Everything I Know about Urban Sketching with a Sailor Fude Fountain Pen

[@jojojo8835]

Wow, I love your loose expressive style- thankyou!

[@linewashbirb1]

You are so welcome!

[@nidhishshivashankar4885]

Great demonstration of the pens range

[@linewashbirb1]

Glad you found it useful.

[@lindathaxton1994]

Fun & informative - enjoyed watching your skills- thank you for sharing 🙏

[@linewashbirb1]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@MultiPassionateCreator]

I love the background! Great art! I just purchased the pink pen and I love it.

[@linewashbirb1]

Nice! The Pink one isn't available to me locally. What is its nib angle?

[@Michelt007]

Impressive video! Upon seeing it, I immediately subscribed!

[@linewashbirb1]

Thankyou & welcome aboard! 🙌

[@ryanfitzpatrick3256]

That's great man! Very nice!

[@linewashbirb1]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jeannes]

Interesting, thanks for the demo

[@linewashbirb1]

Thanks for watching!

[@donnabuttons1]

Very good video. Nice picture too! I work in a sports shop and we're just about to start the cricket season here in the UK, you depict the equipment really well.

[@linewashbirb1]

Thankyou! Its always cricket season here in Mumbai.

[@awatercolourist]

Thanks for the review, demonstration and advice 🙂.

[@linewashbirb1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@atheransari8038]

Very good

[@linewashbirb1]

Thanks

[@anandgawade70]

Nice sketch style ! Which ink is this? It seems,so water proof, any risk of damaging the fountain pen ?🖊️

[@linewashbirb1]

Its Platinum's Carbon Ink. There is probably some risk if you don't clean the nib every couple of months. 3+ years of use and mine is working just as well as it did on day 1.

[@pellier08]

What to do when the thin part of the nib when upside down is not working? The cartridge is almost f full though

[@linewashbirb1]

Try dismantling the pen and soaking the nib in warm, soapy water. I clean the nib once every 40-50 days.

[@pellier08]

@@linewashbirb1 Thanks I'll try but my sailor is brand new and still with the first cartridge

[@elgatodiaz]

​@@pellier08 I have the same problem from the very first day I got this pen. I think it depends on how fast I draw upside down. When I draw slow, the ink keeps on flowing. Probably it also depends on the single item you get. It maybe also a matter of luck I guess.

[@pellier08]

@@elgatodiaz I've also noticed that when the cartridge is completely full it works better upside down. An that if I use the pen the right way long enough then I gets better upside down too.

[@pbasswil]

Love these, but the Navy Blue version works better for me. The default (relaxed position) line of this Green one is a bit too thick for me - I need to hold it too upright to get the narrow line I love. With the blue one I can still get as-wide-a-line-as-I-sometimes-want with a more horizontal position; but a relaxed grip gives me a nice crisp Fine.

[@linewashbirb1]

I'm the opposite, I prefer thicker lines as my default. There are actually many more fude nib pens on the market, with a variety of sizes, prices and nib angles. I remember a well known Urbansketcher lending me her fancy, metal body fude pen, with a giant nib. Excellent for working on bigger sheets of paper.

[@lilybay1]

Ah, I found that the converter doesn’t contain much ink capacity. I was so sad. I’ll have to find a syringe to refill my cartridges. I use my pen for urban sketching and ink capacity is critical to a peaceful day of sketching. Thanks for the comprehensive review and tutorial of the Sailor Fude 55 degree pen. I enjoy mine

[@linewashbirb1]

You're welcome. Glad you found it useful.

[@RedBeardRetroTech]

Ur really talented!

[@linewashbirb1]

Just regular practice, my friend.

[@tech.gadwal2126]

Plz,give sketches of Nature landscaping Abs buildings in urban Rural areas also.... Azmat Gadwal Pune

[@linewashbirb1]

Hi Azmat. Check out other videos on my channel. I have demos on the subjects you mention.