You can see why the Safari’s are so popular. I think the colours would look even more vibrant on better paper, especially if it was hot press. I find it hard to get watercolours looking as vibrant as ink.
I really enjoy your work! Thanks for sharing. I bought a Jinhao fountain pen as my first. It was the dragon series. Beautifully crafted, metal, and very heavy for a pen. It has ruby red eyes. If I didn't like it, it could sit on my desk as an art piece. But I use it all the time. Love it. The dragon head guides my finger to the best working angle. Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you Peter 🙂 Ooh, they look fancy, I just looked them up. Incredibly intricate designs, they’re the sort of pens you would expect to see characters using in Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. Not bad for your first fountain pen!
Another lovely sketch! It’s so relaxing to see your sketching process!Love the choice of the turquoise color. Lamy Safari! A fantastic writing instrument. Kaweco is another one, same German quality, moderately inexpensive and writes like a dream!!
Thank you Debjani, appreciate it. Oh yes, I do like the look of the Kaweko pens, good to know that you rate them, will hopefully add one of those to my collection soon. The Germans do seem to know what they’re doing when it comes to pens 🙂
Hello 🙂 Well, I figured it would be more interesting than brown. Agreed, it would be so good if everyone could make art in the way that young kids do, imagination instead of analysis.
I've only just found your work on CZcams and am thoroughly enjoying it. I love the story about the little girl, I recently posted an urban sketch on FB and received a comment from one guy that started "I don't want to sound judgemental" then proceeded to exactly as expected,LOL. And told me I really needed to understand perspective, rather than get into a bun fight I took a leaf out of that little girls book and just laughed. So thanks
Hi Michael, thank you, appreciate that. Yeah I think you had the right response, if feedback is not constructive then it’s best ignored. I always think that if you enjoy the time you spend doing a sketch then that’s what matters, it’s not about perfection or following rules. I can only imagine what that guy would say if he saw my sketches 😅 Cheers, Donald.
Love my Safari with extra fine nib. Mine is boring black though🤔. They are a great pen and I do not have a problem with plastic, it is a fine material if used for none throw away products. Love the sketch Donald, great colours🙏
Interesting you use the EF nib, I got 3 nibs to try out and after much deliberation settled on the F nib for this. I forgot to mention in the video but I do like that you can easily switch the nibs. And yes you’re right these aren’t disposable so should last a very long time. Thank you as always 🙂
I love using the Lamy Safari pens, I have one in each nib size and draw with them every day. I couldn’t imagine using anything else, although I do have a soft spot for my Sailor Fude de Mannen pen.
This is funny, almost every sketcher seems to have a Lamy Safari and a Sailor Fude! I feel left out not having a fude pen yet. The Safari’s are great though, I can see why you’d have several.
They are very versatile pens. I use mine regularly, with Platinum Carbon Ink in the convertor. My other go-to sketch pen is the Sailor Funde Mannen which has more line variation due to it's Fude nib. Neither pen is very expensive, yet they provide great lines. I've seen other sketchers use them with different colour inks too, which I'm thinking of trying a sepia colour maybe. You did a great job with your Lamy Safari and the contrasting colours choices make the sketch pop with energy.
A lot of people seem to use Platinum Carbon, sounds like it’s a good one. I do also have a Sailor Fude on my extensive pen shopping list 😅 I think the variable line widths might be better for looser more expressive sketches, but I’m curious to see. The different coloured inks would be interesting to try, I also have a sepia fineliner that I’ve had for ages and never got around to trying. Thanks for the compliment, I still think I go overboard whenever I do watercolours, find it much easier to keep my self control with marker pen sketches! Thanks, Donald.
Ooh you got your pen! I’m really glad you picked this one, as I was eyeing up the Lamy pens for a while now. I really enjoyed watching this and hearing your thoughts on the new pen. Thanks for the info about rinsing out before first use too, and for the ink info. I’ve just ordered the Lamy I was looking at, and some sepia ink, I hope they’re compatible, lol. I also ordered the converter, too. The story about the little girl is fabulous, a lesson for us all!
I couldn’t resist. The first of many more to come I’m sure 😅 That’s great, welcome to the club. A few dunks in some warm water and then run it under the tap should do the trick. I also added a single drop of washing up liquid to the water, advice I found online. Sepia ink will be fun to try, I’ve been planning for ages to do a video with the warm grey toned markers, just because I never use them, and use sepia ink for the lines to see how that looks. I’m sure what you bought will be compatible, what brand of ink did you get? Yeah that story has always stuck in my mind, it’s funny the way kids think. Cheers, Donald.
@@UrbanSketchy thanks for the washing up liquid tip, I’ll do the same :) I ordered Liquidraw brand, I thought it was sepia, but checking the order, it’s black . They don’t seem to do a sepia one, I must have been confused. I’ll go back and see what to do next!
Cool, I hadn’t heard of Liquidraw before. I looked it up out of curiousity, if it’s the ones in little bottles they are India ink which I would be cautious about putting it in a fountain pen, I have heard that this will clog or even ruin the pen. If it’s the pointy dropper type bottle, I’m not sure about that ink, but you’d need to drop some ink into a small jar or something to then fill the converter. Hope it works for you 🙂
I have so many ef fountain pens to draw with! I can't squish the nibs, which is a habit of mine with fineliners. I prefer the platinum preppy ef nib, which is even cheaper than a Lamy and can be eye dropper filled so you won't run out of ink. They also don't dry out as often as Lamy.
I do the same nib squishing with fineliners, they wear out in no time, maybe I press too hard. There are a bewildering range of fountain pens, the danger is getting sucked into wanting to try them all! I didn’t realise so many people used them, I thought most sketchers used fineliners. Cheers, Donald.
1:45 20 pounds? That is not cheap. For 20, Platinum Plaisir is a metal body premium pen. I am still totally convinced that Platinum Preppy is far the best as for inexpensive, and Japanese high tech fountain pen. Platinum makes the Carbon Ink, too. You can buy Platinum Carbon ink in cartridges, again inexpensive, and no need for messing with converters. A pack of 4 cartridges in an F or EF Preppy is for months. Anyhow, it was a joy to watch your process, and I clearly see the different steps in yours and Steven Reddy's.
This is yet another nice fun good sketch! I did expect the second window from the second row from the top to be lit in yellow :D for the playfulness of it. I loved the story with the child. Very very inspiring. These little facts are nowhere taught in books or courses. I hope you will enjoy the fountain pen. I use it as well for both writing and sketching. I am so used to it. I did not know one has to clear it before use... but I had no issues with it. They really are good ones. Would you tell me what sketchbook are you using in this video?
Thanks Monika. It’s nothing special but it passed the time! I didn’t do a yellow window because there was so much colour already, didn’t think anyone would notice 🙂 You’re right I don’t think you often hear stories like this in art tutorials, but when they come to mind I do like to add them in, in some ways this is more important than learning the art itself. I doubt every pen needs cleaned, it was just a tip I found for when a new pen isn’t writing smoothly. It’s very smooth now. It was a Pink Pig watercolour sketchbook, they’re a UK company but I think they ship internationally. There’s a link in the description to their site and they’re customisable for sizes, colours, paper type etc. Cheers, Donald.
Thank you. I think it was a fine nib. Mostly I would use the extra fine nib though. There’s not a lot of noticeable difference between them. Hope that helps 🙂
I also love the Lamy safari. The turquoise green makes the building look more vibrant
You can see why the Safari’s are so popular.
I think the colours would look even more vibrant on better paper, especially if it was hot press. I find it hard to get watercolours looking as vibrant as ink.
I really enjoy your work! Thanks for sharing.
I bought a Jinhao fountain pen as my first. It was the dragon series. Beautifully crafted, metal, and very heavy for a pen. It has ruby red eyes. If I didn't like it, it could sit on my desk as an art piece. But I use it all the time. Love it. The dragon head guides my finger to the best working angle.
Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you Peter 🙂 Ooh, they look fancy, I just looked them up. Incredibly intricate designs, they’re the sort of pens you would expect to see characters using in Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. Not bad for your first fountain pen!
Another lovely sketch! It’s so relaxing to see your sketching process!Love the choice of the turquoise color. Lamy Safari! A fantastic writing instrument. Kaweco is another one, same German quality, moderately inexpensive and writes like a dream!!
Thank you Debjani, appreciate it.
Oh yes, I do like the look of the Kaweko pens, good to know that you rate them, will hopefully add one of those to my collection soon. The Germans do seem to know what they’re doing when it comes to pens 🙂
Hi, Donald! I love the use of the turquoise and lavender and I especially loved the story about your student. Oh, to have that spirit!
Hello 🙂 Well, I figured it would be more interesting than brown. Agreed, it would be so good if everyone could make art in the way that young kids do, imagination instead of analysis.
I've only just found your work on CZcams and am thoroughly enjoying it. I love the story about the little girl, I recently posted an urban sketch on FB and received a comment from one guy that started "I don't want to sound judgemental" then proceeded to exactly as expected,LOL. And told me I really needed to understand perspective, rather than get into a bun fight I took a leaf out of that little girls book and just laughed. So thanks
Hi Michael, thank you, appreciate that. Yeah I think you had the right response, if feedback is not constructive then it’s best ignored. I always think that if you enjoy the time you spend doing a sketch then that’s what matters, it’s not about perfection or following rules. I can only imagine what that guy would say if he saw my sketches 😅
Cheers, Donald.
Love my Safari with extra fine nib. Mine is boring black though🤔. They are a great pen and I do not have a problem with plastic, it is a fine material if used for none throw away products. Love the sketch Donald, great colours🙏
Interesting you use the EF nib, I got 3 nibs to try out and after much deliberation settled on the F nib for this. I forgot to mention in the video but I do like that you can easily switch the nibs. And yes you’re right these aren’t disposable so should last a very long time. Thank you as always 🙂
I love using the Lamy Safari pens, I have one in each nib size and draw with them every day. I couldn’t imagine using anything else, although I do have a soft spot for my Sailor Fude de Mannen pen.
This is funny, almost every sketcher seems to have a Lamy Safari and a Sailor Fude! I feel left out not having a fude pen yet. The Safari’s are great though, I can see why you’d have several.
I was in Edinburgh right before covid, what a neat town! I must have eaten at "The Conan Doyle" 5-6 times!
Glad you enjoyed it here! I’ve not actually been into the Conan Doyle, will need to check it out sometime.
They are very versatile pens. I use mine regularly, with Platinum Carbon Ink in the convertor. My other go-to sketch pen is the Sailor Funde Mannen which has more line variation due to it's Fude nib. Neither pen is very expensive, yet they provide great lines. I've seen other sketchers use them with different colour inks too, which I'm thinking of trying a sepia colour maybe.
You did a great job with your Lamy Safari and the contrasting colours choices make the sketch pop with energy.
A lot of people seem to use Platinum Carbon, sounds like it’s a good one. I do also have a Sailor Fude on my extensive pen shopping list 😅 I think the variable line widths might be better for looser more expressive sketches, but I’m curious to see.
The different coloured inks would be interesting to try, I also have a sepia fineliner that I’ve had for ages and never got around to trying.
Thanks for the compliment, I still think I go overboard whenever I do watercolours, find it much easier to keep my self control with marker pen sketches!
Thanks, Donald.
@@UrbanSketchy nothing wrong with going overboard. It's good to be expressive in the way that makes you feel good.
Very true 🙂
Ooh you got your pen! I’m really glad you picked this one, as I was eyeing up the Lamy pens for a while now. I really enjoyed watching this and hearing your thoughts on the new pen. Thanks for the info about rinsing out before first use too, and for the ink info. I’ve just ordered the Lamy I was looking at, and some sepia ink, I hope they’re compatible, lol. I also ordered the converter, too. The story about the little girl is fabulous, a lesson for us all!
I couldn’t resist. The first of many more to come I’m sure 😅 That’s great, welcome to the club. A few dunks in some warm water and then run it under the tap should do the trick. I also added a single drop of washing up liquid to the water, advice I found online.
Sepia ink will be fun to try, I’ve been planning for ages to do a video with the warm grey toned markers, just because I never use them, and use sepia ink for the lines to see how that looks. I’m sure what you bought will be compatible, what brand of ink did you get?
Yeah that story has always stuck in my mind, it’s funny the way kids think.
Cheers, Donald.
@@UrbanSketchy thanks for the washing up liquid tip, I’ll do the same :) I ordered Liquidraw brand, I thought it was sepia, but checking the order, it’s black . They don’t seem to do a sepia one, I must have been confused. I’ll go back and see what to do next!
Cool, I hadn’t heard of Liquidraw before. I looked it up out of curiousity, if it’s the ones in little bottles they are India ink which I would be cautious about putting it in a fountain pen, I have heard that this will clog or even ruin the pen. If it’s the pointy dropper type bottle, I’m not sure about that ink, but you’d need to drop some ink into a small jar or something to then fill the converter. Hope it works for you 🙂
I have so many ef fountain pens to draw with! I can't squish the nibs, which is a habit of mine with fineliners. I prefer the platinum preppy ef nib, which is even cheaper than a Lamy and can be eye dropper filled so you won't run out of ink. They also don't dry out as often as Lamy.
I do the same nib squishing with fineliners, they wear out in no time, maybe I press too hard. There are a bewildering range of fountain pens, the danger is getting sucked into wanting to try them all! I didn’t realise so many people used them, I thought most sketchers used fineliners.
Cheers, Donald.
1:45 20 pounds? That is not cheap. For 20, Platinum Plaisir is a metal body premium pen. I am still totally convinced that Platinum Preppy is far the best as for inexpensive, and Japanese high tech fountain pen. Platinum makes the Carbon Ink, too. You can buy Platinum Carbon ink in cartridges, again inexpensive, and no need for messing with converters. A pack of 4 cartridges in an F or EF Preppy is for months.
Anyhow, it was a joy to watch your process, and I clearly see the different steps in yours and Steven Reddy's.
This is what I love about art supplies, everyone has their own favourites. Glad you enjoyed watching. Cheers, Donald.
This is yet another nice fun good sketch! I did expect the second window from the second row from the top to be lit in yellow :D for the playfulness of it. I loved the story with the child. Very very inspiring. These little facts are nowhere taught in books or courses.
I hope you will enjoy the fountain pen. I use it as well for both writing and sketching. I am so used to it. I did not know one has to clear it before use... but I had no issues with it. They really are good ones.
Would you tell me what sketchbook are you using in this video?
Thanks Monika. It’s nothing special but it passed the time! I didn’t do a yellow window because there was so much colour already, didn’t think anyone would notice 🙂
You’re right I don’t think you often hear stories like this in art tutorials, but when they come to mind I do like to add them in, in some ways this is more important than learning the art itself.
I doubt every pen needs cleaned, it was just a tip I found for when a new pen isn’t writing smoothly. It’s very smooth now.
It was a Pink Pig watercolour sketchbook, they’re a UK company but I think they ship internationally. There’s a link in the description to their site and they’re customisable for sizes, colours, paper type etc.
Cheers, Donald.
What a nice sketch and pen! Would you mind sharing the nib size that you used here? Thanks!
Thank you. I think it was a fine nib. Mostly I would use the extra fine nib though. There’s not a lot of noticeable difference between them. Hope that helps 🙂
@@UrbanSketchy thank you!