The Best Inks For Sketching In Fountain Pen & Watercolour
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2023
- I have been asked many times about the inks I use. Because I sketch with a fountain pen, my ink needs to be clogproof, and because I colour my sketches with watercolour, they need to be waterproof too. In this little video I am sharing my favourite brands - and I am lucky enough to be given all the ink I could ever use by some very lovely people in my classes, and by generous people working for De Atramentis. They have no idea I am making this very complimentary video about their ink!
Should you ever join one of my classes, or decide to join the sketching family and become a member of our little troupe, the inks I use nearly all the time are Document Ink in brown and black by De Atramentis, and Sketch Ink in Emma by Rohrer and Klingner. I am also becoming more obsessed with purple ink lately, which I make by mixing Violet and Fuschia Document Inks by De Atramentis. And I have Frieda Sketch Ink by Rohrer and Klingner in my sights...
All the others are just for fun - and I am all for that! - Zábava
Thank you for this video. I love Frieda color. Nice very and informative ❤
Thanks so much for that! It was fun to make the video 🧡
Thank you so much for taking the time to demonstrate these inks!
I enjoyed it ❤️
WOWZERS Roisin, this is such an excellent video. Thankyou for this informative content and the fun and the joy of seeing you sketch. You make it look so easy. Sooooooo much talent.
Thanks so much Kerrie! It is a lot of fun to do it too :)
Thanks for doing this video it’s a great reference for urban sketchers! ❤
Yes Lesly and that's really at the heart of what I do. Many thanks!
Awesome video! Love the Emma color! And love that you don’t like to use a ruler. Me neither 😊
Yeah rulers are yuck! And thank you!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🥰
Delighted to help! 😘
Thank you Roisin, this is so helpful 😊
My favourite inks are the two on the thumbnail !
I must get some of that R&K Emma it’s such a beautiful green.
...it's sooo useful 😍
Love this video, by the way!
Thank you! :)
Very helpful, thank you!!!
A pleasure! Happy inking!
I love watercolors but I have been using acrylics lately. I just received DeAtrimentis Doc. Brown and have another dude pen on the way. It's still much easier to carry a pallet of watercolors than ink and pens. Someday maybe. Thanks for the informative video though.
I carry three to five pens and it takes very little effort or room,,,I don’t really see a problem! But I am very much a draughtsperson and I adore a beautiful line. Hope you enjoy your new pen.
Really useful Info Róisín. I really fancy using a more subtle ink for underdrawing on my watercolours and I love the 55º nib you use for that more expressive line. Shame I've only just bought a TWSBI Eco T. Great pen but a very regular line. It's fine for some of my purely line work but I would prefer the variation. More purchases coming up!
Listen Ian, there is no such thing as too many pens and anyway I want the one you’ve just bought too. I’m going to do a fude pen video very soon. Oh I did one. Never mind 😂
I have a Hong Dian Black Forest fountain pen with a fude nib and it wasn’t at all expensive so that might be an option for you. It performs really well and doesn’t dry out if I don’t use it for a while. I got it from Amazon.
@@elainetyrrell4669 I bought the Sailor in the end and it is excellent. Really intuitively sketchy.
@@ianlaker9161 I think I will get one too so I can ink it up with a different colour to my Hong Dian. Thanks for the review.
This is so helpful ❤
My pleasure Ashley!
fabulous video. thanks.
Glad you liked it 😘
Very cool, thank you. Just what I needed! I‘ve been looking around, but was uncertain what to get. Have you tried the Grag-von-Faber-Castell waterproof inks? They have a lovely olive green, not cheap, but the colors are inspired by nature. They also have a lovely stone grey.
I’m sure they’re gorgeous but no I haven’t tried them. It’s crazy how many fabulous inks are German!
Thanks for the brilliant video, I’ve been wanting some new inks but I’ve been disappointed in the past when I’ve bought some and the colour looks nothing like the sample they give, whereas this has been so helpful watching you swatch them out! Also I was just wondering what colour you used when you added watercolour to your sketch at the end as it was really nice? Thank you 😊
Thanks Jo! I used a Supergranulating colour by Schmincke , I think that one was Forest Blue. There’s another supergranulating watercolour video coming up! PS you’ll always be safe with De Atramentis Document Ink 🤩
@@roisincure thank you! 😊
This is a beginner's question. Do you have lots of pens for each colour of ink? If it's waterproof ink, how do you clean the pen? Thank you for a lovely and informative video.
You’re welcome! I’ve answered this one in other videos so many times, it might be worth having a look through them. I have lots of pens for lots of colours. Again, you’ll find the answer to your second question in lots of other videos!
@@roisincure Thanks very much. I'm so enjoying your videos.
I got the brown R&K and it kind of looks greenish to me but i still like it
Do you mean Lily? They don’t call it brown (if that’s the one you mean). I agree there’s a greenish tinge in Lily but I don’t see it THAT much! I like it very much too.
I want to write with my fountain pen with the Lilly color (rohrer & klingner sketch ink), but it is dark directly from the bottle, do you know if it is possible to lighten the color tone with water or something without ruining the pen? Thank you.
I have found Lily to be the worst of the range for flow. It’s inclined to clog. I love the dark colour but you could certainly try adding boiled water and see if that works to lighten it.
Hi Róisín - I loved this video. I like your friendly commentary especially as I am a beginner and will be buying my pens and inks soon. Could you please tell me about the brush you use when you filled in the swatch boxes - is it a special brush for inks? Or can I use an ordinary watercolour brush?
My best recommendation is to get an R13 by Rosemary and Co. Best of luck!
thank you very much
@@roisincure
I need to get some of the R&S, they have a grey called Thea and that's the short version of my name,Amalthea. So far I only have a bottle of black
You definitely need that then!
You also need other colours, take it from me!
So, do you have a pen for each color? Or do you change colors when your pen runs out? I only have 3 fountain pens and so I don’t find myself using very many different colors of ink.
I have five on the go at any one time: then if there’s a special colour I want I might clean out a pen! I’m a bit lazy though.
Thank you. The archival quality is also.valid for hanging in room conditions ?
I would say so - it doesn’t fade, as far as I know.
My rohrer & klingner sketchink (Thea) has a lot of particles in the buttom of the bottle. I shake the bottle to desolve it. but the settlement comes back in the converter, and I don´t feel like shaking my pen. Have you the same problem or did I get a bad bottle? I use rohrer & klingner dokumentus (a document ink for fountain pen) no problems there.
That's unfortunate. I may yet have that problem, but I have never had it. However I do notice that all my inks separate in the bottle if they're left idle for a few months. There's definitely such thing as a bad bottle though - one of my students has had one.
I have the same problem. It clog my fountain pen so it doesn't work anymore 😢
Now there is a coincidence. I've just been looking at painting with inks. There is a German company which does some delightful inks. The company is called Octopus Fluids.
Nice name! I’ll look them up.
Are they waterproof?
Curious, how many fude pens do you have ? Do you change colours with pens ? I'm wanting more colours.
I have about five on the go in my pencil case but there are countless ones knocking around in the studio. Some work, some don't...but never fewer than five colours when I am out and about!
Hi, thank you. How do you use those inks? Do you have a separate fountain pen for each color?
I think it’s all talked about in the video - if not this one, others. It’s a very common question so it’s one I’ve answered many times.
Thanks for this Róisin it's very useful. Can you tell m, given that you said these inks don't clog your pen up do you leave the ink in the pen or wash it out each time after use?
I never wash my pens. Maybe once every two years 😂
@@roisincure Wow. as a relative newcomer I ruined a pen leaving ink in it. It claimed to be clog free but wasn't. Lesson learned but it's a pain and a waste of ink washing them out every time. Will look at your recommendations. Thanks again.
@@maryhigginson9710 same happened to me. I met the rep from the company once and I pointed it out but she was very defensive! It said “fountain pens” on the side but it ruined a pen. Bin job! So I only go by recommendations.
@@maryhigginson9710 all I can say for sure is: my fude pens don’t clog with this ink, but I do wash them out in warm water if they do clog, after a couple of years!
@@roisincure Appreciate the advice /comments. By the way, I bought your Drawing Expressive People and am really enjoying it.
What would be your "go to" Sepia? I favour Dr PH Martin's Bombay India ink, but do have some others. It's an ideal colour for an oldy worldy look. And their "Bleed proof white" will obliterate most things!
I would say DA Document Brown is my “sepia”. I made ink once that was even more sepia but you can’t put it in a pen or it will corrode.
I am a fan of De Atramentis Document Ink Sepia Brown. A bit darker than the brown, but not as jarring as black can be.
@@dennismcnally4319 thanks for that, I’ll check that one out!
Do you like this pen? I want a fude pen that’s inexpensive for my first one. That line seems a little wider than I think o want tho
I love my pens, they're all pretty inexpensive (under €20). Did you mean a certain brand?
@@roisincure oh sorry- the green sailor fude. I’m thinking about it for my first since it’s such a great price and people seem to like it.
Also it’s interesting, I really like the olive green color. And the blue. Hehe
WATERPROOF iNks
*DeATRAMENTIS* document black ink is 85$ in canada amazon.
ROHRER & KLINGNER *Sketch ink* 2x 50ml / Lotte (black) & Lilly (Green) is $35 canadian amazon.
*NOODLERs* Black Waterproof 3 oz /88ml archival ink is $33 canadian amazon.
*PLATINUM* Carbon Water proof ink is $28 canadian amazon.
Thanks for the price list. Similar to us then.