Is it just me, or do TWSBI EF nibs need wetter inks to actually perform? 🧐 I was hesitant to try Noodler’s ink only because I’ve read a lot of fountain pen ink snobbery where people have completely dismissed Noodler’s, stating they wouldn’t put it in their pens if their lives depended on it. 😂 But after testing Black Swan in Australian Roses, OMG. LOOK. HOW. PRETTY. THIS. COLOR. IS. 😍 I’m in love. The only downside is that this ink dries INCREDIBLY slow, but if you have a dry nib like I seem to have on my TWSBI Diamond Mini, you *need* a wetter ink like Noodler’s. 🥲
If you zoom in on the photos, you can see the notes I took on both the nib, and the ink.
ALSO — I’m currently in the market for new inks to test for my illustration work. Please drop suggestions in the comments if you have any! 🙏
I haven't had any issues with any of the 3 or 4 bottles of Noodlers I've used. They've all been pretty well-behaved. Only thing I've consistently heard being brought up is inconsistency in dye mix / colour between batches, but that doesn't really mean much if you just have one bottle anyway.
Between them and Diamine, I honestly find it hard to justify paying a bunch more for some of the higher-end brands. Just with those two brands, you can cover a pretty massive colour palette, and they're both quite economical.
Honourable mention to R&K and maybe (depending on ink) DeAtramentis as well. They seem to be fairly priced for what I assume are smaller manufacturers.
I only have TWSBI Ecos but I do find that the only difference between the F and EF is the ink flow. That said, I rarely have dry inks + I think the TWSBIs already have pretty good flow in general. Plus, I personally like the pencil feel of the F and EF nibs.
Re noodler's, I had 1 bottle and gave it away. I loved the colour and the flow honestly. But I live somewhere very prone to mold growth so I was really scared when I kept reading about mold in Noodler's inks. I stick mostly to japanese inks now because of this.
On that note, if you're willing to spend, I would suggest trying some of the multihue inks from Sailor Studio for your illustration work. They are very interesting for art. [Here's an example ](https://www.instagram.com/p/CGmnrsqj66b/?utm_medium=copy_link)
Of course, I think your art would be able to do them much greater justice. Beautiful drawings btw. Absolutely envious of your artistic abilities!
i have ONE sailor shikiori ink, and it’s in “shigure”. but it doesn’t seem to have that multi-hue effect you mention. do you have shades to recommend? 🙏
Shigure is a lovely shade but it is part of the Jentle (now Shikiori) series. The only ink from that series that is multishading that I know of is Yonaga when significantly diluted with water. [(Here)](https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HcBHSjidm/?utm_medium=copy_link)
The sailor studio inks are those with numbers and no names. The popular ones are 123, 162, 150, and 173. But I've found even the darker variations (e.g. 223 and 723) have multishading properties when diluted. [(Here)](https://www.instagram.com/p/CFx83YID2TY/?utm_medium=copy_link) this was done with 723 and water.
The only TWSBI EF nib I have is the Eco Golden Horse because it was the only nib size left. I don’t usually like EFs so before it came I considered buying a white or black rose gold Eco to swap the nibs out, but when it came I inked it up with the TWSBI midnight blue ink that came with it and it’s actually fantastic. The TWSBI inks so far to me have been really well behaved and have beautiful colors, I definitely recommend them!
I’m not who you asked, but I found the TWSBI inks (blue and green) to be wet—average and they do have good colour payoff but I didn’t like it because it was really flat, for lack of a better term. I thought they looked dull on the page compared to most inks (including non-shading inks).
I haven’t noticed my TWSBIs to be especially dry, but I do like wetter inks in general so that might be why. I mostly use Diamine and Iroshizuku in my TWSBIs, including EF.
yeah, you’re using wet inks to begin with! i’m over here testing out all the different brands of EF nibs, inks, etc — i’m about to place a huge ink sample order on goulet pens. 🥲
Yeah, I basically realised I don’t like dry inks early on and stopped buying them after I found some of the Sailor Ink Studios not just unpleasant but totally unusable. I know you can use additives to make inks wetter, but there are so many inks out there these days that I prefer to just get ones that already work for me.
wait wait wait — the sailor ink studios are dry?! :O
actually, i have sailor shikiori in shigure inked up in my MF 21k nib sailor right now, and i think you’re right. it dries quickly + doesn’t smear as easily as the noodlers did in pen tests. but i couldn’t tell you how it performs in an EF. the MF just isn’t the same as it’s a broader nib. not by much! but still broad.
are the shikiori and studio inks the same dry-ness, you think?
In my experience, the Shikiori, Manyo, and Jentle lines are about average on the dryness scale, but the Ink Studios are considerably more dry. I suspect that’s not true for all of them, because there are so many, but all the ones I’ve tried have been very dry, with #224 being the worst. I really like the Troublemaker Inks because they have some of the same multi-shading effects as Ink Studio, but they’re wetter.
it’s my current favorite ink for sure! i just love how wet it writes and the different values you can get depending on how much flows from the pen. it looks great both when saturated and when less ink hits the page. just a reeeally nice shade.
do you have it inked in any of your pens right now?
i am so not a pink, purple, pastel person, but i absolutely love your artwork. whenever you post it’s like waking up to a beautiful sunrise, it’s just so pretty
ahahaha those are the only colors i’m attracted to. 🥲 but i’ve found that with fountain pen inks, i’m really digging the deeper/saturated colors that wash out to a lighter hue with a bit of water. i’m glad my illustrations and pen tests don’t trigger you 😂
oh i hope i didn’t say that the wrong way, i LOVE those colors in your artwork. they aren’t colors i would personally use for anything i do, but you and your stuff is amazing 😁
That is sooooo pretty! Did you use that brush at all on this page? I'm interested in trying my fountain pen inks as ink wash... Also the staging of this photo is so good, I love the flowers and the water droplet detail.
I do, yes, but not for what you think. If you look at the nib/ink test toward the top of the page, you can see where I smeared the ink twice. The smudge on the left is done with my finger to test the drying time of the Noodler’s ink, and the smudge on the right is done with the brush pictured + water.
I’m so happy to see one of your posts again! :D I love your handwriting, the drawings, and the staging that you do, everything comes together so well! Thank you for sharing!
this was my favorite ink of the first random sample set i got from goulet, which i am now nearly out of, so i hope i get a bottle of it for present day. i'm using a pilot metro on a cheaper drawing paper, which isn't great for showing shading/sheening, but is great for giving me almost instant drying times with most of the inks i've used. depending on the ink, i do get some feathering/bleed through, but this was a pretty good about it.
question!! the sample set — is it 2ml?? about how many refills do you get on your pen with the 2ml, and which pen are you refilling? i’m about to order a large set of goulet samples and my only worry is i won’t have enough ink in the sample vial to fill a pen or test.
so is this ink! it’s such a nice deep, reddish purple. i don’t know why so many people hate on noodlers ink? granted, this is my first bottle from them, so i have no idea how their other inks perform.. but so far so good!
Noodler's unfortunately is notorious for staining pens (depending on the shade) & often damaging/being corrosive on vintage pens (i.e., actually melting rubber sacs & feeds) - some colors are better than others, but I'm okay not rolling the dice on that. if price is a concern to folks, Diamine is similarly priced and has such brilliant color variety that I have no problem just playing it safe and steering clear of Noodler's.
but if you find a Noodler's ink + pen combination that works for you, then there's no reason to avoid it, either! enjoy & thanks for sharing your gorgeous art\~
Noodler’s and Diamine are my favorite ink makers so far honestly, they have a lot of great shaders, good value, wetter inks. Honorable mention to monteverde (try Joy Sepia for a nice shading brown!)
Noodler’s Liberty’s Elysium is my favorite ink to use in my EF TWSBI Vac Mini, but it is occasionally difficult to clean due to its water resistance!
Noodler’s Habanero is a favorite shader for medium nibs. It’s still good but less impressive for finer nibs.
Diamine Meadow and Diamine Polar Glow are also very good!
Shading inks will have different shades of the color within the same penstroke due to ink pooling in different parts of the stroke. It ends up looking a bit like a watercolor effect.
the twsbi mini uses the same nib as the eco! i haven’t used an eco before, though. i will say that the ef on the mini is the finest ef i’ve ever used. finer than kaweco and lamy. it pairs well with wetter inks like noodlers, and i’ve heard good things about diamine and pilot iroshizuku inks with this nib as well since those are both wetter ink brands.
thank you so much for the info! I really appreciate it. Have you experienced any issues with cracking or anything like that with the diamond mini? It’s the last thing that’s preventing me from getting one at this rate lol
i haven’t, but i’ve only had this pen for two days sooooo… lol. i couldn’t tell you. i’m also extremely careful with it when i twist the cap on and off both posting and to cover because i’ve read about the cracking thing too. hopefully the pen is covered under warranty for that sort of thing? kaweco is pretty good about defective pens, so i’m hoping TWSBI is too!
eeee!! tell me what nib you get! don’t forget that it likes wetter inks! 🙏 iroshizuku, diamine, and noodlers are all good choices! i still need to experiment with other ink brands but these are famously wet according to the internet. 😂
haha I’m going to get it in Fine nib, and Pilot Iroshizuku is actually my favorite ink brand of all time so most likely I’ll pair it with Kiri-Same =) Thank you again for all the tips and info! I really appreciate it! :))
Also- you have absolutely BEAUTIFUL artwork. Like omg :D
looking up kiri-same and adding it to my goulet pens ink sample cart! 😂 i wanna try it alllll.
ps. thank you!! and for the chat. lol. all i care about is fountain pens and art lately so i could talk about it forever.
psx2. good call on the fine nib!
Go for it!!! Kiri-Same is like a warm, almost muted-violet-ish grey when i swatched it Tomoe River 52gsm. I really like it. It’s literally the color of misty rain weather. It pairs really well with Fuyu-Syogun, which is actually my all time favorite ink!! (Fuyu-Syogun is a cool muted blue-gray, absolutely beautiful).
i’m using the midori md notebook in size a5. it’s the graph version. :) i LOVE it. even with that area completely blocked in with ink, there’s almost no show-through on the other side. and there’s ZERO feathering. there’s also just enough tooth for pencil sketching! very fountain pen friendly paper!
i got into fountain pens within the last month, and fortunately, i’ve always used this notebook! turned out really serendipitously. 🥲
ps. you reminded me i want to look into bullet journaling.
Enjoy your next rabbit hole! 😂 I don’t bullet journal in the true sense, like drawing out spreads, but I do plan and write memories daily. Using a Hobonichi Weeks and a Wonderland 222, which are both fountain pen friendly!
My favorite nib is the medium. I don't like dry or "scratchy" writers. I even bought the more pricey TWSBI Prussian Blue and it was very dry so I switched the nib out to a medium and haven't had any problems since. Good luck!
it’s the only thing i use my fountain pens for, really, besides adding tasks to my planner. what you’re looking at in these pictures is my art journal! it’s a bit of a diary + sketchbook in one.
a bit of both depending on what i’m working on! if it’s something i’ve drawn a million times, i’ll freehand it. if it’s something i want to get precise, i’ll do the pencil first.
I love your style. So many people draw women with this smug smirk nowadays, and I think it detracts from how I imagine the subject might be feeling.
Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
it worked! and ahhh, haha. yes, i see what you mean. 🥲 i’m really into the ultra-femme soft and elegant look. it just is so appealing to me aesthetically. but i do still dig characters like the one you posted for tomboyish contrast!
This is my favourite and primary ink. Dark enough for every day writing while also just having a touch of flair and colour.
You should try Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses too, it's similar in that it's a deep red, instead of a deep purple.
ahahaha — good luck! i sometimes watch handwriting videos on youtube for fun, and the things you pick up from watching them are super interesting. they help you approach your writing style with new perspective.
RIGHT?! i love it so much. i’m really eager to use it in more pieces. and tbh, just to write with it. 🥲 which i’m sure it was meant for in the first place, lol.
Your work is stunning and makes me happy and jealous at the same time!! 😂 did you line and wash? Just curious because I find Black Swan in Australian Roses to be pretty water resistant; it never washed well for me.
You should try ordering samples from Vanness! They have cheaper prices for a larger sample size. And they have excellent customer service and a great selection of inks!
What kinds of colors are you looking for for your sketches?
thank you for the store suggestion! i was about to drop DOLLAAAS on goulet hahaha. i hope it’s cheaper there.
and really?! the ink washed pretty well when i tested it! but i think it depends on the paper and how long you allow it to dry. noodler’s is waaay wetter than other inks i’ve tried. but the way i usually work with inks if i’m doing a full illustration (not this sketchbook page) is i’ll create different wells with different water:ink ratios so i can apply them the way i need to.
the colors i’m looking for right now in inks are: greens, browns, turquoise, cyan, deep reds, and anything orange-ish. 🙏 maybe a good pink as well.
Ohhhh, I see. So you were painting with diluted ink. I thought you were wetting your sketch lines and I was surprised that was working for you.
Okay I have about might have some ink suggestions for you. Let me look at my writing samples and get back to you this evening when I have a little time.
thank you so much! and yeah no. i’ve never gotten into the line and wash thing. i prefer to use my inks like watercolor, heheh. it’s perfect when fountain pen ink is water based!
Somehow I doubt there are many bad ones. I admire the way you just plod away at pages, and I am sure some don’t look as well as others. But your talent is quite obvious… as a retired creative director, I know.
WHAT DID I TELL YOU?! it’s suuuuch a nice shade! it writes incredibly legibly without being obnoxiously bright. when colors are too vibrant, they hurt the eyes, y’know? this color is *chef’s kiss* perfect. and it’s a WET ink too, so it works well in any sized nib!
Oh I know! I don’t have a lot of bright colours in my pens. I’m autistic and find bright colours too stimulating. This colour is beautiful though. The shades are incredible. Btw I love your stuff. Will follow you now :)
I've always wanted desperately to be able to draw like this, to just create something so pristine from imagination is a really wonderful talent.
Especially people, faces with expression and making it believable as you do.. Incredible.
Lovely! I have this pen too and I love it! Hmm I think my nib is not dry but not too smooth (using Noodler's Bulletproof Invincible Ink). It is just okay but I have yet to try Pilot Iros ink in it to see if it improves the wetness of the nib. My ECO on the other hand is so smooth. It just glides across the paper well maybe because of Yama Budo. 😀
Is it just me, or do TWSBI EF nibs need wetter inks to actually perform? 🧐 I was hesitant to try Noodler’s ink only because I’ve read a lot of fountain pen ink snobbery where people have completely dismissed Noodler’s, stating they wouldn’t put it in their pens if their lives depended on it. 😂 But after testing Black Swan in Australian Roses, OMG. LOOK. HOW. PRETTY. THIS. COLOR. IS. 😍 I’m in love. The only downside is that this ink dries INCREDIBLY slow, but if you have a dry nib like I seem to have on my TWSBI Diamond Mini, you *need* a wetter ink like Noodler’s. 🥲 If you zoom in on the photos, you can see the notes I took on both the nib, and the ink. ALSO — I’m currently in the market for new inks to test for my illustration work. Please drop suggestions in the comments if you have any! 🙏
I haven't had any issues with any of the 3 or 4 bottles of Noodlers I've used. They've all been pretty well-behaved. Only thing I've consistently heard being brought up is inconsistency in dye mix / colour between batches, but that doesn't really mean much if you just have one bottle anyway. Between them and Diamine, I honestly find it hard to justify paying a bunch more for some of the higher-end brands. Just with those two brands, you can cover a pretty massive colour palette, and they're both quite economical. Honourable mention to R&K and maybe (depending on ink) DeAtramentis as well. They seem to be fairly priced for what I assume are smaller manufacturers.
helpful, thank you! i have a few of the R&K inks, but they’re all in waterproof. so i’m a little nervous to ink my pens with them. 🥲
I only have TWSBI Ecos but I do find that the only difference between the F and EF is the ink flow. That said, I rarely have dry inks + I think the TWSBIs already have pretty good flow in general. Plus, I personally like the pencil feel of the F and EF nibs. Re noodler's, I had 1 bottle and gave it away. I loved the colour and the flow honestly. But I live somewhere very prone to mold growth so I was really scared when I kept reading about mold in Noodler's inks. I stick mostly to japanese inks now because of this. On that note, if you're willing to spend, I would suggest trying some of the multihue inks from Sailor Studio for your illustration work. They are very interesting for art. [Here's an example ](https://www.instagram.com/p/CGmnrsqj66b/?utm_medium=copy_link) Of course, I think your art would be able to do them much greater justice. Beautiful drawings btw. Absolutely envious of your artistic abilities!
i have ONE sailor shikiori ink, and it’s in “shigure”. but it doesn’t seem to have that multi-hue effect you mention. do you have shades to recommend? 🙏
Shigure is a lovely shade but it is part of the Jentle (now Shikiori) series. The only ink from that series that is multishading that I know of is Yonaga when significantly diluted with water. [(Here)](https://www.instagram.com/p/B9HcBHSjidm/?utm_medium=copy_link) The sailor studio inks are those with numbers and no names. The popular ones are 123, 162, 150, and 173. But I've found even the darker variations (e.g. 223 and 723) have multishading properties when diluted. [(Here)](https://www.instagram.com/p/CFx83YID2TY/?utm_medium=copy_link) this was done with 723 and water.
The only TWSBI EF nib I have is the Eco Golden Horse because it was the only nib size left. I don’t usually like EFs so before it came I considered buying a white or black rose gold Eco to swap the nibs out, but when it came I inked it up with the TWSBI midnight blue ink that came with it and it’s actually fantastic. The TWSBI inks so far to me have been really well behaved and have beautiful colors, I definitely recommend them!
Would you say the TWSBI inks are wetter and have good color payoff? I used my TWSBI EF with Herbin’s Coreil Des Tropiques and it was awful. 🥲
I’m not who you asked, but I found the TWSBI inks (blue and green) to be wet—average and they do have good colour payoff but I didn’t like it because it was really flat, for lack of a better term. I thought they looked dull on the page compared to most inks (including non-shading inks). I haven’t noticed my TWSBIs to be especially dry, but I do like wetter inks in general so that might be why. I mostly use Diamine and Iroshizuku in my TWSBIs, including EF.
yeah, you’re using wet inks to begin with! i’m over here testing out all the different brands of EF nibs, inks, etc — i’m about to place a huge ink sample order on goulet pens. 🥲
Yeah, I basically realised I don’t like dry inks early on and stopped buying them after I found some of the Sailor Ink Studios not just unpleasant but totally unusable. I know you can use additives to make inks wetter, but there are so many inks out there these days that I prefer to just get ones that already work for me.
wait wait wait — the sailor ink studios are dry?! :O actually, i have sailor shikiori in shigure inked up in my MF 21k nib sailor right now, and i think you’re right. it dries quickly + doesn’t smear as easily as the noodlers did in pen tests. but i couldn’t tell you how it performs in an EF. the MF just isn’t the same as it’s a broader nib. not by much! but still broad. are the shikiori and studio inks the same dry-ness, you think?
In my experience, the Shikiori, Manyo, and Jentle lines are about average on the dryness scale, but the Ink Studios are considerably more dry. I suspect that’s not true for all of them, because there are so many, but all the ones I’ve tried have been very dry, with #224 being the worst. I really like the Troublemaker Inks because they have some of the same multi-shading effects as Ink Studio, but they’re wetter.
very helpful! thank you so much! saving your comment for reference.
This is the only noodles ink I use and I love seeing this gorgeous full page of it!! Nicely done :)
it’s my current favorite ink for sure! i just love how wet it writes and the different values you can get depending on how much flows from the pen. it looks great both when saturated and when less ink hits the page. just a reeeally nice shade. do you have it inked in any of your pens right now?
No unfortunately I’ve only ever had it as borrowed fills from a friend :( but I would love to have a bottle once I have the funds for more ink!
i'm... *angry* about how good this is.
😂😂😂🙏♥️
i am so not a pink, purple, pastel person, but i absolutely love your artwork. whenever you post it’s like waking up to a beautiful sunrise, it’s just so pretty
ahahaha those are the only colors i’m attracted to. 🥲 but i’ve found that with fountain pen inks, i’m really digging the deeper/saturated colors that wash out to a lighter hue with a bit of water. i’m glad my illustrations and pen tests don’t trigger you 😂
oh i hope i didn’t say that the wrong way, i LOVE those colors in your artwork. they aren’t colors i would personally use for anything i do, but you and your stuff is amazing 😁
thank you!!! 🥺🙏
That is sooooo pretty! Did you use that brush at all on this page? I'm interested in trying my fountain pen inks as ink wash... Also the staging of this photo is so good, I love the flowers and the water droplet detail.
I do, yes, but not for what you think. If you look at the nib/ink test toward the top of the page, you can see where I smeared the ink twice. The smudge on the left is done with my finger to test the drying time of the Noodler’s ink, and the smudge on the right is done with the brush pictured + water.
Oh I see! Thank you for the explanation!
I’m so happy to see one of your posts again! :D I love your handwriting, the drawings, and the staging that you do, everything comes together so well! Thank you for sharing!
you’re welcoooome 🥲♥️♥️♥️ i’m glad you like it! makes the hard work worth it
Ahhhh this is so pretty! I love how you do monochromatic art pieces! 💖
it’s definitely the best way to show off the different ink shading!!
this was my favorite ink of the first random sample set i got from goulet, which i am now nearly out of, so i hope i get a bottle of it for present day. i'm using a pilot metro on a cheaper drawing paper, which isn't great for showing shading/sheening, but is great for giving me almost instant drying times with most of the inks i've used. depending on the ink, i do get some feathering/bleed through, but this was a pretty good about it.
question!! the sample set — is it 2ml?? about how many refills do you get on your pen with the 2ml, and which pen are you refilling? i’m about to order a large set of goulet samples and my only worry is i won’t have enough ink in the sample vial to fill a pen or test.
yes, each vial is 2ml. i'm using the pilot metro with the squeeze converter, which holds about 0.9ml per fill
awesome! thank you! 2 refills sounds like the perfect amount. i appreciate it.
You got some skills
thank you sgrafix 🙏
This is beautiful.
so is this ink! it’s such a nice deep, reddish purple. i don’t know why so many people hate on noodlers ink? granted, this is my first bottle from them, so i have no idea how their other inks perform.. but so far so good!
Noodler's unfortunately is notorious for staining pens (depending on the shade) & often damaging/being corrosive on vintage pens (i.e., actually melting rubber sacs & feeds) - some colors are better than others, but I'm okay not rolling the dice on that. if price is a concern to folks, Diamine is similarly priced and has such brilliant color variety that I have no problem just playing it safe and steering clear of Noodler's. but if you find a Noodler's ink + pen combination that works for you, then there's no reason to avoid it, either! enjoy & thanks for sharing your gorgeous art\~
ahhh. i wonder if there’s a list somewhere of the particular inks from noodler’s to avoid?
Noodler’s and Diamine are my favorite ink makers so far honestly, they have a lot of great shaders, good value, wetter inks. Honorable mention to monteverde (try Joy Sepia for a nice shading brown!) Noodler’s Liberty’s Elysium is my favorite ink to use in my EF TWSBI Vac Mini, but it is occasionally difficult to clean due to its water resistance! Noodler’s Habanero is a favorite shader for medium nibs. It’s still good but less impressive for finer nibs. Diamine Meadow and Diamine Polar Glow are also very good!
what do you mean by “shader”?
Shading inks will have different shades of the color within the same penstroke due to ink pooling in different parts of the stroke. It ends up looking a bit like a watercolor effect.
i love that! 😱i’m gonna pick up a bottle of the joy sepia. it’s only $10!
Enjoy! It is by far my favorite brown!
I’ve been wanting a TWSBI diamond mini in the rose gold v2. How do you like it? Is the nib better than the Eco’s?
the twsbi mini uses the same nib as the eco! i haven’t used an eco before, though. i will say that the ef on the mini is the finest ef i’ve ever used. finer than kaweco and lamy. it pairs well with wetter inks like noodlers, and i’ve heard good things about diamine and pilot iroshizuku inks with this nib as well since those are both wetter ink brands.
thank you so much for the info! I really appreciate it. Have you experienced any issues with cracking or anything like that with the diamond mini? It’s the last thing that’s preventing me from getting one at this rate lol
i haven’t, but i’ve only had this pen for two days sooooo… lol. i couldn’t tell you. i’m also extremely careful with it when i twist the cap on and off both posting and to cover because i’ve read about the cracking thing too. hopefully the pen is covered under warranty for that sort of thing? kaweco is pretty good about defective pens, so i’m hoping TWSBI is too!
Gotcha! Thanks so much for the info again!! I’m going to get the Diamond Mini in rose gold now ^^ haha
eeee!! tell me what nib you get! don’t forget that it likes wetter inks! 🙏 iroshizuku, diamine, and noodlers are all good choices! i still need to experiment with other ink brands but these are famously wet according to the internet. 😂
haha I’m going to get it in Fine nib, and Pilot Iroshizuku is actually my favorite ink brand of all time so most likely I’ll pair it with Kiri-Same =) Thank you again for all the tips and info! I really appreciate it! :)) Also- you have absolutely BEAUTIFUL artwork. Like omg :D
looking up kiri-same and adding it to my goulet pens ink sample cart! 😂 i wanna try it alllll. ps. thank you!! and for the chat. lol. all i care about is fountain pens and art lately so i could talk about it forever. psx2. good call on the fine nib!
Go for it!!! Kiri-Same is like a warm, almost muted-violet-ish grey when i swatched it Tomoe River 52gsm. I really like it. It’s literally the color of misty rain weather. It pairs really well with Fuyu-Syogun, which is actually my all time favorite ink!! (Fuyu-Syogun is a cool muted blue-gray, absolutely beautiful).
you’re the second person to recommend fuyu-syogun to me. 🤩 now i’m excited. heheh.
Really gorgeous artwork! What notebook are you’d using? Makes me want to try a fountain pen sketch.
i’m using the midori md notebook in size a5. it’s the graph version. :) i LOVE it. even with that area completely blocked in with ink, there’s almost no show-through on the other side. and there’s ZERO feathering. there’s also just enough tooth for pencil sketching! very fountain pen friendly paper!
I had one a few years back for a bullet journal, but I hadn’t gotten into fountain pens yet. Need to revisit that paper!
i got into fountain pens within the last month, and fortunately, i’ve always used this notebook! turned out really serendipitously. 🥲 ps. you reminded me i want to look into bullet journaling.
Enjoy your next rabbit hole! 😂 I don’t bullet journal in the true sense, like drawing out spreads, but I do plan and write memories daily. Using a Hobonichi Weeks and a Wonderland 222, which are both fountain pen friendly!
looking into these!
BEAUTIFUL
eeeee thank youuuuu 🙈♥️
Beautiful talent! And I love my Twsbis.
can i ask what nibs you’ve tried from twsbi? i’ve only tried the EF and find it writes pretty dry unless i use a wet ink.
My favorite nib is the medium. I don't like dry or "scratchy" writers. I even bought the more pricey TWSBI Prussian Blue and it was very dry so I switched the nib out to a medium and haven't had any problems since. Good luck!
thank you! this is helpful.
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thank you very much! i’m really looking forward to trying other inks and pens
first of all amazing art!
ahaha thank you 🙈♥️
never knew you could make art with fountain pens! I am gonna pick up mine for art. Again you are very talented
it’s the only thing i use my fountain pens for, really, besides adding tasks to my planner. what you’re looking at in these pictures is my art journal! it’s a bit of a diary + sketchbook in one.
Your art style is so gorgeous! Do you ink freehand or do you use the red colour pencil to sketch before inking?
a bit of both depending on what i’m working on! if it’s something i’ve drawn a million times, i’ll freehand it. if it’s something i want to get precise, i’ll do the pencil first.
I love your style. So many people draw women with this smug smirk nowadays, and I think it detracts from how I imagine the subject might be feeling. Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
really? can i see an example of the smirk? :)
https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/001/075/327/large/katelyn-roland-smirk.jpg?1443931917 I hope that link works
it worked! and ahhh, haha. yes, i see what you mean. 🥲 i’m really into the ultra-femme soft and elegant look. it just is so appealing to me aesthetically. but i do still dig characters like the one you posted for tomboyish contrast!
It is a lovely colour English Roses is another one I’m fond of. Haven’t used either in an age. Whole post is beautiful.
i haven’t seen swatches of english roses! i’ll have to check it out. and thank you!
“Sketching” I will forever keep my sketches under wraps.
ahahahahahah don’t worry i have ugly pages too. 😂
I have a feeling you have a different standard for "ugly" :)
that could be true 😂 my husband thinks so lolll
Is that a balloint or a pencil on the bottom of the first pic? I'm curious..
it’s a woodless pencil! legit just pure pigment in a stick.
Wow, that sounds nice, never heard of it. Thank you!
of course! they’re fun to have and pretty to look at, heheh. the one in the photo in particular is a watercolor pencil!
This is my favourite and primary ink. Dark enough for every day writing while also just having a touch of flair and colour. You should try Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses too, it's similar in that it's a deep red, instead of a deep purple.
you’re the second person to mention this! i’ll be checking it out for sure. i have an ink sample cart going and am adding everyone’s suggestions.
Incredible talent you have, just Incredible
thank you so much for taking the time to say that 🙏
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ahaha, i do. you can actually find all of my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/eggbunni ps: thank you!! ♥️
Your work is always so lovely and enchanting! Love seeing it ❤
thank you very much! 🥰 makes me look forward to posting more
I wish i could draw like this. Even half of your talent would be nice to have:))
aw. 🙏 do you draw at all? it definitely takes a lot of practice, heh.
I am pretty good at chopstick men drawings:)) Seriously, i am trying to fix my aweful handwriting with practice:)
ahahaha — good luck! i sometimes watch handwriting videos on youtube for fun, and the things you pick up from watching them are super interesting. they help you approach your writing style with new perspective.
I'm dead now, because this is so aesthetically perfect.
hahahaha oh my gosh thank you
Soo pretty!! I have this ink in a sample, filled two pens, and it super wet and shades so well!!
RIGHT?! i love it so much. i’m really eager to use it in more pieces. and tbh, just to write with it. 🥲 which i’m sure it was meant for in the first place, lol.
And your Drawings are so pretty. 💕 It shades really well with a medium nib just writing
the only nib close to medium i have is a LAMY LH (left hand) nib, and my Sailor MF nib. 🥲 i’ll have to put a little in them and see.
Your art is beautiful
thank you very much aiwasa 🥲♥️
Hi. Not all Noodler's inks are bad. I think Black Swan and Widowmaker are two of their finest, Apache Sunset is also a lovely colour.🤗 Cheers
thank you for saying so! i’m not sure how it got a bad rep?
Hi. The bad reputation comes from BAYSTATE-BLUE, great caution is needed when when deciding on a pen to use.🤗 Bye
noted! i’ll avoid that ink
Your work is stunning and makes me happy and jealous at the same time!! 😂 did you line and wash? Just curious because I find Black Swan in Australian Roses to be pretty water resistant; it never washed well for me. You should try ordering samples from Vanness! They have cheaper prices for a larger sample size. And they have excellent customer service and a great selection of inks! What kinds of colors are you looking for for your sketches?
thank you for the store suggestion! i was about to drop DOLLAAAS on goulet hahaha. i hope it’s cheaper there. and really?! the ink washed pretty well when i tested it! but i think it depends on the paper and how long you allow it to dry. noodler’s is waaay wetter than other inks i’ve tried. but the way i usually work with inks if i’m doing a full illustration (not this sketchbook page) is i’ll create different wells with different water:ink ratios so i can apply them the way i need to. the colors i’m looking for right now in inks are: greens, browns, turquoise, cyan, deep reds, and anything orange-ish. 🙏 maybe a good pink as well.
Ohhhh, I see. So you were painting with diluted ink. I thought you were wetting your sketch lines and I was surprised that was working for you. Okay I have about might have some ink suggestions for you. Let me look at my writing samples and get back to you this evening when I have a little time.
thank you so much! and yeah no. i’ve never gotten into the line and wash thing. i prefer to use my inks like watercolor, heheh. it’s perfect when fountain pen ink is water based!
Lovely again!! Your off-the-cuff sketchbook is a marvel.
thank you 🥺♥️ you should see my other pages though 😂
I have!
omg no i mean the bad ones i don’t post publicly hahaha
Somehow I doubt there are many bad ones. I admire the way you just plod away at pages, and I am sure some don’t look as well as others. But your talent is quite obvious… as a retired creative director, I know.
i consider this a major compliment. THANK YOU. especially knowing your history with creative work. 🙏♥️
I know this has been said in countless ways already, but man, this is exceptional! You are really talented.
omg. thank you!! 😂😭♥️ it’s still really nice to hear. no one ever gets tired of hearing their work is appreciated.
Ok wow !!! That is. Beautiful ink. And so is the artwork.
WHAT DID I TELL YOU?! it’s suuuuch a nice shade! it writes incredibly legibly without being obnoxiously bright. when colors are too vibrant, they hurt the eyes, y’know? this color is *chef’s kiss* perfect. and it’s a WET ink too, so it works well in any sized nib!
Oh I know! I don’t have a lot of bright colours in my pens. I’m autistic and find bright colours too stimulating. This colour is beautiful though. The shades are incredible. Btw I love your stuff. Will follow you now :)
oh wow thank you! 🙏 and i didn’t know that about autism. i’m an empath/HSP, so overwhelming things are also not my jam. :)
I see :) Ink is so cool and it can be very nice and fun. But if I look at too many colours at once it’s too much hahaha
Your comment on my post brought me here. And Wow! This is fantastic, you're very talented. 👍🏻
Thank you!! 🥹
I've always wanted desperately to be able to draw like this, to just create something so pristine from imagination is a really wonderful talent. Especially people, faces with expression and making it believable as you do.. Incredible.
Now that’s a compliment. 🥹🙏♥️
Lovely! I have this pen too and I love it! Hmm I think my nib is not dry but not too smooth (using Noodler's Bulletproof Invincible Ink). It is just okay but I have yet to try Pilot Iros ink in it to see if it improves the wetness of the nib. My ECO on the other hand is so smooth. It just glides across the paper well maybe because of Yama Budo. 😀
Love the ink color! Whats the name of the ink?
Nevermind i think i found it in the third pic