328tuBX)
Jinhao 159 Luxury Purple Fountain Pen, Fude Pen (amzn.to/2Q9oI1g)
TWSBI GO Clear Fountain Pen 1.1mm Stub nib (amzn.to/2FJ3WUv)
Noodler's Ink Nib Creaper Standard Flex Fountain Pen (amzn.to/2EhBZSW)
De Atramentis Artist Black Fountain Pen Bottled Ink 50mL (amzn.to/3kZ1JVb)
Rohrer & Klingner Ink sketchINK 50ml (amzn.to/2Q8aiyJ)
Platinum Carbon Pigment Ink (amzn.to/34ijfxG)
De Atramentis Document Ink (amzn.to/3aFuhOH)
Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof (amzn.to/3aIK7YI)
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When I’m overseas, I always use the Uniball Air (comes in two sizes). It’s a disposable rollerball point pen that can draw thin and thick lines, and it uses waterproof ink. Those needle point felt tip pens can wear down quite fast on rough watercolour paper, and sometimes is difficult to get a line with sharp edges because of the texture of the paper.
When not overseas, I just use my Pelikan M200 with Fine nib. I’ve grown accustomed to using that pen I guess even though I have many other pens.
Does uniball come in different nib sizes? I bought one in broad but the line is too thick for me. But it writes smoothly and ink flows very well.
@@eurekawanders There's normal (white) and there's Micro (black).
@@teohyc OK! I go check it out!
twsbi 700r for overseas travel too 👍🏼 could carry a 1.1 snub and use the back for fine lines. pretty sure you could draw for an entire overseas plane ride on one fill np.
@@eurekawanders I agree, in my country only the normal thick one is available. Since I have my 3 Platinum Preppys I don’t need any other pens. Just order the Carbon Ink cartridges and done. Brutally inexpensive and high quality. Unbelievable, for high tech Japanese inexpensive pen.
Thank you for showing us Overjoyed. I am in Germany and I will probably never see it in real life. 🤩 It is huge!
I have been to Boesner art shop in Switzerland and it was huge. There must be Boesner in Germany too!
Very useful advice. Thank you Alice.
Your store is amazing. I’d lose my mind in there… and my savings account, lol
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Really good vid! I need to get me some and now I know what to look for, thanks!
Glad you found it useful. Did you get a fountain pen or technical pen?
For what it's worth, you can refill Micron pens -- but then you have to pay attention to the archival and waterproof characteristics of the ink. To refill it, you just need a small pair of needle nose pliers to pull off the nib, an eyedropper to add ink, then push press the nib back in -- keeps some stuff out of the landfill
Thanks for sharing this! I think we should also consider the integrity of the nib unit. I had a few that worn out when the ink was gone.
Great to know! Thank you
I use a TWSBI diamond 580 for outdoor sketching. Nib is , works well on heavyweight art papers, is wet, and pen works even after standing. Pen holds a lot of ink and piston fills. Even though ink is not waterproof, I find I can use a very gentle, dryish wash over it. Pen will work with semi waterproof inks, with the usual caveats about cleaning regularly.
thanks for sharing. TWSBI makes very good fountain pens. I have 3 and I love them!
Very informative. You did a really nice covering areas to think about that are actually extremely important; especially cost, ink quality and the cap/lid. Thank you for this video,
Glad you like it. 😃
Great video, thanks, Alice! I can't wait to check out Overjoyed when I'm next in Singapore! I love Kuretake zig millenium 005, it's waterproof and archival quality so far it's the finest point I've come across, maybe too fine for some.
005 is sooo fine! I love kuretake zig mangaka for lettering. Haven’t try their millennium before but I see that they have a good range of colours. Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for this video! It was very helpful.
Glad you find it helpful!
Thank you! This video is perfect❤
Elated by your positive response.
I use a Duke 600 Fude nib and I love it. I also use a Lamy Safari but the Duke is my favorite. Great info👍
Thank you. Fude pen is a hot favourite amongst sketchers 😁
Hey Alice
Greetings from Moore, Texas
Good video
"Overjoyed" looks like a place I could spend lots of time and money in.
Oh yes... they have everything! You will love it.
I don't ink the drawings before but after I coloured the sketches so waterproof is not something that worries me that much. I use Lamy Safari for my sketches M & EF nibs. SketchInk from R&K is awesome, I have it in a Faber-Castell pen and works great for sketching and drawing. It also has a few different colours so you can play with that too.
Inking after wash is a good way to sketch especially if you wanna use a non waterproof ink. I should do that more often.
super nice video. keep on good work😀
Thank you!
Nothing can come even close to Platinum Preppy with Platinum Carbon Ink cartridges. Incredible great price, high quality nib in 3 sizes, no messing with converters. The spring supported cap mechanism prevents the pen nib to dry off. Since I have Preppy, I stopped using Micron, Parker any of my other pens. Preppy is so inexpensive that I bough all the three sizes. A converter for my Parker is more expensive then three Preppys.
You are right! It’s probably the most value for money fountain pen around.
Kaweco is a cool fountain pen. They are portable and the cap can’t fall of because it’s screwed on.
And I use the sketchINK by the brand Rohrer & Klingner.
Ooooh Kaweco! I love their pen designs. And with Rohrer and Klingner you are going full German experience.
I use a Sailor Fude and a Conklin Duragraph both with Platinum Carbon Black ink.
Good choice! I have a sailor fude too. I haven’t use a Conklin before though. Is it a flex pen?
I use Platinum Preppy EF and M with Carbon black ink.
Good set up. Platinum preppy is good value for money.
i cant watch! your pen store is making me jealous! 🙈
subbed!
Thanks for the sub!
Ohhhhh. You haven’t seen the other pen store. It has more pens and inks... 🤭
Alice Lim judging by how long it takes me to get out of the *normal* store pen *isle*, i would need to set aside at least an afternoon just to be able to get out of there. would also come prepared such as possible shopping list, maps, gameplan, snack plan, overnight sleeping bag,. etc
Lol your pen addiction is beyond redemption!
I haven't had the courage to try urban sketching yet 😅 but I am a bit of a pen fanatic, so this is still very much a subject I'm interested in! I have a few entry level fountain pens, they're so nice and I really love that I can refill them from jars of ink. I'm looking for a good refillable technical pen right now, that will probably be my next stationery purchase. At some point I want to get a really good, old-school flex nib, but that's far in the future for me.
I have a lot of custom multi pens, but those refills generally come in individual plastic bags (and aren't waterproof, which is a less than ideal combination when I use highlighters when I study). I go through a lot of them, so I end up with a ton of unnecessary plastic packaging. Fountain pens don't have that issue! I'm pretty sure you can refill and reuse cartridges as well, if you use a syringe...
Also: I can't use pens that where the cap doesn't post - I lose stuff all the time (during quarantine I actually lost my glasses for WEEKS. I knew they were somewhere at home, but had no idea where)(they were between my couch cushions 🤦♀️).
I look forward to seeing what people use, I'm sure there'll be interesting recommendations in the comments section :)
Refillable technical pens can be quite pricey! I don’t have one. I wonder if it is refillable with fountain pen ink?
Do you mean the Colette pens? I use that for work cos i can have 3 pen colours and 1 pencil in one pen! Very useful! But I agree with you on the plastic packaging and I tend to go through them really quickly.
I have several modern flex nib pens and they flex ok. I would love to try out a vintage flex nib pen. I wonder where to get them....
Phew! Luckily you didn’t sit on your glasses and break them!
@@eurekawanders Yes, I've got a couple of Coletos and a couple of other brands as well - I really love them, they're great pens, but I really wish they'd at least sell the most used colors in bigger packaging - it would be so much more efficient to sell ten black refills in one plastic bag than making people buy ten individually packaged ones. The actual refills cause enough plastic waste on their own, I wish they'd at least try to reduce that for the refills...
Well explained Alice Lim !
Thank you
Watching you from India.
I already subscribed.
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Thanks Prakash! Are you starting out on sketching?
@@eurekawanders
I'm a painter. I do Painting Calligraphy and Craft works.
@@PRAKASH-cm1vo wow! You may know more than me 😂
@@eurekawanders
😁😁😁
I'm learning from you Alice Lim !
I'm just planning to do more calligraphy .
Are you from Taiwan?
U so pretty.😌
Not all fountain pens can handle waterproof inks without them blocking up the nib.
I'm using lamy EF but never met any waterproof inks cartriges so for watercolors I prefer microns and pentel pocket brush.
I recycle ink cartridges and fill them with waterproof ink. 😬
@@eurekawanders I'm scared it's could ruin pens. Every official instruction strictly forbid this. Also only waterproof inks here is kohinoor tech acrilyc inks.
@@erina_aloe i use fountain pen friendly waterproof inks (from Noodler’s or platinum). I think it should be ok as long as you do not allow the inks to dry up inside and wash the pen thoroughly once in a while.
@@erina_aloe but acrylic and Indian inks are no-no!
You can refill your “disposable” Micron pens when they’re dry with India ink tho... if they do finally gunk up, no worries, you were going to throw them away anyways, but if you draw often, you’ll get months/years extra use out of them instead of having to buy new ones all the time, and all for just using cheap waterproof India ink :) (just use pliers/tweezers and pull the silver nib off and drip your ink in, voila!)
thank you for the video it was helpful... but I want to ask did you try W&N ink? I think it is waterproof and I want to try it with the Lamy pen! what do you think?!
Glad you find it helpful. I have not tried W&N Inks before. Do you mean the drawing inks?
@@eurekawanders yes.. they are the water resesting ones.. but I think they are not made for fountain pens
Hi. What brand and model was the fountain pen you showed in the begginning of video (4:13)?
That is the Hero fude pen!
@@eurekawanders i googled to find what was your fountain pen and found LAMY Vista. But after all was Hero! What model?
I think mines’s 9038.
@@eurekawanders thanks! :)
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