FPN's PEN ART GALLERY

[Tas]

Finally found a really good use for Noodlers Kiowa Pecan.

Also trying out a new (to me) watercolour paper, Daler Rowney 300gsm (140lb) cold pressed.

 

Sumi-E brush, toothbrush and some detailing with a Tachikawa School G F nib Sepia ink.

[christof]

I like it, both.

c.

[Andrew_L]

Tas, how do you like Daler Rowney? Not so long ago I tried a sketchbook A6, 120gsm from a friend. The size is too small for me, but the ink holds well on paper which is a little rough and fibrous, I think for Platinum will not good choice. I wanted to buy one, but where I am now there is no this product, I need to order it from WWW online-store.

 

Four seasons of Fuji:

[Tas]

Tas, how do you like Daler Rowney? Not so long ago I tried a sketchbook A6, 120gsm from a friend. The size is too small for me, but the ink holds well on paper which is a little rough and fibrous, I think for Platinum will not good choice. I wanted to buy one, but where I am now there is no this product, I need to order it from WWW online-store.

 

 

 

Loving the four seasons. A beautiful combination of colours.

 

It's my first work on Daler Rowney watercolour paper. It seems to be a little more forgiving than my usual paper and it dries a lot flatter. At first, I was concerned about the lack of texture (I like what Bob Ross used to call the "happy accidents" that can come from it) but on closer inspection, I think it's really lovely. Less uniform than some. Takes fine lines, even Tachikawa School G EF, really well. So far so good . . .

 

To be honest I would love to try some high end papers but now's not the time. I bought 50 sheets of A3 for around £22 delivered so it's cheap enough to experiment. Go on. Have a go. I'd love to see some of your work on it.

 

[Andrew_L]

Thanks for the info, Tas! Your price is really nice.

I have not yet decided on the desired format for sketches A5 or A4. Last year I bought a roll of Canson Montval (10 * 1.5m) with fine grain and I also really like it, there is a little texture. I also have several local brand watercolor paper and would like to try something higher quality too, but often I don't want to spend more .

[Tas]

 

Thanks for the info, Tas! Your price is really nice.

I have not yet decided on the desired format for sketches A5 or A4. Last year I bought a roll of Canson Montval (10 * 1.5m) with fine grain and I also really like it, there is a little texture. I also have several local brand watercolor paper and would like to try something higher quality too, but often I don't want to spend more .

 

Yes. I thought so too.

 

The Canson Montval's texture looks very similar to the Daler Rowney Aquafine I have. I never know what size a piece is going to be, hence A3 and guillotine!

 

One day we'll both splash out and get some Saunders Waterford, Canson Heritage or Arches of somekind - woo hoo.

[Andrew_L]

Yes, that sounds good . We'll hope:)

[Andrew_L]

Hello everybody and congratulations everyone with “Apple Savior” slavic holliday!

 

(Esterbrook Estie with Organics Studio: Nitrogen Royal Blue and vtg. Waterman's JIF 50s with Platinum Brun Sepia Pigment and Diamine Ancient Cooper; Double A(A4))

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/apple-feast-of-the-saviour/

[Andrew_L]

A vintage advertisement fantasy(postcards) based on the iconic writing instruments of the early 20th century: Parker Duofold:)

 

 

 

(Pilot Capless VP w|custom nib, Platinum Pigment Carbon Black, Watercolor Sketchbook A5(to A6))

 

 

More on: http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/updates-5-parker-duofold-vintage-adver-fantasy/

 

 

[Andrew_L]

(Visconti Rembrandt Black GT (old design nib) w\custom nib, Diamine Bilberry, Double A(A4))

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/ground-f-to-xef-modern-visconti-rembrandt-black/

[Andrew_L]

Paris street pilot or portrait of cool old man - another portrait by ink which is as awful as it is beautiful(about ink:))

 

 

 

(Esterbrook Estie Cobalt, Organics Studio| Nitrogen Royal Blue, Double A(A4))

 

 

More: http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/paris-street-pilot-portrait-of-old-man/

 

 

[Andrew_L]

What to do when want one more fountain pen, when there are already so many of them?

 

(Esterbrook Estie Cobalt, Organics Studio| Nitrogen Royal Blue, Double A(A4))

 

A little more portraits: http://lenskiy.org/2020/04/celebrity-practice/

[Andrew_L]

My experience with Conklin Omniflex nib:

 

“What you can’t get always seems better than what you have. This is the romance and idiocy of human life.” – Erich Maria Remarque

 

 

 

 

 

(Conklin Crescent "Mark Twain" w|Omniflex nib, vtg. JIF Waterman's Bleu Intense, Double A(A4))

 

 

Detailed: http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/modern-conklin-omniflex-nib-unit/

 

 

[Andrew_L]

Paris street pilot or portrait of cool old man (2) - continuation, tested my new Drawing nib:)

 

(Conklin "Mark Twain" crescent with custom Drawing nib from Omniflex, Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi, Double A(A4))

 

More info: http://lenskiy.org/2020/09/ground-to-drawing-nib-from-f-modern-conklin-omniflex/

[Dolganoff]

Hey, FPNers - long time no see

 

A 15 minute sketch using Parker 61 and (slightly dried out and so more saturated) J. Herbin Bleu Miosotis

 

Drawn from the picture taken last year when I was on vacations there.

The very last castle built in Normandy by Richard the Lionheart

 

[inkstainedruth]

Paris street pilot or portrait of cool old man (2) - continuation, tested my new Drawing nib:)

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1598957832/b4b3a3f0/31506562.jpg

(Conklin "Mark Twain" crescent with custom Drawing nib from Omniflex, Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi, Double A(A4))

 

More info: https://lenskiy.org/2020/09/ground-to-drawing-nib-from-f-modern-conklin-omniflex/

Great artwork as usual!

How do you like the Monteverde Omniflex nib? I've seen mixed opinions of them.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Andrew_L]

Hi, and thanks Ruth! I have not tried the Monteverde Omniflex nib, I bought the Conklin Omniflex nib, but as I understand the manufacturer is the same. Impressions from this nib - is terrible, Here I described them in detail (English). 2 post higher - Erich Maria Remarque drawing by this, but corrected and adjusted nib yet. So far, this is the biggest disappointment of all fountain pens and accessories for all the time that I am interested in this.

Edited September 2, 2020 by Andrew_L

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks. Good to know. I guess I'll pass on the nib if I do end up getting a Monteverde pen at some point). The only one I've tried was a nail of an M nib on someone's Mountains of the World pen a few years ago -- but it was a very smooth writing nail....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Andrew_L]

I wanted to somehow buy one Monteverde (Regata in black & orange), but something went wrong and I didn't buy . I have not tried these nibs. I tried several Conklin pens, I have no complaints about ordinary nibs - they can even be said to be soft, not nails, smooth and write . But this nib(omniflex) is just a misunderstanding. Everything that Gulet's feedback write about this nib is true, but I wanted to make sure of it myself .

 

(Esterbrook Estie Cobalt, Organics Studio | Nitrogen Royal Blue, Double A(A4))

 

More portraits: http://lenskiy.org/2020/05/portraits-graphics/

[Andrew_L]

Do you think that you already have the bestest pen (that same grail)?

 

(Esterbrook Estie Cobalt, OS|Nitrogen Royal Blue, Double A(A4))

 

More shining:) : http://lenskiy.org/2020/08/paris-street-pilot-portrait-of-old-man/