Show me your fountain pen sketches

[Sadiq]

https://i.imgur.com/F3aI2XU.jpg

[NibsForScript]

That is a beautiful pen you drew the lovely dog with.

Woof

Happy belated Chinese New Year of the Dog!

(I was at the LA Pen Show last week so I can't do this sketch then)

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4628/25568371037_1492217a44_c.jpg

[penwash]

That is a beautiful pen you drew the lovely dog with.

Woof

Happy belated Chinese New Year of the Dog!

(I was at the LA Pen Show last week so I can't do this sketch then)

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4628/25568371037_1492217a44_c.jpg

Thank you! I had to remove the nib and feed from the pen and replace the nib to get this pen to write nicely and consistently. The original feed that came with it is not suitable at all, it leaves a lot of gap between itself and the bottom of the nib, so the pen will run dry of ink after a few strokes.

[Freddie]

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[Freddie]

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Pencil & Ink

Fred

[azkid]

Well... I haven't tried this technique before-- or many others, for that matter-- and I have drawn regularly in awhile. But this was fun and I learned a few things so I'm eager to try more!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180403/f361e21072a3f31039e1bb4d3d2cd935.jpg

Pilot Metro, fine, Pilot Iroshizuku take-sumi.

[azkid]

Trying again. Jinhao 8802, fine, Pilot Iroshizuku yama-guri.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180403/850b6f086ff79976dca7814b3fed1464.jpg

[Freddie]

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Pencil..extra-fine -- fine nibs on Pelikan 100N .. Diplomat 149 .. Wahl #4 Greek Key.....filled with the Blues.
Inspired by a hunting scene on a lute plectrum guard..aroused me warrior's spirit............

Fred

[MattiasW]

Just a sketch, TWSBI 580 Diamond F, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant-Scwarz, paper is Büngers A4 Sketchpad. On of my first (the third I think) with fountainpen.

Edit: The paper is actually more white then in the photo

Edit2, 20180726: Realized I saved over my sharing folder on my webserver, so I'm replacing the images here

https://mattiaswirf.com/images/drawings/quinn.jpg

[azkid]

(jaw dropping) "Just?!" Holy waa! That is amazing!! 8-O

[ShugPug]

I sure wish I could "just sketch" like this...

[MattiasW]

(jaw dropping) "Just?!" Holy waa! That is amazing!! 8-O

Thanks, thats kind.

[KKay]

That is brilliant! You must be a professional artist! I loved that picture. ;)

[MattiasW]

That is brilliant! You must be a professional artist! I loved that picture. ;)

Thank you. I'm not professional at the moment, however I was about 15-20 years ago and went to artschools before that. But I got kind of burned out in around the year 2000 doing a lot of commission work I didn't enjoy, and switched career to IT. I tried to keep up some creative stuff since then, digital illustration, photography, some occasional painting. But the last few years it has not been that much. Now I want to get back to drawing as a regular habit. The hardest part is time, I got a full time job and a family too, so mostly it's when they have gone to bed I can do some work. Oops, I just wanted to say thanks, this became quite long, haha. I just wanted to express that it means much to get positive feedback when your struggling to get things done, so: Thanks! ;)

[MattiasW]

Here is my first test of Pelikan Fount India ink. Quick sketch, not very finished, I felt the drawing was not good enough to continue, but at least I got a feel for the ink.

Comparing to Pelikan 4001 black, the Fount India ink flows quite well, make the F-nib feel broader I think. I might go for a larger format paper next time, say A3.

In the image you also see 2/3 of my fountain pens ;) The Lamy Safari with M-nib, TWSBI 580 with F-nib (missing is my Rotring Art pen 2.3 eyedropper). Wish for the future to hold more pens ;)

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/first-try-fount-india.jpg

[azkid]

Thanks for sharing. I will be carefully studying your sketches to learn from. Even those you deem not good enough to continue are well beyond my reach, now and in the forseeable, distant future. :)

[suzy01]

Wow those sketchs are amazing!! Here's a couple I did recently with Mystery Ink 17 (from another thread)... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180514/17e30bbad0f8f023dbe1ec1ba973ebb9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180514/be3ae90969c19e973ed675bc1d234e3d.jpg

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[azkid]

Quick doodle of sunflowerhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180518/9fad0345edc7a486fc5ef91286ea2fef.jpg

[penwash]

Haven't posted here in a while:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/949/41365539035_c20d7aa1b9_c.jpg

[ziggityzaggety]

Quick sketch this morning with a TWSBI vac model with extra fine nib and deAtramentis ink.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180528/76ac663b6d26bf3eac14ec8ea95c5b2a.jpg

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[penwash]

Last week I went to an estate sale in which the car garage of the house had been converted into a painting studio.

On the wall there are shelves full of Canson products of any sizes and types. I walked out with an armful of sketchpads and sketchbooks, literally at a fraction of their retail prices. Super happy :)

Here's a test on one of the pocketable sketchbooks:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1746/42371566762_3a7e976f82_c.jpg

[azkid]

I keep trying...[emoji849]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180601/fb08c92c6f03b7f008241e7ca6c61128.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180601/581b01a483896c0e4ff002a2b39ded60.jpg

[ziggityzaggety]

This is one of mine from yesterday - TWSBI vac700r custom extra fine nib.

https://i.imgur.com/8XKLBQ5.jpg

[Entre2tierras]

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Fred

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remains or source :confused: or rather packaging

[azkid]

Struggling to draw this subject.... More practice needed! :)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180703/9cb7a155d0b2e701b6d9ca9953efc634.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180703/6ec0d82df06b4b7608958cc7bd890f5d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180703/4437d2073d76def89b1dfd8dc9ec716e.jpg

[Entre2tierras]

no red vine

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[Entre2tierras]

#EVIL DEAD #Naturom Demonto #shatter their bones #copy #got no problem with cats

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[MattiasW]

Just wanted to share what I'm working on...

The first one is made with TWSBI 580 F filles with Diamine 150:th Anniversary Regency Blue, and Lamy Safari M filled with Pelikan 4001 Königsblau.

The second one is made with Sailor Fude de mannen 40º filled with Pelikan 4001 Schwarz.

None of them are finished ofcourse.

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/20180723-kroki-stage2-1200.jpg

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/20180724-sketch-drawme-1200.jpg

[suzy01]

That looks like it would take a long time and a lot of patience! [emoji7]

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[suzy01]

It's not often I do my life drawings exclusively in fountain pen but here's one of a 15min pose...


Winsor & Newton A4 Heavy Weight paper (170gsm)

Twsbi Vac 700 R fountain pen (with custom xxxf nib)

de Atramentis black document ink

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180804/974947f63f893b9a095710859c7cef8f.jpg

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[azkid]

Quick sketch I did with my Balance with the xxf nib.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180805/abdca87389a241f1d5f77e7b318133cc.jpg

[Entre2tierras]

Sometimes I take a walk on graveyards and scribble...
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[Entre2tierras]

Mh, I tried to create a kind of from-shallow-water-to-depth-effect by cross-hatching with blue and back ink...epic...fail!
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How to create an effect like that:
http://californiadiver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Gray-whale-joe-platko.jpg

[azkid]

It is only a failure if you give up! :) I have no clue how to achieve that effect. Kudos for giving it a go. Not sure I want to attempt that at the moment. :D

[Entre2tierras]

scribble-doodle-doo
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[MattiasW]

Done with TWSBI 580 Diamond F-nib, Pelikan Fount India ink, A4 water colour paper cold pressed. It's a girl from the reddit forum redditgetsdrawn

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/20180909-reddit-girl.jpg

[suzy01]

Done with TWSBI 580 Diamond F-nib, Pelikan Fount India ink, A4 water colour paper cold pressed. It's a girl from the reddit forum redditgetsdrawn

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/20180909-reddit-girl.jpgBeautiful drawing [emoji7]

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[Rapidray]

+1 That is a very nice drawing

[MattiasW]

Thanks, I had a hard time with it. She has a right eye (from viewers perspective) that look good in the photo but as soon as I tried getting it on paper it went wrong. This was the third version.

Now I going to take on some more loose drawings, I have some ideas how to use my crosshatching. Warming up for inktober ;)

[christof]

Sketch with a double sided nib (fine vs double broad). Black Quink on aquarell paper:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1840/43269993055_e14dcfc27d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/28VC2r2)Pelikan 140 Doppelfeder von -c_m_z- (https://flic.kr/p/28VC2r2)

close up of the nib

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1881/29238485407_43bd4ca214_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/LxGT4n)Pelikan 140 Doppelfeder von -c_m_z- (https://flic.kr/p/LxGT4n)

C.

[MattiasW]

Sketch with a double sided nib (fine vs double broad).

Nice images :) That is an interesting solution.

[christof]

Thank you.
Well, it‘s not as creative as your sketches. It was rather a test run for this nib I made.

...and this drawing isn't much more creative either but I think that it's funny because I scaled the famous Rhino by AD to Post-it size:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/899/42950463441_319c30e5da_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/28rompK)RHINOCERVS von -c_m_z- (https://flic.kr/p/28rompK)

c.

[Entre2tierras]

https://mattiaswirf.com/sharing/20180909-reddit-girl.jpg[/QUOTE]

Beautiful. Btw an amazing woolly hat, it must took some time.

[Entre2tierras]

A simple skatch:
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[MattiasW]

Trying out portrait using only small crosshatching patches. Platinum Carbon Deskpen, Platinum Carbon black, A4 coldpressed watercolour paper.

https://i.imgur.com/DGrmNBR.jpg

[fountainpagan]

You certainly master the hatching. Thank you for such beautiful art.

[Entre2tierras]

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[Entre2tierras]

I keep on trying, this time with my new one. But it wasn´t house-clean, it peed on the paper...
Now, after doodling and a diary entry, it writes well.
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[azkid]

Nice work! Keep em coming!

[Entre2tierras]

It arrived, finally...

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[Entre2tierras]

sometimes I think it woud become more than doodle...

[Entre2tierras]

That´s what I´ve done since inktober :)

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[Entre2tierras]

Some older ones, post them before my break ;)
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[Entre2tierras]

Back from break, this poor lil´thread...

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[Entre2tierras]

A try of curvilinear perspective.
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[penwash]

Happy New Lunar Year of the Pig 2019!

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4821/32053682717_e3d8050ed1_c.jpg

[penwash]

Got this nib with a broken pen attached to it.
So I had to fit it somewhere, and I thought might as well pick a pretty celluloid body :)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7878/47493140301_068a3cac17_c.jpg

The sketch is of an old scale as found in old markets, weighing asparagus spears.

[Entre2tierras]

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[Entre2tierras]

simpsons-vampyre...
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[awdphotography]

https://cl.ly/99560c8d4451/awdphotography_normal_-9842.jpg
Using a Lamy 2000

[winslo]

I watched the animation movie “Addams Family 2019” over the holidays and it inspired me to sketch my version of the character “Wednesday Addams.”


Stillman and Birn Epsilon sketchbook.

Twsbi 580 Nickel Grey ALR Fine + Noodler's Lexington Grey.

[Freddie]

Fred

[tscweaves]

New to fountain pens ans new to drawing.

[penwash]

Glad to see this thread being kept alive by new submissions.

I haven't posted in a year. Let's fix that.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50070169397_9c7f1979da_c.jpg

[penwash]

This Parker Duo-Vac is very pretty.

Why these vertical striped vacumatic Parkers are not as popular as their horizontal cousins. Obviously not because they are inferior writers.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50172239467_613e8112de_c.jpg

[suzy01]

Need to process it properly for the MI thread but here's one I did yesterday with my cheapo twsbi go https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/39b6db31950a9a9f063355dbecd0b34a.jpg

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[An old bloke]

Need to process it properly for the MI thread but here's one I did yesterday with my cheapo twsbi go https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/39b6db31950a9a9f063355dbecd0b34a.jpg

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I would not call that a 'sketch'. To me, that is fine art portraiture.

[penwash]

One of the questions that I got asked often is this: Which nib size should I use to sketch with fountain pens?

My simple answer is: It's relative to the size of your sketch.

Typically, my sketch is small because I started to do it on a no.12 Rhodia pad. So for those, I find XF or F sized nibs to be the best. But if the pen has an M or B or BBB?

Well, sketch something bigger.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50310023948_4f628e2cfd_c.jpg

The size of the drawing is approximately 7x5 inches.

By the way, the pen, a Sheaffer Imperial Gold-filled 14k with Crosshatch pattern, is my favorite for the week.

[winslo]

Sketched this for #inktober52 2020 prompt number 35 “Balance.”

Twsbi 580 ALR Prussian Blue, extra fine + Iroshizuku ku jaku.

Brent.

[Detman101]

My sketches so far...mostly doodles testing during the development of my "Elegy"...my first, my last...my only reliably working flex pen.
I love her and she loves me...

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[Detman101]

Spent some time with the stinky floody Noodlers Ahab today...Good art pen now...after mods. If you can take the smell, it's a good performer!
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200908/31e34ad0ce98d53868678ff6e46eedb5.jpg

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[Cyril]

Trying out portrait using only small crosshatching patches. Platinum Carbon Deskpen, Platinum Carbon black, A4 coldpressed watercolour paper.

https://i.imgur.com/DGrmNBR.jpg

This is very nice and great hatching!!
Love the contrast fine details !!

[An old bloke]

Trying out portrait using only small crosshatching patches. Platinum Carbon Deskpen, Platinum Carbon black, A4 coldpressed watercolour paper.

https://i.imgur.com/DGrmNBR.jpg

This is very nice and great hatching!!
Love the contrast fine details !!

Very nice indeed. Also, far beyond my pathetically limited talents.

[Detman101]

Nib tuning with Robert Oster - Cafe Crema...ughhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200909/3a57c656deff12a65407d64af2e6f6cb.jpg

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[Detman101]

Sketches...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200911/0019801cf0f54a60dd76950742a2d1fc.jpg

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[Mags]

Any back to school sketches as yet?

[penwash]

Any back to school sketches as yet?

I'm too old to have a school to go back to :)

Unless you include the school of life, then all my sketches are my "escape" from that.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50328801351_f49b0d1f4e_c.jpg

[Kaputnik]

On August 4th, tropical storm Isaias passed through here, knocking down many trees and branches, and leaving my town without power for a week.

This tree is in the adjacent town where I take a daily walk. I don't know if it can survive the damage it took, but I'm interested in seeing how it does. You could say that I'm rooting for it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50361631117_e5fe223e0c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jJhwmM) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJhwmM) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/77103607@N00/)

It would be an interesting study for a real artist; feel free to draw from the above photo if you like. Here's a sketch of my own, just experimenting with a fountain pen. Pilot MYU and De Atramentis Document Brown ink.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50364842646_9643854d41_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jJyZ2Y) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJyZ2Y) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/77103607@N00/)

[Whitetail]

First post: A pen and watercolor using a Pilot Explorer (fine nib) with Platinum Carbon ink. Also used a Faber Castle brush pen for shadows.56177

[penwash]

I recently enlisted the help of an online word generator (many of them out there, just pick one) and get myself a list of random words that I use as a prompt to pick the subject for my sketches.

This sketch of a vintage fire hose nozzle assembly is the result of the prompt "hose". It may look obvious now, but it actually took some thinking to create. :)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50596577198_74da5955dc_c.jpg

Tinta: Diamine Ancient Copper.

[Kaputnik]

Replying to my own post, but what the heck. It's not like this is the busiest thread. And I have a follow up.

Last week, when going for my usual walk, I noticed that this tree now sported a splash of bright orange paint. I guessed that this might be the mark of doom, that it had been singled out for removal. Today that was confirmed. As I passed, a crew from the public works department was cutting it into chunks and feeding them into a wood chipper.

This was doubtless a sensible decision, as the badly wounded tree was near the line suspending a traffic light across the street. Another bad storm, of the kind we'll certainly get again, could have brought it down. Still, I had been curious to see if it could recover, and would have liked to see it get the chance.

But it has occurred to me that one of the points of drawing is not merely to depict something, but to make oneself observe it. My attempt at sketching may not have been all that successful, but it made me think about, and look more closely at, something which I might otherwise just have taken for granted.

And which is now gone.


On August 4th, tropical storm Isaias passed through here, knocking down many trees and branches, and leaving my town without power for a week.

This tree is in the adjacent town where I take a daily walk. I don't know if it can survive the damage it took, but I'm interested in seeing how it does. You could say that I'm rooting for it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50361631117_e5fe223e0c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jJhwmM) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJhwmM) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/77103607@N00/)

It would be an interesting study for a real artist; feel free to draw from the above photo if you like. Here's a sketch of my own, just experimenting with a fountain pen. Pilot MYU and De Atramentis Document Brown ink.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50364842646_9643854d41_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jJyZ2Y) (https://flic.kr/p/2jJyZ2Y) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/77103607@N00/)

[penwash]

Finally, Will learns how to sketch his username :)

Ever wonder why I chose "penwash" as my username?

Because, although I know how to sketch with a fountain pen, I always become overwhelmed when I try to combine it with my favorite paint media, watercolors. So I chose penwash because I aspire to be able to do it well someday.

And a few years later, I think I finally found a process that would work for me:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50733563716_d163d1f934_c.jpg

The steps are:

1. Pick up my watercolor set.
2. Put it away.
3. Pick up a fountain pen ink (Vinta Armada in this case).
4. Pick up any clean plastic lid (could have used my watercolor palette, but I want to emphasize the simplicity here).
5. Put a few drops of said ink.
6. Dilute each drop with varying amount of water to create different shades (tiny amounts).
7. Pick up the vintage pen of choice (most of my fountain pens are old, YMMV).
8. Sketch as usual, sans the hatching.
9. Start having fun with my waterbrush.
10. Done.

This setup is a lot simpler for my brain, which apparently can't handle having to choose from a subset of 12 color tubes.

And most importantly, I now can truly live up to my username. Ha!

[penwash]

As of late last year, I started, and continue to use a generated words-list as prompts to help me with sketching subjects. This one is for the word "cast".

What is vintage and has to do with "cast"? How about this iron-cast ... uh, iron?

These coal powered irons were the pressing matter when it comes to dapper-ness back in its day, which is not too far from when the first of the fountain pens started to be mass-produced.

Some of them actually were made quite ornately. Just don't mind the little fish, he's just letting off some steam.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50807146006_a1ae7c0efb_c.jpg

This post also qualifies for the obscure pen brand thread.

[Kaputnik]

Happy New Year, penwash! I was waiting for someone to break the ice on posting artwork for the new year.

[penwash]

A Wintry Scene using Callifolio Grenat both for the sketch and for the wash. The pen is an Onward that uses the same celluloid as a Copper Esterbrook J.

(interesting pinkish hue that I wasn't expecting out of a dark purple ink).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50852970477_75bb3a08b7_c.jpg

[mizgeorge]

Beautiful! Both the pen and the picture :)

[penwash]

This is the 3rd year in a row where I made a special sketch for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50935392268_e4b1875be1_c.jpg

"The Ox Warrior"

[mizgeorge]

Love it! (and the pen too!)

xīn nián kuài lè

[penwash]

Love it! (and the pen too!)

xīn nián kuài lè

May the New Year brings you happiness also! :)

[Chrissy]

Excellent Will. :applause:
Gong Hei Fat Choi to you too. :)

[penwash]

Excellent Will. :applause:
Gong Hei Fat Choi to you too. :)

And prosperity be with you also! :)

[penwash]

Another sketch with a Sheaffer.

A Sheaffer Crest Touchdown this time.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51098911989_096b30c0f8_c.jpg

I'm back to one of my favorite subjects to sketch: rural landscapes. This time featuring a forgotten farmstead whose time-worn look makes it even cooler. In my eyes, at least.

One of the fascinating aspect of sketching is within the process of adding details. In this part, you get to define the story of the subject that you're sketching. This is why I don't need reference pictures or photos for very long, but just enough to give me an idea on the structure and proportions. The rest of the time, I am having fun telling the story in my own way.

[Kaputnik]

Very nice, penwash. And although it may not be the point for you, I appreciate your ability to draw that well in such a small sketchbook (judging from the size of the pen).

[penwash]

Very nice, penwash. And although it may not be the point for you, I appreciate your ability to draw that well in such a small sketchbook (judging from the size of the pen).

That notebook is 5-3/4 x 4 inches.

I gravitate towards sketches that size because I can finish it in one sitting (also probably fits my scatter-brain). Which in turn gave me an opportunity to do version 2 (or sometimes 3) if I don't like how the first one turned out.

[penwash]

My newest fountain pen sketch with line and wash technique.

This is the cropped, re-framed, post-processed, ready to be uploaded to my redbubble shop (looks good as a postcard or greeting card):
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51120341628_c4a488a0f3_z.jpg

This is the original (with the pen):
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51121937125_e139589b72_c.jpg

The pen is a big National Pen. Co. with a "caramelized" cream marble celluloid.

[christof]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51099038828_2aa2677c68_b.jpg

Pelikan Fount India and 4001 Royal Blue...

[penwash]

Despite having the general shape of a sliced-bread loaf, adding interest and age details to this old city tram proved to be quite tricky, but fun.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51151408955_810c620491_c.jpg

[christof]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51075601892_5bc779b447_k.jpg

I was just doodling between taking notes...

[penwash]

The inspiration of today's sketch came from images of vintage medical supplies.
That and an "on a whim" selection of ink: DeAtramentis Sahara Grey.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51171543777_306968b9f9_c.jpg

The old Salz Bros BCHR just got its new nib, part of a bunch of vintage pen parts I got last week.

[christof]

Todays lunch:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51176420986_0eebf96468_c.jpg

(...no, not the pen, but asparagus)

[penwash]

This old Universal pen is surprisingly (and uncommonly) in a good condition.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51198528420_53d4b3272b_c.jpg

[An old bloke]

This old Universal pen is surprisingly (and uncommonly) in a good condition.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51198528420_53d4b3272b_c.jpg

Nice!

[penwash]

For you coffee drinkers out here:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51206474876_8ed0127875_c.jpg

[Yazeh]

What are the inks for the last two sketches?

[penwash]

What are the inks for the last two sketches?

The blue is Iroshizuku Kon-Peki.
The green is Diamine Evergreen.

[Kaputnik]

I've said it before, but I like your ability to draw that well at that size.

Oh, er, that referred to penwash's drawing in post #351 in this thread.

[penwash]

I've said it before, but I like your ability to draw that well at that size.

Oh, er, that referred to penwash's drawing in post #351 in this thread.

I used to sketch on a Rhodia No.5, so this is an upgrade already. LOL!

I almost finish this sketchbook (two more pages!!).

So who knows what size is the next one.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

Another sketch with a Sheaffer.

A Sheaffer Crest Touchdown this time.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51098911989_096b30c0f8_c.jpg

I'm back to one of my favorite subjects to sketch: rural landscapes. This time featuring a forgotten farmstead whose time-worn look makes it even cooler. In my eyes, at least.

One of the fascinating aspect of sketching is within the process of adding details. In this part, you get to define the story of the subject that you're sketching. This is why I don't need reference pictures or photos for very long, but just enough to give me an idea on the structure and proportions. The rest of the time, I am having fun telling the story in my own way.

This is such a gorgeous pen.
Sheaffer's "Fat" touchdowns are deeply underrated (I'm ok with that, it keeps them semi-affordable)
And this Umber colour is so nice.
I have a 3 pc set (pencil, ballpoint (stratowriter) and fountain pen) in Valiant trim.
The cap on the ballpoint is a replacement from an older Umber Sheaffer pen.
This was my first Fat touchdown. I got it about a year ago, now I have 3 (with a nib and cap for a 4th, waiting on a barrel)
Your sketches remind me of how Acoustic Pens used to write with the pen.
His Business Penmanship/Palmer was the model I aspire to.
(I have a LOOOOOONG way to go, i guess it gives me something to strive for)
In both your cases, the pens and photography sell themselves, then sketch/writing sample are just icing on the cake.

[penwash]

Another sketch with a Sheaffer.

A Sheaffer Crest Touchdown this time.

I'm back to one of my favorite subjects to sketch: rural landscapes. This time featuring a forgotten farmstead whose time-worn look makes it even cooler. In my eyes, at least.

One of the fascinating aspect of sketching is within the process of adding details. In this part, you get to define the story of the subject that you're sketching. This is why I don't need reference pictures or photos for very long, but just enough to give me an idea on the structure and proportions. The rest of the time, I am having fun telling the story in my own way.

This is such a gorgeous pen.
Sheaffer's "Fat" touchdowns are deeply underrated (I'm ok with that, it keeps them semi-affordable)
And this Umber colour is so nice.
I have a 3 pc set (pencil, ballpoint (stratowriter) and fountain pen) in Valiant trim.
The cap on the ballpoint is a replacement from an older Umber Sheaffer pen.
This was my first Fat touchdown. I got it about a year ago, now I have 3 (with a nib and cap for a 4th, waiting on a barrel)
Your sketches remind me of how Acoustic Pens used to write with the pen.
His Business Penmanship/Palmer was the model I aspire to.
(I have a LOOOOOONG way to go, i guess it gives me something to strive for)
In both your cases, the pens and photography sell themselves, then sketch/writing sample are just icing on the cake.

I didn't know who Acoustic Pens was, but I found the instagram feed. His penmanship is impeccable!

Sketching has become an integral part for me in this hobby. Even if I stop restoring and selling pens, I'd probably still continue to sketch as long as I am able.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

I didn't know who Acoustic Pens was, but I found the instagram feed. His penmanship is impeccable!

Sketching has become an integral part for me in this hobby. Even if I stop restoring and selling pens, I'd probably still continue to sketch as long as I am able.

His handwriting is the model i aspire to. I have a great deal of practice ahead of me
I have saved everyone of his posts I’m order to have more examples to try and emulate.
His photography and presentation are also excellent.

Sketching is something i am not good at. I admire those who can do it. I’ve tried. It’s always a worse failure than i can stand to look at and it ends up discouraging me.

Another Instagram account with great photography is paperwantsapen gorgeous pens, great shots.

[penwash]

I had this BCHR for a long time. It's such a sleek-looking pen.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51216151319_737ba1a2c1_c.jpg

And I spent a few days thinking about this sketch, which, at least to me, tries to capture the old-time charm of an imaginary corner of a "Souq" (street market) in Tunisia or Morocco.

[christof]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50857353387_4ae96faa4e_k.jpg

[mizgeorge]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50857353387_4ae96faa4e_k.jpg

That's made me smile - thanks Christof :)

[Yazeh]

Is that an Ilo christof?

[penwash]

Now that this sketchbook has become my main one, I'll be posting my sketches in this thread again.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51241454592_ed258e7325_c.jpg

This one is a lot of fun especially when trying to do the washes to convey the water movement on a water fountain.

The pen, of course is a Waterman model 3.

Edit: And of course I forgot to mention this delightful ink. PenBBS #236 Mandarin Duck.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

Very nice.
Might i suggest that you also list what the ink is? :)

[penwash]

Very nice.
Might i suggest that you also list what the ink is? :)

Thank you for the reminder. Added the ink name in the post.

[penwash]

With this sketch, I'm quite beside myself regarding the pen choice ... :D

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51246440285_0111e4da58_c.jpg

And don't ask me what is the brand of the ink, it came with the pen, which itself is part of a lot that I bought a while ago.

[Kaputnik]

With this sketch, I'm quite beside myself regarding the pen choice ... :D

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51246440285_0111e4da58_c.jpg

And don't ask me what is the brand of the ink, it came with the pen, which itself is part of a lot that I bought a while ago.

I like the sketch, as always. But on which side of yourself are you?

[penwash]

After researching numerous ways in which I can relay my experiences on sketching with fountain pens, I finally decided that an e-book would probably make the most sense.

An e-book can contain the concepts and ideas that I want to capture, at the same time, unlike physical books, it's a lot easier to update add new contents.

Here's what a typical page looks like:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51279173458_9cb3deedfe_c.jpg

The e-book is now in draft mode, with me still adding some contents that I think is useful. It's about 125 pages at the moment.

Now, let me clarify one thing. This is not a book where I teach how to sketch like I'm some kind of guru.
There are tons of true artists out there that are far more qualified to teach how to sketch than I am.

This book's goal is a lot simpler.

Do you like your fountain pens, inks, and paper?
Do you want to use them more often?
Then sketching, the way I discovered, is a simple, fun and addictive way to answer those two questions.
That's about it.

[mizgeorge]

What an excellent idea :)

[Yazeh]

Finally someone! Such a brilliant idea![emoji120]

[christof]

postcard sketch:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51283630861_1267d2884b_k.jpg

[Yazeh]

christof, your the master of understatement. Truly delightful...

[mizgeorge]

That's fabulous :)

Christof, you should have some of your pen sketches printed as postcards for sale - I think they'd do brilliantly on Etsy.

[christof]

That's fabulous :)

Christof, you should have some of your pen sketches printed as postcards for sale - I think they'd do brilliantly on Etsy.

sending the original is more fun - for the recipient as for the sender.

[mizgeorge]

That's fabulous :)

Christof, you should have some of your pen sketches printed as postcards for sale - I think they'd do brilliantly on Etsy.

sending the original is more fun - for the recipient as for the sender.

Of course it is! I was thinking more from a selfish point of view - I'd buy them like a shot!

[Chip]

Quick sketch of a friend, with an Aurora Ipsilon gold finepoint and Waterman black ink.

https://i.imgur.com/57F8rcA.jpg

[An old bloke]

Very well done! Impressionistic in style.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

postcard sketch:



wow. just... wow.

[Chip]

Impressionistic in style.

Nice way to say slapdash. :thank_you2:

[Chrissy]

That's fabulous :)

Christof, you should have some of your pen sketches printed as postcards for sale - I think they'd do brilliantly on Etsy.

sending the original is more fun - for the recipient as for the sender.
Indeed, but selfishly a copy could be sent to several more grateful recipients. :)

[Cyril]

postcard sketch:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51283630861_1267d2884b_k.jpg

This is beautiful Christof :)

[penwash]

Eversharp Fifth Avenue in Army Brown.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51285791058_3fe9d5d760_c.jpg

Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz

[christof]

Eversharp Fifth Avenue in Army Brown.


what a great pen and sketch!

[christof]

another one of mines an one of my favourite subjects, the Rhino by AD:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51061976688_98f9f5c4b2_k.jpg

english Swan with flexible EF nib.

C.

[penwash]

Waterman Taperite "Citation" with that humongous cap band!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51296101806_ef1d6df9e2_c.jpg

Ink: Papier Plume Moss Green.

[christof]

Pelikan IBIS

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49855614638_061dbdf8f4_h.jpg

quick and....quick.

[christof]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51310798417_2e5f00811e_k.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51311543771_ea19452702_k.jpg

[mizgeorge]

Very clever :)

[penwash]

A really quick sketch of a little Jeep ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51311266407_83207a5be6_c.jpg

The pen is a Yiren that I bought on a whim just because I like the olive color.

[mizgeorge]

A really quick sketch of a little Jeep ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51311266407_83207a5be6_c.jpg

The pen is a Yiren that I bought on a whim just because I like the olive color.

It's these effortless little sketches that really are so very good :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

After researching numerous ways in which I can relay my experiences on sketching with fountain pens, I finally decided that an e-book would probably make the most sense.

An e-book can contain the concepts and ideas that I want to capture, at the same time, unlike physical books, it's a lot easier to update add new contents.

Here's what a typical page looks like:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51279173458_9cb3deedfe_c.jpg

The e-book is now in draft mode, with me still adding some contents that I think is useful. It's about 125 pages at the moment.

Now, let me clarify one thing. This is not a book where I teach how to sketch like I'm some kind of guru.
There are tons of true artists out there that are far more qualified to teach how to sketch than I am.

This book's goal is a lot simpler.

Do you like your fountain pens, inks, and paper?
Do you want to use them more often?
Then sketching, the way I discovered, is a simple, fun and addictive way to answer those two questions.
That's about it.

You are making me want to sketch again!

[christof]

It's these effortless little sketches that really are so very good :)

True.

[penwash]

A really quick sketch of a little Jeep ...

The pen is a Yiren that I bought on a whim just because I like the olive color.

It's these effortless little sketches that really are so very good :)

Made me smile, your comment does. Thank you! :D

[penwash]

You are making me want to sketch again!

Then I would consider that a goal accomplished :D

[catbert]

Is that an Ilo christof?

Older Pelikano (https://www.pelikan-collectibles.com/en/Pelikan/Models/Cartridge-filler/Pelikano/index.html), I think.

[christof]

Is that an Ilo christof?



...it‘s an italian Pelikano „Antimacchia“.

[penwash]

Sketching using the big Hero 565

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51322610155_56a4a3ee6c_c.jpg

[Igraine]

With this sketch, I'm quite beside myself regarding the pen choice ... :D

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51246440285_0111e4da58_c.jpg

And don't ask me what is the brand of the ink, it came with the pen, which itself is part of a lot that I bought a while ago.

Love this!

[Sailor Kenshin]

Sketching using the big Hero 565

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51322610155_56a4a3ee6c_c.jpg

This Hero's profile reminds me of the PFM! I have one. I should ink it again.

[penwash]

[QUOTE=penwash;330665]Sketching using the big Hero 565

This Hero's profile reminds me of the PFM! I have one. I should ink it again.

That's what made me curious as well. And this pen reminds me again that fat barrels are comfortable to write with.

[Sailor Kenshin]

[QUOTE=penwash;330665]Sketching using the big Hero 565

This Hero's profile reminds me of the PFM! I have one. I should ink it again.

That's what made me curious as well. And this pen reminds me again that fat barrels are comfortable to write with.

I just sent for one. Apparently, all I have to do is swear off buying pens and magically, one appears that I need.

Oh, and just because...

Flowers that don't exist....done in black ink with no visual reference on a paper- towel-quality notebook page with my right hand.

I am left-handed.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/07/22/092beb7b6d973869b68d5d4586d97092.jpg

[Sailor Kenshin]

This is what I used to be able to do with my dominant hand. Far out of practice now.

http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/7716/0063/5345/Cat_004-no_sig-640p.jpg

I'm going to try a little sketching every day.

[Yazeh]

@Sailor Kenshin, please do.....

[penwash]

This is what I used to be able to do with my dominant hand. Far out of practice now.

http://extras.ourpatioparty.com/files/7716/0063/5345/Cat_004-no_sig-640p.jpg

I'm going to try a little sketching every day.

You have crazy good skillz. Almost scary with those delicate hatches.

Welcome back to the sketchland!

[mizgeorge]

Wonderful :) Please do more!

[Sailor Kenshin]

Wonderful :) Please do more!

Thanks! Working on some. The kitteh was from waaay long ago, my hands are now shaky, and i'm so out of practice....

😊

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/07/23/d92e3f9bc9b0484744f310dfba11a13e.jpg

Images from a card. I don't have any fp-worthy paper that's not dotted or gridded. This is some cream color Rhodia or Clairefontaine.

[penwash]

Love those little flowers, Sailor!

And now, a pair of sketches, experimenting on the idea of "a corner of an ancient Chinese garden..."

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51336590673_c8667c4885_c.jpg

Or... whatever excuse I can come up with to use that formidable LIFETIME Sheaffer 14K nib. LOL!

[mizgeorge]

Beautiful! And what a gorgeous pen :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

Beautiful! And what a gorgeous pen :)

Indeed yes! Ink, please?

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/07/28/83ba08028a8c0ac220706efe08d04575.jpg

Got this Tachikawa years ago. They still make them, I think, at just a bit more than the $5 I paid. Ink is a mix of Diamine Twilight and, well, black. The Plumix is loaded with MI 35.

[christof]

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51348197569_f53e72d84c_k.jpg

Vacations at home...

[penwash]

A super cool Aurora 98.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51349803001_765acbaccc_c.jpg

Tinta: Pen Saijiki Matsu-Kaze & Diamine Ancient Copper.

[Yazeh]

A super cool Aurora 98.



A super duper cool sketch!

[penwash]

A super duper cool sketch!

Thank you!
The nib on this pen somehow encourages short but expressive lines.
And the Matsu-Kaze ink is perfect to render a miniature pine (matsu) tree.

[Yazeh]

I find this drawing very appealing. You/ or the pen have managed both to capture the simplicity/ idea/ essence of simplicity.... And that's a feat :thumb:

[penwash]

An old Peerless set... with upgraded nib, sketching a rural cottage scenery:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51362971823_7bd0229070_c.jpg

[Yazeh]

@penwash that combination is magical... :)

[christof]

fountain pens and architecture:


https://live.staticflickr.com/8751/16314463143_85968081cc_h.jpg

All four variants of LAMY Persona.

[penwash]

Just a simple rustic scene using a cute Waterman Taperite pocket edition:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51367600316_a1795ffc59_c.jpg

[An old bloke]

Just a simple rustic scene using a cute Waterman Taperite pocket edition:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51367600316_a1795ffc59_c.jpg

Very nice. There is beauty in simplicity.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Sketching using the big Hero 565

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51322610155_56a4a3ee6c_c.jpg

The pen has arrived. Inked with Diamine Les Paul Pelham Blue, it's a VERY wet writer.

[penwash]

Nice one, SK. Now let's see some sketches with it. :)

Last night I sketched this one:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51370861001_1db7eb922f_c.jpg

An imaginary "water village" somewhere near one of the big rivers in China. :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/12/9ae815ad9f15410647e9f5ca6796b7a2.jpg

This Hero is a garden hose. Ink was on the section when I uncapped it, so I flushed it. Going to next try a dry ink, like MV Azure Noir or Blue Black.

[penwash]

I never used this R&K Dokumentus Braun ink before and thought, why not...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51376633680_3ed6be5f5b_c.jpg

Pleasantly surprised at the complex hue and shading that this ink could bring out.

I love the pen too, a pocket-friendly M&T Swan with a big clip and cool black bands.

[eachan]

A Swan in different colours from what I'm used to. I love the rich russet and black bands.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Very quick, like three minutes. Ink is my own mix of blue blacks. I need to learn to take better pictures.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/15/c5db19cbc59fdb7badb8eaea332a5715.jpg

Still a wet writer. It feels good in the hand; I just need to appreciate its generosity with ink.

[penwash]

Very quick, like three minutes. Ink is my own mix of blue blacks. I need to learn to take better pictures.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/15/c5db19cbc59fdb7badb8eaea332a5715.jpg

Still a wet writer. It feels good in the hand; I just need to appreciate its generosity with ink.

Looking good! If you mix dry-er inks, probably the ink flow would suit your preference more.

But I can't see any feathering, so either the paper is super coated, or the wetness is not terrible.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Very quick, like three minutes. Ink is my own mix of blue blacks. I need to learn to take better pictures.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/15/c5db19cbc59fdb7badb8eaea332a5715.jpg

Still a wet writer. It feels good in the hand; I just need to appreciate its generosity with ink.

Looking good! If you mix dry-er inks, probably the ink flow would suit your preference more.

But I can't see any feathering, so either the paper is super coated, or the wetness is not terrible.

It's Rhodia, and even the Diamine Pelham Blue didn't feather on that.

Now if I could only take better photos, but all I have is a phone and a tablet.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I'm totally cheating here. This isn't a fountain pen, but an Esterbrook Dip Less.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/24/c1498afca0b6a22e26c3a1b1b305e3c3.jpg

I just wanted to try a wash.

[penwash]

SK, isn't ink washes fun? :)

Here's my latest sketch, a Lakeside house sketched using a Lakeside pen.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51398138100_dd12ce0030_c.jpg

All the colors are from FP inks, not watercolor tubes.

[An old bloke]

Nice!

[christof]

The variety of fountain pen brands you show here is always amazing Thank you.

[penwash]

The variety of fountain pen brands you show here is always amazing Thank you.

Christof, I'm sort of a "picker" when it comes to old fountain pens. A "picker" is someone who is not afraid to get their hands dirty in search of "who knows?" in a pile of who knows what :)

Point in case, I just spent a few hours last night getting 2 gold nibs off of some old pens (without destroying them), and then proceed to be unhappy with the way the nib writes and tune and grind the nib. My wife just shook her head seeing me trying to get old inks off my hands at the end.

I mean, which normal person does that?

[penwash]

...Here's my latest sketch, a Lakeside house sketched using a Lakeside pen....
Certainly, that qualifies as an obscure brand!

Lakeside is one of Montgomery Ward's brand. I guess it's obscure-ish.

[Yazeh]

The variety of fountain pen brands you show here is always amazing Thank you.

Point in case, I just spent a few hours last night getting 2 gold nibs off of some old pens (without destroying them), and then proceed to be unhappy with the way the nib writes and tune and grind the nib. My wife just shook her head seeing me trying to get old inks off my hands at the end.

I mean, which normal person does that?

A person who searches for excellence... :)

[christof]

...

I mean, which normal person does that?

Me.

...but most probably I am not normal as well. Just ask my wife... :)

[penwash]

A sketch with a Sheaffer Junior 14K nib that I put on this old Weidlich, which, happens to just have a new rollstop installed in place of its missing clip.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51410209216_40b8ea49e1_c.jpg

[Sailor Kenshin]

Beautiful. Love that rollstop!

I've been trying washes, too.

This one was a previously posted sketch I just applied some water to. Yes, the Rhodia doesn't take water very well.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/26/b1f74cb21786891118f5bcc322f43388.jpg

This is new. Slightly better wettability, still not ideal.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2021/08/28/5c24b19fd11b4946c74dd97cc36f0581.jpg

[penwash]

The people on the FP subreddit are posting their pens and dices, which I do not have, so ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51420663512_5d79da6911_c.jpg

[penwash]

Today's sketch is a neat vehicle, I say vehicle because it's not classified as a car, nor it is a motorcycle. The closest general description is an Auto-Rickshaw which means something to carry one or two passengers, but powered by an engine.

These auto-rickshaws are super common in Asian countries, especially South and South East Asia. The primary makers are automobile companies from India. And I knew for a fact that these little workhorses were already roaming the crowded streets in Asia, transporting people and their goods back and forth since at least the 1970s.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51437270775_f889599d30_c.jpg

The Cavalier pen has a unique clip shape. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before. Maybe I'll post under the Obscure pen thread.

[Jon Szanto]

I hope Will forgives me for this. I've cried on his shoulder often enough about my complete lack of artistic ability in the visual medium, but I now have two "sketches" that mean the world to me.

I love the mix of communities in my life, and a recent/virtual/remote pen friend is artist Jeffrey Beauchamp. We've not met, only dialogued online. I happened to see him do a sketch of a sweet kitty, and asked if he would consider the same for our late beloved Cricket. I sent him 2 photos, one at about 10 weeks and later in life, letting him pick the better shot. He surprised me by doing both.

I did this without my spouse knowing, and managed to do a passable mat job, and then presented them to her. We are so over the moon with joy at seeing him captured this way. I can't thank Jeff enough for this gift beyond measure.


https://i.imgur.com/CfBvByQh.jpg

"Dr. Cricket As A Med Student" - artist: Jeffrey Beauchamp


https://i.imgur.com/h5bJfnuh.jpg

"The Doctor Is In" - artist: Jeffrey Beauchamp

[An old bloke]

Brilliant work!

[penwash]

I did this without my spouse knowing, and managed to do a passable mat job, and then presented them to her. We are so over the moon with joy at seeing him captured this way. I can't thank Jeff enough for this gift beyond measure.


Thank you for sharing this Jon.

To me and others, we see a well-rendered cat drawing, but to you and your wife, it is a remembrance of a dear companion.

If this doesn't affirm the point that I've discovered myself, that sketches (just a bunch of lines drawn on paper) have a way to endear themselves into our hearts and stay there, I don't know what else will.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Brilliant work!

What he said!

[christof]

Today's sketch is a neat vehicle, I say vehicle because it's not classified as a car, nor it is a motorcycle. The closest general description is an Auto-Rickshaw which means something to carry one or two passengers, but powered by an engine.

...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51437270775_f889599d30_c.jpg

...



These vehicles are also popular in Europe! They come from Italy and are called Vespacar.



(...the green shimmer on the picture is from my notebook from happily ever paper)

[penwash]

^^^
Totally love that sketch, Christof!

These little runners are global hard-workers aren't they?

[Kaputnik]

...

These vehicles are also popular in Europe! They come from Italy and are called Vespacar.

63269


(...the green shimmer on the picture is from my notebook from happily ever paper)

That Vespacar has a face!

[christof]

^^^
Totally love that sketch, Christof!


Thank you Will.

[penwash]

A quick sketch of an old truck using Medium-Broad (with a slight 'architect' character).

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51663306107_a6097d9858_c.jpg

The Kreuzer is a nice piston filler. I love the curved clip.

[penwash]

Taking this pretty Pioneer (with an even older Moore 14K nib) through its paces:

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[penwash]

Happy Friday from this cheerful little old forklift. May it "lift" your spirits in this fine day!

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[penwash]

'Tis the season after all ...

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Tinta: J. Herbin Rouge Caroubier

[Yazeh]

Ah,, your understated elegance lifts my spirt Will, thanks...

[penwash]

Ah,, your understated elegance lifts my spirt Will, thanks...

Thank you. You're far too kind :)

[penwash]

Last sketch in 2021.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51789859396_d2a1010779_c.jpg

Thank you all for the interactions and inspirations!

Happy new year 2022.

[An old bloke]

A very happy, healthy, and bountiful new year to you too.

[penwash]

A very happy, healthy, and bountiful new year to you too.

And to you as well, good sir! :)

[IT's MAR]

How about my initials as a cute character (DOODLE) ? https://imgur.com/gallery/dU8tnfS
Perhaps one day I'll move forward with this concept XD

[Sailor Kenshin]

How about my initials as a cute character (DOODLE) ? https://imgur.com/gallery/dU8tnfS
Perhaps one day I'll move forward with this concept XD

Cute!

[penwash]

First Parker Vacumatic restored in 2022.

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Welcome to the imaginary and tiny "Richard's Garage" set in the 1950s in a quaint little town.

The ink is of course R&K AGG.

[eachan]

There's a Richard's Garage at the end of my street but it doesn't look as nice as yours, Will!

[penwash]

There's a Richard's Garage at the end of my street but it doesn't look as nice as yours, Will!

LOL!

The name Richard is inspired by the little garage which has been taking care of my old 4Runner. The owner's name is Rick.

[Chrissy]

I wondered if it was inspired by a well known pen person called Richard... LOL

[penwash]

I wondered if it was inspired by a well known pen person called Richard... LOL

That's an interesting take, Chrissy.

If this sketch were to be inspired by a pen person whom I admire, it would be called "Pete's" instead :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

This is...frustrating. A doodle more than a sketch. It's the ink that drives me bats.

https://pics.ourpatioparty.com/images/2022/01/15/8006a603840163863e6fe67de4cf582d.jpg

[Kaputnik]

I have very few sketches which, strictly speaking, belong to this thread rather than others. I've been doing some drawing in ink, but rarely with fountain pens. This one used a Platinum desk pen with a blue-black cartridge. Very cheap pen, but the extra fine nib is good for drawing, I think. No doubt it would have been a good idea to put down some light pencil guidelines first, as I know things came out uneven.

The main point of this was actually to try out some hatching and cross-hatching, but of course, I needed some sort of subject. I've been amazed by the regularity of some of the hatching and stippling I've seen, in cases where there was no possibility of computer assistance, I mean. I don't have that much control, or perhaps just not that much patience.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51829941924_03bd9f01fe_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mY311m) (https://flic.kr/p/2mY311m) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/77103607@N00/)

[penwash]

Just like last year https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/13418-Show-me-your-fountain-pen-sketches?p=317694&viewfull=1#post317694

A sketch for the CNY 2022 - The Year of the Tiger

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51856321666_1f9ea6a1e5_c.jpg

And of course, done with a vintage pen, Waterson with a super fine nib.

[Yazeh]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

[Chrissy]

Excellent Will. :)

[penwash]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

LOL!

His fangs need to be quite a bit bigger for him to be a sabertooth. :)

[eachan]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

Is a sober tooth tiger one that has finally given up the vodka after putting his wife and cubs through seven shades of hell?

[Yazeh]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

Is a sober tooth tiger one that has finally given up the vodka after putting his wife and cubs through seven shades of hell?

I would go for rice wine or preferably a nice dram of single malt :cheers:

[eachan]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

Is a sober tooth tiger one that has finally given up the vodka after putting his wife and cubs through seven shades of hell?

I would go for rice wine or preferably a nice dram of single malt :cheers:

Me too on the single malt. I seem to remember that there is or used to be an Indian beverage called Tiger Beer.

[An old bloke]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

Is a sober tooth tiger one that has finally given up the vodka after putting his wife and cubs through seven shades of hell?

I would go for rice wine or preferably a nice dram of single malt :cheers:

Me too on the single malt. I seem to remember that there is or used to be an Indian beverage called Tiger Beer.

Tiger beer is actually brewed in Singapore. It's quite a nice beer too. An Indian restaurant I frequented before it changed hands had it on hand to enjoy with their superb curries.

[Yazeh]

Will if I didn't know better I would say, you're celebrating the year of the sober toothed tiger :)

Is a sober tooth tiger one that has finally given up the vodka after putting his wife and cubs through seven shades of hell?

I would go for rice wine or preferably a nice dram of single malt :cheers:

Me too on the single malt. I seem to remember that there is or used to be an Indian beverage called Tiger Beer.

As long as you don't use some tiger balm ;)

[penwash]

A tranquil seaside scene ...

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A big Good Service (a brand of Sears) pen from the 1930s.
And I love the fact that I can line up the clip and the lever on this pen.

[penwash]

I recently replaced the steel nib on my Leonardo Magico with this big Moore 14K ... love it.

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The sketch is a little old tugboat, chugging along a choppy, wavy sea. I love tugboats and in this particular sketch, I think I find a way to render wavy sea that is different, and I kinda like it.

[Yazeh]

@penwash, I love how the tugboat seems to be one with the choppy sea. It is incredible how you can capture movement and nostalgia in a tiny little sketch....

[penwash]

@penwash, I love how the tugboat seems to be one with the choppy sea. It is incredible how you can capture movement and nostalgia in a tiny little sketch....

Are you hinting that I need to work on the size of my sketches? :D

Just kidding of course, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I truly do.

[penwash]

Let's talk a bit about inspiration. I recently bought a book called "Art of Fallout 4" which is a behemoth of a book, containing 380+ pages of full color artworks which chronicles the artistic concepts and sketches that went into the production of the popular PC Game. It is so satisfying to flip through the pages.

Why is this such an inspiration for me? Because the whole Fallout "universe" is modeled after styling cues between the 1920s and 1950s Americana which almost exactly matches the favorite theme of my sketches.

Here's an example:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51975537959_8da37c88ec_c.jpg

PS: Yes, even those of you who are not familiar with the universe would spot that I missed a letter in the sketch. I apologize if that bugs you :)

[Sailor Kenshin]

Love the theme, too. What Parker is that?

[penwash]

Love the theme, too. What Parker is that?

Sorry, I should have mentioned it. It's the last version of the Parker 50 "Falcon" released in early 1980s.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Love the theme, too. What Parker is that?

Sorry, I should have mentioned it. It's the last version of the Parker 50 "Falcon" released in early 1980s.

Thanks! Very cool-looking pen.

[Chrissy]

@penwash, I love how the tugboat seems to be one with the choppy sea. It is incredible how you can capture movement and nostalgia in a tiny little sketch....

Are you hinting that I need to work on the size of my sketches? :D

Just kidding of course, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I truly do.
Will, the sizes of your sketches are perfect. No additional working on them is required. :) Small can be beautiful. :)

[penwash]

@penwash, I love how the tugboat seems to be one with the choppy sea. It is incredible how you can capture movement and nostalgia in a tiny little sketch....

Are you hinting that I need to work on the size of my sketches? :D

Just kidding of course, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. I truly do.
Will, the sizes of your sketches are perfect. No additional working on them is required. :) Small can be beautiful. :)

Thank you, Chrissy!! :)

Interestingly, I never consciously think about the size of my sketches. Once I had an idea, I just start from one spot and continue until I'm done with the outline. Looking back, most of my sketches will fit into a postcard, some with a lot of room left for whitespace <-- which I happen to like, I don't like "cramped" sketches that butts into the edge of the paper.

But yeah, I've seen some larger sketches that fills an 8x10 inches space and no, I don't feel the need to match those. :)

Also, the writing size of the nib kinda affects the size of my sketches. For example:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51461096255_9b0b59b692_c.jpg

That's my stub BB on the 146, that one sketch is bigger than a postcard.

I love vintage German nibs with that sharp italic character, these allow me to sketch smaller even though they are certainly capable of making wide lines. For example:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51741610136_96d85d7712_c.jpg

Having said all this, I'd love to hear yours (and others') thinking process behind your sketches.

[Yazeh]

@penwash, I love also "miniatures". I find them much more satisfying. A big "canvas" is too much for me and my limited skills. A tiny sketch, drawn in the spur of the moment, besides some ideas in a notebook is more than enough and satisfying :)

[christof]

Having said all this, I'd love to hear yours (and others') thinking process behind your sketches.

I also like small sketches. From Postcard size down to post-it size. It's a matter of time. Larger sketches takes mor time and since I am no artist and my work will never be exhibited, size doesn't matter (I don't eve keep my sketches...)

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postcard

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post-it

[penwash]

Having said all this, I'd love to hear yours (and others') thinking process behind your sketches.

I also like small sketches. From Postcard size down to post-it size. It's a matter of time. Larger sketches takes mor time and since I am no artist and my work will never be exhibited, size doesn't matter (I don't eve keep my sketches...)

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postcard

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post-it

Christof, you may not think yourself as an artist, but I suspect there are many artists who woud love to have your mindset and skills in executing cool *and* clever sketches. :)

[penwash]

How about a cola-dispenser machine that survived an apocalypse?

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The handsome German piston filler is the Osmia Supra with a very cool chasing pattern. The nib is a 14ct BB stub which is so nice.

[Cyril]

Lovely Work Will.
Surprisingly this BB stub gives some fine lines too ???
It is a beautiful pen !!!

[penwash]

Lovely Work Will.
Surprisingly this BB stub gives some fine lines too ???
It is a beautiful pen !!!

Thanks Cyril.
A good BB stub is certainly capable of producing fine lines if we keep the nib horizontally-parallel with the direction of the lines.
As a bonus, when I need a thicker line, all I need to do is to angle the nib.
Though it does impart a certain look (at least with my sketches) that is different than the ones where I use Fine/pointy nibs.

And I usually find good BB stub/italic nibs on German piston fillers such as this Osmia.

[christof]

some gardening...

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[penwash]

This is a photo that someone sent me upon receiving one of my postcards. It's so cool to see my sketch bearing those postage marks and the creases at the edges :D

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I almost post this on the Inktober thread because, y'know... the crab has wandered. :p

[usk15]

https://i.postimg.cc/c4ZyHnQR/IMG-20230930-153642165.jpg (https://postimg.cc/14WY747X)

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[penwash]

Don't feel like doing the prompt today, so instead, here's a quick sketch on a "naturally aged" paper that my wife and I found at an estate sale.

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NOTE: The white paper background is there only so I can calibrate the white balance.