The Best Fountain Pens for Drawing

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0:35 Best Budget Fountain Pen
1:07 Best Lightweight Fountain Pen
1:45 Best Durable Fountain Pen
2:39 Best Semi-Flex Fountain Pen
3:22 Best Fountain Pen with a Gold Nib

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[OscarDelgadilloAntar]

"Any of these pique your interest?" Yes. All of them.

[ScatteredGeek]

A few disparaging remarks about the Lamy Safari in the comments, but that pen saw me through my 5 years of architectural design studios, field sketching, etc. Durable (it lived in a backpack for 5 years of university), comfortable (for my grip), relatively affordable at the time, and replaceable nibs. I still have that pen, and it still looks good and functions well many, many years later.

[allgirlreview]

Me: I can't draw.
Also me: That's ok you still need these.

[tobiasj]

YEEEEAH BABY THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

[milyypink]

Great suggestions. I’ve been using a Lamy with Noodler’s Bulletproof Black for a while now but I was looking for something with a finer nib. I ordered a Pilot Kakuno and haven’t been disappointed! The EF nib is perfect for small details and the price point makes it a great budget option. The colors it comes in are so fun too!

[nuclearkatkitty]

I love the voices of JetPens presenters, especially this one

[katana]

I grabbed three of the Zebra Zensations. Lovely first pens to use with a bit of water. I then got a $12 pen from a competitor and a Lamy Safari w/ converter. The Lamy is fine for drawing but it won't glide on the paper. II then got a TWSBI VAC700R. At that level, you begin to see what the difference is when the pricepoint is higher. I really enjoy it, but i got the bold nib and perhaps I should have gotten the Medium. You can't really get into details with such a wide nib. I then gifted a holy grail to myself for being 6 months on a new job after two and a half years of being homeless. This was the coveted Sailor 1911. It is by far the smoothest nib to date. I love everything about it. After that, i got the Noodlers Ahab. It has a terrible smell out of the box, but I came up with a solution to 'clean' it. The nib is stiff and scratchy. I have replaced it with a Ultra Flex nib from a competitor and now it's very exciting to use. I have just ordered a Noodlers Konrad Flex pen. I will be talking about these pens and showing some drawing in the coming months. Let me add that I have been purchasing from Jet Pens for years now. They are the most reliable place to go and have been quick to deliver. I have never had a poor experience with this company.

[PumpkinPails]

My first fountain pen was the Lamy Safari, and although I do enjoy it as a writing pen, it's a terrible sketching pen. If you like to do quick gestural sketches where you cover a lot of paper, it tends to skip or dry up halfway through the line. It's not bad if you work slower, or use it for lining, though. My favorite sketching pens are the Pilot Metropolitans, the barrels come in a bunch of colors that you can match the ink to, they're inexpensive, and they have a good weight to them.

[Cortesevasive]

Sailor profit *FUDE* fountain pen too. Probably a must have for drawers.

[allthepens]

I never knew fountain pens could be for drawing! I recently bought a helix fountain pen!

- all the pens

[funkytime]

I never thought of using fountain pens for drawing

[gornakovanton]

Best pen for drawing is any fountain pen with bent nib of course. You can draw strokes from 3.0 to 0.2 mm just rotate bib on any direction.

[mystlady]

Cool. I was just thinking about this today. Do you have a list for the best drawing inks?

[cheshirecat]

These are really amazing! I've been waiting for such a video. Now I'll know to look for Japanese fountain pens for a fine nib! One question though: Who's the artist that did the sketches in this video? Is there some platform we can follow them on?

[connorbnelson]

Fountain pen preferences can be so specific, especially when it comes to using them for drawing. Personally, my ideal drawing fountain pen would have consistent lines, with good reverse writing performance for fine details. While others may prefer to get line variation with flex. I also think ink capacity and ease of swapping nibs are important. Although I don't have a TWSBI yet, their ink capacities seem nice. The Lamy Safari is great for quick nib swaps, but I don't like the triangular grip for reverse writing.
I'm planning on trying Opus 88 out soon, because they seem to check all the boxes. Large ink capacity, they look comfortable, and the Jowo nib units are easily swappable.

[hyo_unbf]

I don't use fountain pens but the way they look on paper makes me want them-

[howdytherepardner]

Very happy that you mentioned Maruman paper! I have a conklin with a stub nib that applies ink very heavily. I have never had an issue with it bleeding through. Also, the paper is so absorbent that when I wash my hands and don't try them well enough, the paper will still be dry after I've touched it!

[qvisionstudios]

Pilot Falcon is my go to for drawing. Amazing line variation from the SF nib.

[mathilda]

Platinum preppy are relatively affordable. fine lines, takes cartridges and but I got a converter for it. I have 2, both with Platinum Carbon ink that I both use daily.
Of course it won't write like a gold nib, but it does write well and the extra fine nib is good for sketching on the go.
I also use a Safari with Noodler's ink Lexington Grey, but the Platinum Carbon Black dries faster and is more reliable when it comes to playing well with watercolours.

[perevision]

I love the Pilot Penmanship! It's such a fine line but smooth enough to get a good loose scribble. I've drawn several short comics with it and use it for sketching and journaling too. I also love fude nibs like the Hongdian and Duke 209, but those might be a bit complicated for beginners.