Learning an $800 Lesson about Pen Collecting
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I mean, it was a good try. I feel good supporting some artisan who makes pens since I love pens, here's his website by the way: www.manupropria-pens.ch/welco...
I think I knew before I even ordered the pen that it wouldn't satisfy me completely. I already have everything I want in the Rotring Isograph, which is a totally different type of pen (as far as the nib goes) but if curiosity didn't kill this cat, it at least lightened its wallet. I'm still happy with the purchase of this pen, since it arrived exactly to my specifications, and it was only my own hopes and dreams that somehow spending more on a pen might mystically make it better, and it did, but only in ways that are adjacent to the things that truly matter to me, that is, how it feels to draw with it. And it's not bad to draw with, it works great, but I think no fountain pen ever will really be as satisfying to me as my Rotring Isograph, which is the peak of utilitarian line-making.
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I love how we have converted him into a fountain pen addict. Its so fun to watch him go through the stages.
Right? So good. I just converted a friend at work!
@@krakentowa8727 excellent
The part in the dating section of the newspaper says:
"Interesting and intelligent man, looking for an sensitive/soulful [ gefühlsvoll really doesn't translate very well into english ] and pretty girlfriend, between 40-50 years. I am 46years and have blue eyes. Call me."
thanks! haha scrolled down to comments just to see if anyone had helpfully translated it
The newspaper advert said "Interesting and intelligent man searches a feelful and pretty girlfriend, between 40 and 50 years. I am 46 and have blue eyes. Call me" so you got most of it right anyway. "Gefühlsvoll" is a compound word of "feeling" and "full", so feelful is a really literal translation, there is probably a more poetic way to translate it.
I would translate "gefühlvoll" with sensitive. Like in patient, empathic or simply nice to other people and propably mostly towards him. ;)
gefühlsvoll means soulful, sensitive, emotional
Man...in Switzerland they actually want that? I Married out of the wrong German speaking country.
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REVIEW the guitar!!!!
No, it is Gefühlswolle: Emotionwool.
@@meinpupsstinkt1476 what is that?
As a german, who can make pens out of wood, i can send you as many unique/one of a kind pens and german newspapers as you want and it will not even cost 20$.
It might cost $20 just to ship it
Do you have a website shop? Because that sounds cool. I have two wooden pen bodies and I always love the feel of the wood. One is made with ironwood so it is very heavy, it will sink in water.
Etwas Komisches ist, daß man so deutlich sehen kann, daß du ein Deutscher bist, durch die Weise, wodurch du Beistriche für Relativsätze sogar auf Englisch nutzen, lol
Omg drop the link I would love to buy pens from you
Please don’t undersell your work! I’m sure the materials alone can cost $20, your time is valuable too!!
The title got me thinking you ruined hundreds of pens somehow
I thought it meant he took a class about pen collecting that cost $800 lmao
Funny... I was assuming that he just ruined one really expensive one, lol
As a pen enthusiast my initial thought was "Okay, 800$ is expensive, but not outrageous, I've seen more expensive pens" Then you started talking about the pen, and when I realized that it was a hand made artisanal item, I changed my mind, and now I feel like it's a great price for what you have! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this artist's beautiful pen with the world.
I support your 800 decision as long as i can involuntarily shake my head everytime you say it lol.
Lol fair enough
Ok, hello everyone.
Merry Christmas Peter Draws, you have been one of my favourite discoveries this year
Thank you, you’re very kind
Just I will do a gift for myself this Christmas... I have buy a ISOgragh Rotring 0.35 after to see that vídeo xD XD XD
@@savethewill9149 🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺
@@RichMitch Hahahaha
Peter's artist "slump" is everyone else's master piece
Peter you’ll never be a simple clickbait channel, you put care into your videos. There’s no shame in making clickbaity titles so the algorithm is on your side
I'd have to respectfully disagree. There's absolutely no reason to stoop so low as to use clickbait. Clickbait is outright lying...what you see is not what you get. And it IS a shameful practice. Why would anyone sell their soul to please an algorithm?
@@andylegg1878 I don't think he "sold his soul" at all. Always found Peter rather honest about his reviews (remember the fancy pencil sharpener?). I don't mind a bit of racolage in the title, a man's got to eat.....
@@lililangtry1881 Apologies if my comment was confusing. I never meant to suggest Peter has ever 'sold his soul' to the mighty CZcams algorithms. I find his content easily compelling.
I meant to infer that I bemoan those who ARE just fishing for views by posting dishonest titles and thumbnails, and that there's no need to go that route.
i love how he smells everything 😂
Ha! I got excited too when I ordered from Japan and the local newspaper was in the packaging. :)
Now that we know your initials, we can now guess your full name. PJD stands for Peter James Draw.
*Draws
WOWSERS! Good for you! It's important and healthy to be nice to ourselves - so, I am all for self-gifting. If you have the money and can afford to do it - why not? Besides - if you make your living as a pen and ink artist you can write it off your taxes as a business investment - HAHAHAHAH - Happy Holidays Peter! ***HUGS***
you should commission someone to cover a rotring isograph with layers of urushi lacquer to make the best peter draws pen ever.
For real though, I'd buy an upgraded barrel made out of aluminum or something.
"You collect stamps... but do you ever mail anything?" I laughed out loud. Nice video, Peter!
Man, i fucking love peter, it's the best thing to watch while high
What is "fucking love" ? Never heard of it.
Glad I'm not alone 😂
What I'm doing right now lol
So fuckin true hahhaah
Totally agree.
It's your hard earned dollars. It's wonderful to gift luxurious things to ourselves. You can do whatever you want with your money. I'm happy for you. I just cleaned and refilled the vintage in the box KOH-I-NOOR RAPIDOGRAPH 7 pen set that I found in the stuff a jewelry store was throwing away. Works perfectly.
I'm glad to see another Koh-i-noor Rapidograph fan. I got mine waaaaaaayyyyy back for a drafting class (I just got them because they were required). Years later I rediscovered them in a drawer. Glad you got yours free -- they're now selling for nearly $200 for the set.
Awesome find! I am glad you were able to save them. Rapidographs are such great pens.
Maybe you could look into getting a custom pen with an Isograph nib but a body of whatever you want. Like metal or lacquer.
peter's initials stand for Peter Just Draws, in case anyone was wondering
Preeeetttyyyy sure it's Peter Jesus Draws
It’s actually police department
The term "unearth" is referring to "earth" as the ground. There are two definitions of "earth." There is "Earth," as the proper noun and name for our planet, and there is "earth" as the common noun that refers to the ground (of any planet). To unearth something means to bring something up from the ground. Therefore, an ancient Martian artifact and an Earth one would both be "unearthed" from their respective planets.
Found the nerd!
So there’s earth on Mars?
@@peter_draws Well, that's an interesting question because "earth" typically refers to soil. And, I'm sure as you know there's no soil on Mars, OR perhaps there may be because there is a very minor amount of water on mars? But, that brings us to the larger problem that there are two definitions of "unearth." You can say you unearthed something as you dug it up out of the ground, OR you can say you unearthed something, in the metaphorical sense, as you discovered something.
*God, I hate English*
As someone who is on a fixed income, and has dove down the rabbit hole of vintage fountain pens (I'm currently working on a selection of Esterbrook pens, as they tend to be more wallet friendly, and have 33 different possibilities for nibs) I doubt that this pen, no matter how awesome it is, will ever be in my price range. That said, I can also agree with the favourite pen thing. Whilst mine isn't the same as yours, I do have preferences. With the Esterbrook pens, it's mainly the 9xxx nibs I currently have, with a strong dislike for anything extra fine in ANY pen. (I'm more of a writer than I will ever be an artist, and almost every extra fine seems too scratchy for my taste. Though I have found a couple...)
I get the block thing, even though it is more in who and what to write.
Keep up the great work, and stay safe! Thanks for sharing this with us!
It is possible to mitigate the effects of old sayings by mixing them up on, as it were, the artist's palette of well being. A fool and his money think alike and seldom differ ;)
Shipped from Switzerland, it's really a $20.00 pen with $780.00 shipping and handling. 😄
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Peter .. I remember following you draw 5-6 years ago, and such an inspiration you are! I really hope you have an amazing 2021! Your drawing got me really interested in art and drawing. It is amazing to see that you're still doing videos!
So some thoughts. I think you shouldn't worry about the price. You payed a fair price for the labor and material involved and got a stunning piece of art/craftmanship that is also an incredibly functional pen. Now a question, can your sponsors tell if I skip over the sponsored section? I don't care about hearing about squarespace, but would gladly spend the minute if it helps you get compensated for your content.
I don't believe they can. They just usually pay the channels they sponsor at a fixed rate per however many views. Only is the CZcams ads NOT baked into a video have to be viewed through, or clicked on (depending on the type) to contribute to his CZcams revenue. So like, an adblocker would cause you to contribute slightly less.
I love how humble and down to earth you are, some ppl hype up expensive product so much. And you saying you will always use your 35 dollar pen with more pleasure is such a breath of fresh air in the youtube world,. It makes me want to come back time and time again.
It might sound weird but maybe rug making or using a plotter could be awesome. Make little stickers with your own art, and sell those on your website. That could be pretty nice !
Pls don't apologise for staying down to earth,.
Merry Christmas.
My first custom order fountain pen was a great experience. It was so good being able to choose exactly what you want. I’m into calligraphy and I got a gorgeous custom nib that’s highly flexible and I know there’s no others like it. Life’s short man, you gotta experience things that you value.
Merry Christmas Peter 😊 Thanks for brightening up 2020 for me, a lot. Have fun, whatever you do xXx
Ever appreciative of how absolutely human you are, thank you for all your content (including the content free podcasts), thank you for your exorbitant pen purchase and the resulting analysis, and here's hoping you get yourself out of your creative slump.
I don’t know if this is what he meant, but I feel similar where buying something that sounds fun or doing something that seems out of the norm gives me a mid life crisis feeling, even if I’m not old enough to have that specific kind of feeling. I draw, I play music, so this speaks to me in that way. But I got them COVID blues these days too, more than usual, so this felt like a good video to watch.
I hope those blues go away soon, my friend.
@@t.b.109 thanks 😊
I really enjoyed your drawing this evening. Thanks for sharing Peter
Thank you
Peter, this is my first ever comment but I've been subscribing for a good few months.
Just want to say thank you for all you share and all that you are.
I like your humbleness and your ability to think in every direction and level. You open my mind in ways I've not known before.
The price of your new pen should be irrelevant to us because no-one has the right to judge because we are all equal but individual. Individuality is our gift to be who we are. It's our personal right.
We all have hobbies, or collections and life choices that we can put more time/money etc into if we so wish and that's all good. It doesn't affect others in any way. Some of my best supplies, items etc cost very little. Some I save for. It's the sentiment that's attached, or the reason I bond with it that creates worth to me.
Peter, thank you for the pleasure your videos bring me here in the UK. I do look back to catch up and look forward to a Peter Draws Notification. It's time then for a cup of Earl Grey tea and some good viewing.
Never stop being you x
I get the slumpy feeling that is over and around the World. We are all reacting in ways we don't usually and some ways are strange but some are for the better. We just need to accept the differences within us. I know is draining etc but look how many days we've managed to date. Embrace the time we have been given and think of ways life could change for the better, in healthier times ahead.
You have so many skills, Peter. Use each one on a rotation perhaps. Keep them all fresh.
I wish you blessings of Love, Light, Peace, Good Health and Warmth to surround and guide you through this beautiful season and into a year of new growth and hope xxx
Thank you, blessings to you too
As always, good quality material. Listening to you while draw-wing helps to get the lines flowing. Thanks Peter.
Peter, your calming voice makes me sleepy. The best voice ever
I am so glad I stumbled across your channel. I’ve been watching you for a while and love your dry presentation. A lot of times I don’t know if you’re trying to be funny or just being normal and I’m cracking up. Keep up the good work.
Merry christmas peter! Your channel has been a pleasent blessing ever since i first watched you grind your own ink. Thanks for being so authentic
Hope you have a great Christmas, Peter 🤍
Merry Christmas and happy new year !
Hello Peter! I hope your Christmas is great. And that your holiday blues get better.
I was indeed listening at the end of 2021. Your video was very relaxing 💜 Hope you have a wonderful new year!
Always enjoy watching and listening Peter! Keep being you.
Happy Holidays Peter!
Love the video, so glad I discovered your channel this year! One of the better things about 2020
i've always appreciated your train of thought
You're so honest. It's rare these days. Keep sharing.
Does it make anyone else insanely happy that Peter just exists somewhere in the world these days? You rock Petey.. also I think the pen costs more than my first car did 😆
It does! I enjoy our chaotic neutral drawing teacher ☕
Yep! I was getting used to 2 vids a week and then nothing for 10 days....I was honestly getting a little tiny bit concerned because, COVID.
Hey Peter, I really enjoyed how different this video is and I'd love to see more like how you address the audience here. It's very raw but also nostalgic, like "Old Peter" vibes. Love. Happy new year.
The quality of the initials on that cap does not look like what I’d expect for that price tag
It might not seem like the price is equal to the product, but the Creator hand makes them and Peter mentioned in the video the process of just soaking the lacquer and what not. then molding it and designing it takes a lot of time and effort including shipping and the price of tools and labor. art is expensive And a lot of people underestimate it. But I do understand this type of pen isn’t meant for everybody
@@alexdavis2564 I completely get all that, But, to me at least, hand made doesn’t automatically equal quality. The whole pen might be very well made and entirely worth the price it’s just that the engraving looks like someone who doesn’t do a lot of engraving did it.
I think most of us click because 'yay peter new vid' irrespective of the title haha :P
What i found interesting is the influence the type of pen (directly or indirectly?) has on the way you draw! This looked very organic but also architectural in a miniature type of way?
It made me remember the time you used a HUGE orange posca on a bathroom wall and how absolutely different that turned out, would be cool to see you draw on a larger scale sometimes!
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"I think most of us click because 'yay peter new vid'
I certainly do!
Happy Holidays/Merry Christmas Peter (and to all the viewers!), this was a good episode! Thank you for another nice relaxing drawing video 👍🎄🌟
*Voiceover* “In the next video, Peter marries his true love, the Rotring Isograph”
Next Video he finds out, how wounderfull writing with pens is and starts a new carrier. Viewers get sad.
Love you Peter! Happy Christmas 🎄✨🎄🎊🎄✨
Thanks for posting, Peter! Super happy you indulged on a completely customized pen 😋
Just order a really cool penshaped holder for ur isograph!!! Lol
Yeah maybe I can design and 3D print something
@@peter_draws that would be insanely cool!!!
Its nice knowing i wasn't alone in this problem, i did the exact same thing; i bought a super crazy expensive urushi pen and couldn't find a reason to dislike it, but i never really enjoyed it and you explained the same thing i was going through. I've currently just been using a different pen and loving it and am now trying to sell off my expensive pen
It's strange. Everyone I know is currently in an inexplicable creativity slump - artists of every medium and caliber. Is this a phenomenon others are also experiencing right now?
I’m actually really getting into quite a groove (I write, paint with watercolor, and bullet journal). December was HORRIBLE though.
It's called seasonal depression and it happens when the days are getting shorter. It likely also happens when people aren't getting consistent sleep because of when it gets dark and when it gets bright.
2020 had a lack of in-person social interaction and overwhelming amounts of negative news shown globally. So many lives were changed completely and utterly and many were lost to factors outside of their control. All of that means most people were probably already depressed and had seasonal depression on top of that this winter
@@Greennoob2 No kidding, bud. It's been a tough year.
I am also in the worst artistic slump I’ve ever experienced. With all the anxiety and chaos we have experienced in the past few years, I guess it’s no wonder we don’t feel right. I’m hoping it’s just a year of staying almost exclusively at home. I hope it isn’t permanent.
Awesome video - this is amazing and fun to watch!
I’ve been using rapidographs since the late 70s I completely understand 😍 and I love the jewel tips I recently discovered through your channel.
Merry christmas Peter ☺️
This was one of my favorite voice overs ever lmao
Glad you went through with the video!
If a video or something doesn't feel comfortable, you don't "have" to finish it ... it's okay if you want to do something else ... At least I think so. Happy Holidays Peter, finding you was the best part of this 2020 💚
I listen to your videos while drawing, and the off tangent progression between 19:23 - 20:10 actually broke my concentration from laughing
I had a question... But I forgot it.
Hey peter hopefully your having a great day. Wishing ya a merry christmas n happy new years. It would be neat to watch ya tackle Blender especially for being free n see what you can comeup with. :)
That sweater is great! Love it!
Thank you once again. Can't wait to find out what you find distract yourself with. 😊 Life is a twisty path, and some of the rough patches last longer than others, but it's okay, it's temporary. You'll find new inspiration exactly when you do after the correct duration at precisely the time you do. ❤
It's great that you finished what you started
I love you brother. You’re such a good soul. I can tell. Forgiveness is supreme... have faith in the potential of gold within men and women.
“Soon as he said winter blues,” started rambling on about his “creative slump,” I started 🤣
It cost $800 but it supported an obviously skilled artist and you got other pleasures from it. Worth every cent
As always I love the content, keep up the great work
Never feel bad about posting content, whether it’s better or worse than the previous stuff you could always see it as training. I can relate as I’m learning music production atm and it’s not easy to feel good about the tracks I make but I’ll always see something good in it that I liked. Keep it up!
Much love! :)
something you've taught me is relax more and think less and the drawing draws itself as you flow with your feelings.
the more iam relaxing and zoning out to enjoying the process not caring about it looking good just feeling good, the better my doodles turn out, thanks PETE
Quilting!! A new creative endeavor for you Peter!!😁
If you can afford it then nothing wrong with treating yourself, especially if it's something you can use for work! Pen looks dope. Thanks for the vids this year and all the best in 2021!
This is completely reasonable, once I payed 500$ on a tooth pick. To each there own!
Omg was it made of gold?
Popcorn hulls run and hide when you pull out your $500 toothpick.
😂😂😂😂 👍
PAID, not payed.
@@fendranm2914 how about peeyd?
Peter, I honestly hope that you did not just read off the "Missing Persons" tab of the newspaper lololol
that sweater is on point.
Wow! I'm actually stunned Peter bought a Manu Propria. They are gorgeous!
I wanna encourage you to keep it up and the end of the artistic rutt will end soon! Love your work and love the pens! I got into fountain pens because of your videos. I love fountain pens more than any other type of pen now. Its awesome! Thanks Peter!
That's a beautiful pen and someone made that and earned a decent wage on it. I love that you gave that pen a chance, even if you have already found your heart-pen.
Your pronunciation of the word "drawing" is perfection and puts me at ease. Thank you.
tachizawa holder with a g-pen nib, or a isograph are my favorite inking tools.
those 2 instruments feel so satisfying to use and draw lines with
I so agree with you! I splurged on a high end fountain pen and still love the Rotring. Oh well, such is life.
I knew i won't win a MUJI from the giveaway so i ordered one myself, arrived 2 weeks ago, and i loved it so much that i'm starting a small collection of fountain pens ❤ So far i have the Mujii one, a Lamy Al-Star and a JinHao Shark :D Saving money for a Twisbi Eco.
Thank you Peter, you did this to me after 3 years of watching all your videos :D
Haha, great work on that collection so far!
Peter with a Rotring is a happy Peter, making a great piece of art. Excited to watch that anytime. I believe a great way to get of the covid blues is to take a seat and knock out a few episodes of Peter Peter Peter, just a suggestion.
3D program tips: SketchUp has a free, basic version, but it is quite good at plotting out shapes, lines etc in some complexity if needed. I find this program quite intuitive personally so a good starter one to try out things in. I've also heard that Zbrush is great if you want to do more organic figures, but that one costs money. I've done some work in Blender and quite like it, it has a mix of standard shapes and organic ones, but I found it had a steep learning curve. Not sure with the new design of Blender that came out (was it last year?) , it might have made it easier to get a grip of it. Anyhow, best of luck trying out some 3D stuff, it is lots of fun for sure :)
That would be very dangerous to my wallet ..
Everything is dangerous to wallets
How about a job?
3:30 manu propria is latin, literally "by his own hand", it translate as "by hand", like made by hand
Thank you for posting this one despite your stated reluctance in the process.
It made me want to rethink how I'd want my fountain pen journey to go, especially with regards to getting customs.
For now, it's just bunkering down and making the most of all of them, samples and bottles included.
I'm actually pretty jealous that you found your preferred tool for creation. My only qualm is "will I like this...? Or will it be just a step in a journey that might never end?" with regards to getting something that an artist had found and honed for themselves.
Best with your curation of your collection as well! I find that actually creating sometime does ward off that purchasing itch. :)
Merry Christmas! Even if the 800 pen is not as thrilling to draw with all the time ..you can look on it as a piece of art in its self. You always sound excited about your fav tech pen and the red and black pen you tried out a while back you seemed to really like it. I've bought one pen so far a kaweco sport and I have a vintage Kohinoor rapidograp 3060 I discovered in a box of mixed artsupplies I bought at an estate sale..I loved it immediately! Hope you have a Happy New Year and have an abundance of inspirations!
You have already found your ideal drawing pen, the Isograph. Well done. I'm still buying pens in search for one that will suit me as well as the Isograph suits you. Maybe a Muji...
Same problem here I always end up finding some new pen I never heard about and hoping it will be better than whatever ive tried so far and well often enough they do some specific thing well enough that im happy with my purchase but I still havent found my ideal sketching pen.
1. You have found your true love pen. Anything after that is just icing on the cake.
2. A pen made of fancy material or finish is still a pen with fancy material or finish. Usually it does very little on how the pen performs. Things like feel, weight, balance etc can be done with alternate not so expensive materials.
Hey Peter, just wanted to let you know your videos are something I look forward to everyday. They help me calm down before going to sleep. Thank you, you weird lovable goofball
Hey, Peter, all the best for 2021! Just a suggestion - get a pen body made that will fit a Rotring Isograph nib unit in,; then you can have the unique look and a pen fitted to your hand, as well as your favourite nib unit.
The new pen looks great. Thanks for all you do, and for the giveaways!
I would be completely fine with you drawing only with an isograph. I think that being interesting doesn't stem from the pen you're currently drawing with, but from you as a person.
Keep it up Peter, great drawing as always.
Oooooo, I love your wood-burning! Would you do some more of that, please?