Best Fountain Pens for Drawing: The 3 Types for Beginners

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[AllanJayQuesada]

You were the one who introduced me fountain pens as drawing materials. So i started collecting in September 2020.. now i have 30.😂

[kristelwyman]

Once again, you are truly the most helpful content creator I'm aware of on Youtube. I love your channel. Thank you!

[happybee]

You have no idea how helpful this video is. Thank you so much for the in-depth video about these different kinds of pen tips!

[cammiluna]

I always admired how the pens you choose in your drawing videos glide so smoothly across watercolor paper and it somehow took me forever to realize you still use your Pelikan M200 in recent videos that you've kept around since your fountain pen discussion videos several years ago. I went and ordered one for myself with Rohrer and Klingner SketchInk and I love drawing with it so much! I wanna try other pen nib types soon!

[equesdeventusoccasus]

I have found that having a variety of pens & nibs to be advantageous to an artist who wants to use fountain pens. I keep multiple pens with different nibs filled with the ink I most often use, so I can swap pens for different effects.
I prefer the fude to the flex nib, because you can produce consistent line weight variance with enough practice with your pens. Also it is great for shading larger areas.

[Donna_G]

I don't remember what my first fountain pen was; because, I had it way back when I was in elementary school, maybe third of fourth grade. I remember our desks were made out of wood and the desk top had a space where the ink bottle could fit. My pen was black and I could fill it by using a lever that was on the barrel. It was easy to over-fill the pen. I remember the ink blobs on my papers.

When I got back into fountain pens in 2017, my first one was a Platinum Preppy. Then I got a Pilot Metropolitan. Both pens work good for drawing and that's what I used until I got my first TWSBI Eco. I have a couple of more expensive pens; but, the Eco is still the best. However, I did recently get a Noodler's Boston Safety Pen since it can be used with India ink. It has a #2 flex nib; but, the flex doesn't seem to be much when I compare it with the flex on the nibs of my dip pens.

[diannella]

Great video! I received a "pelikan m 200 ef demonstrator 2013" as a gift about 10 years ago, it looks like the one you show at the beginning of the video. I've only used it for writing letters. I recently discovered that you can use them for drawing and then painting with watercolors if you have the right ink, that's how I got here. You explain everything very clearly and interestingly with good shots. Thanks!

[marcb]

I tried to replicate your drawing style using a fountain pen. Filled my Pelikan M400 with r&k sketch ink but had difficulty in cleaning it after week's use. So, I settled with an Ahab Noodler's for my pen and ink sketch and it's much cheaper. Will try to use the Sailor fude nib soon. Thanks for this informative video, Teoh.

[la_papetrie]

100 % the best video for artist wanting to use fountain pens .and I congratulate for your absolutely amazing reviews .wow 👌

[monica-NJ-]

Always looking at fountain pens to try out, I haven’t bought one but this was helpful Thank you 😊

[ladyflimflam]

For those who’ve not bought their first fountain pen, you need to know the Lamy Safari featured here is a love it or hate it pen. It has a tripod grip that many people hate and is actually pretty expensive for an entry level pen. For good, cheap pens look to the Platinum Preppy, among others. You will need to buy a converter for the Preppy, but you can buy three Preppys with three different nib sizes and converters for all three for the same price as the Lamy Safari.

[Ieatmuch]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Very helpful. When I was in school (GenX) we were ONLY allowed to use fountain pens (and cursive). Fast forward to now and I am thinking of moving to fountain pen for sketching- getting a bit fed up with my micron pen. Lamy is so smooth atleast from what I remember and I like refillable ones.

[BarbrajoanOriginals]

This video came at a good time for me. I was looking at my small collection of pens. There’s a couple of Lamy Safaris, one is white the other clear. I have several Pilots, a good Sailor which I’ve been disappointed in and it cost me more than all the others. I do like using ink pens both for drawing, and writing. Thanks Teoh, for all you do.
Tallahassee Florida

[LeesChannel]

You should take out your $500+ Sailor Limited and say "this is the best fountain pen for beginners."

[avelinoamado]

Thank you for a very detailed, yet easy to follow description of some of the basic pens!

[knitntea]

What a great video. Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information.

[gabrielleannacormierart]

Thank you for this advice! You made it simple and easy to understand where to start :)

[elizabethpopiel]

This is awesome (....as I JUST did my own "self study" of which pen [and ink] to use). I see Teo has an INK choice posting which I will look at right after I post my response. I was so happy to see that many of Teo's words here concur with my own personal finding. For what it is worth, I have settled on the following as my FAVORITE fountain pens to sketch with: LAMY Safari with M point, My PILOT Namiki "vanishing point", and my PILOT Falcon "SF" nib. The waterproof inks I use are mostly: Noodler HEART OF DARKNESS and EEL black, MARS 745 Drawing Ink AND...Higgins Black Magic. All fared well on Stillman and Birns DELTA series and also my MOLESKINE "ARTIST SKETCHBOOK" [111LB]. Both are Ivory paper. As Teo say's your pen choice is subjective. I tried SOOOO many before settling on these above THANKS TEO!! See you in the "choosing Drawing inks" posting! <3...and yes...the LAMY Safari for the price is amazing! No Skips, drips, railroads or clogs EVER if one keeps it clean (tip: use pieces of paper coffee filters to wipe, as they are lint free! perfection!)

[ScarletRed.]

I only have a couple pens an aluminum Muji fine nib, Platinum extra fine nib and Waterman Allure I will check out your list! I am thinking of TWSBI Eco as my next purchase but am hesitating because of the cracking issues I have heard about. Thanks for the video!

[dieulinhngo]

Thank you so much for the quality of information you gave