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rubendh
August 9th, 2016, 11:50 AM
Hello everybody

Recently I developed interest in sketching.
I own different fountain pens but the one that would suit me best (for sketching) is a EF pelikan 400 (vintage pen) in 14k. Has very nice line variation.

I also own different inks: diamine sherwoord green, pelikan edelstein ruby, montblanc black blue and 3 pelikan 4001 inks (blueblack/black/brown).
Is the pelikan 4001 black a good ink to start sketching?

Also, can anyone suggest some nice paper.
And maybe any book or video series to get the basics?

Thank you!
Ruben

snowbear
August 10th, 2016, 06:17 AM
I just use standard sketchpads - typically recycled paper about 98 lb/160 gsm. Canson multi-media paper is what I have at the moment.
There are many books and web sites that can teach you the basics.

As far as inks, I use whatever is in the pen - Cross black (rebranded Pelikan) is fine. For anything I want to be permanent, I tend to use a dip pen and acrylic or India ink.