My current heartthrob is a Moonman C4, Japanese eyedropper with a Naginata nib. The main thing is the nib, but I love clear pens. Its taking a moment to get used to occasionally refilling the baby reservoir, but I think it will ultimately take care of problem of burping ink with your normal eyedroppers. That said, the main thing is the naginata nib which gives a great variety of thicknesses. I love variable nibs like Fudes and Parallels, but this is usable for writing as well, which makes it winner for everyday carry.
Thank you for the fountain pen info. I have used fountain pens for too long to remember. I loved & used them as a student & teacher of English because I love the ink flow as you do & penmanship just looked so much better using a fountain pen!
Upon retirement I decided to try art classes & discovered that fountain pens are used as sketching tools. I invested in LAMY & Fude based on recommendations from real artists I followed online. I still struggle with my ink drying out & am anxious to watch your video as I am having problems with one of my converters!
LOVED your sketches! Thx 4 sharing! I hope to do that soon.
I was gifted a gorgeous Conklin fountain pen and i just cant get the ink to flow out of it. It is my first one, as I usually use a dip pen … so please…any and all advice would be great! Happy Thursday ya’!!!
I am new to the fountain pen game, as being a left-hander, I always wrote them off as an impossibility. However, I came across another South-pawed Substacker who convinced me it was possible. Now I have a small collection of Lamy pens, and I even ended up buying Lamy Safaris and matching Pilot Iroshizuku inks as Xmas gifts for my family this year.
I do love a fountain pen and I admit I have a lot of them and I get a lot of use out of all of them.
I love that the Lamy Safari’s come in different nib sizes, bold, medium, fine and extra fine nibs and the nibs are also replaceable.
Sailor fude in both the green long and the shorter blue barrel are great too and feel so nice to use and add so much expression to lines.
If a person likes to use cartridge ink the green one can hold a spare cartridge in the barrel.
My all time favorite ink is Platinum Carbon Ink in black. The bottle has a reservoir so you turn it over and it fills ink into the reservoir and it’s easy to dip your nib in and pull the ink up with the converter without a mess.
For color I love Roher and Klinger fountain pen ink and they have a nice set of three inks, a deep purple, a green and a golden yellow.
DeArtemis document ink in Urban Grey and Fog Grey which is a beautiful blue color, are versatile as well as their color brown instead of using black ink.
For those inks I use a syringe to put ink in a small shot glass and then dip the nib in and pull the ink up with the convertor.
A couple of interesting fude pens are the Lanxivi Duke 551 Confucius and the Jinhao 159 Fountain pen bent nib. They’re wide heavier barreled pens that flow ink like crazy, in a good way.
Timely conversations! Just bought myself a pink Lamy Safari and turquoise ink (this combination makes me so happy) for my 100 Day Project sketches. So interesting to see how you refill your converter, I have always dipped the nib in the ink to refill instead of taking it apart - is that completely wrong or risky?
When I was in 8th grade (12 or 13 yrs old) my dad gave me a very nice fountain pen. I was at school and couldn’t get the cap off. Then my teacher stuck it in her mouth to try and remove the cap. I had her teeth prints on it forever after. I grew up poor and didn’t appreciate seeing those marks.
Lovely pen drawings, Nino. I also like ink pens which is strange after the trauma of learning to write with one. Age 7, a left hander being forced to use the right hand - smudges, splots and tears. I'm still a leftie and have 4 fountain pens including my grandfather's Parker. I can't use a fude nib though!
I have a Lamy fountain pen, but I don't use it much not because I don't like it, I am heavy handed so I'm always afraid to pressure too much and break the nib! Do you think there's a kind of fountain pens more suitable for beginners? If yes which one(s) would you recommend? P.S.- Your video is super helpful, bc I will not give up on trying fountain pens. :)
Nino, thank you for your lovely post on fountain pens and how to refill a converter. I have fountain pens but not any with a converter. What a great way to cut back on waste and it’s more cost effective. It’s now on my list to purchase. Your video sold me!
My current heartthrob is a Moonman C4, Japanese eyedropper with a Naginata nib. The main thing is the nib, but I love clear pens. Its taking a moment to get used to occasionally refilling the baby reservoir, but I think it will ultimately take care of problem of burping ink with your normal eyedroppers. That said, the main thing is the naginata nib which gives a great variety of thicknesses. I love variable nibs like Fudes and Parallels, but this is usable for writing as well, which makes it winner for everyday carry.
Thank you for sharing! I too, am forever in search of a great fountain pen.
Loved your tip on using a window frame to enclose a panoramic sketch—I definitely will try that!!!♥️
Thank you for the fountain pen info. I have used fountain pens for too long to remember. I loved & used them as a student & teacher of English because I love the ink flow as you do & penmanship just looked so much better using a fountain pen!
Upon retirement I decided to try art classes & discovered that fountain pens are used as sketching tools. I invested in LAMY & Fude based on recommendations from real artists I followed online. I still struggle with my ink drying out & am anxious to watch your video as I am having problems with one of my converters!
LOVED your sketches! Thx 4 sharing! I hope to do that soon.
I was gifted a gorgeous Conklin fountain pen and i just cant get the ink to flow out of it. It is my first one, as I usually use a dip pen … so please…any and all advice would be great! Happy Thursday ya’!!!
You might enjoy using twsbi too. They have overtaken the others to become my favourites. Twsbi eco in particular
I am new to the fountain pen game, as being a left-hander, I always wrote them off as an impossibility. However, I came across another South-pawed Substacker who convinced me it was possible. Now I have a small collection of Lamy pens, and I even ended up buying Lamy Safaris and matching Pilot Iroshizuku inks as Xmas gifts for my family this year.
I do love a fountain pen and I admit I have a lot of them and I get a lot of use out of all of them.
I love that the Lamy Safari’s come in different nib sizes, bold, medium, fine and extra fine nibs and the nibs are also replaceable.
Sailor fude in both the green long and the shorter blue barrel are great too and feel so nice to use and add so much expression to lines.
If a person likes to use cartridge ink the green one can hold a spare cartridge in the barrel.
My all time favorite ink is Platinum Carbon Ink in black. The bottle has a reservoir so you turn it over and it fills ink into the reservoir and it’s easy to dip your nib in and pull the ink up with the converter without a mess.
For color I love Roher and Klinger fountain pen ink and they have a nice set of three inks, a deep purple, a green and a golden yellow.
DeArtemis document ink in Urban Grey and Fog Grey which is a beautiful blue color, are versatile as well as their color brown instead of using black ink.
For those inks I use a syringe to put ink in a small shot glass and then dip the nib in and pull the ink up with the convertor.
A couple of interesting fude pens are the Lanxivi Duke 551 Confucius and the Jinhao 159 Fountain pen bent nib. They’re wide heavier barreled pens that flow ink like crazy, in a good way.
I love sketching with fountain pens! I use one with a fude nib filled with waterproof ink
Timely conversations! Just bought myself a pink Lamy Safari and turquoise ink (this combination makes me so happy) for my 100 Day Project sketches. So interesting to see how you refill your converter, I have always dipped the nib in the ink to refill instead of taking it apart - is that completely wrong or risky?
When I was in 8th grade (12 or 13 yrs old) my dad gave me a very nice fountain pen. I was at school and couldn’t get the cap off. Then my teacher stuck it in her mouth to try and remove the cap. I had her teeth prints on it forever after. I grew up poor and didn’t appreciate seeing those marks.
I do everything with fountain pen! I always love seeing people’s drawings of their pens, too. Lovely.
Lovely pen drawings, Nino. I also like ink pens which is strange after the trauma of learning to write with one. Age 7, a left hander being forced to use the right hand - smudges, splots and tears. I'm still a leftie and have 4 fountain pens including my grandfather's Parker. I can't use a fude nib though!
Thank you for sharing. Beautiful illustrations. 😊
I have a Lamy fountain pen, but I don't use it much not because I don't like it, I am heavy handed so I'm always afraid to pressure too much and break the nib! Do you think there's a kind of fountain pens more suitable for beginners? If yes which one(s) would you recommend? P.S.- Your video is super helpful, bc I will not give up on trying fountain pens. :)
Nino, thank you for your lovely post on fountain pens and how to refill a converter. I have fountain pens but not any with a converter. What a great way to cut back on waste and it’s more cost effective. It’s now on my list to purchase. Your video sold me!