Hunting Down an Obscure Pen (and drawing with it!)

[@nathanwashington9784]

Peter, it has been a years long dream to own one of your originals but could never afford it until now, I truly love this piece and I am so excited to have it as a prize possession alongside my Dayfever comic. Thank you!!!

[@machinayrequiem8596]

How much was it?

[@Selrisitai]

@@machinayrequiem8596 Peter said it would be $25.60, and if you look on his website it shows "Sold" and beneath it indeed has the price at $25.60. His pricing is odd. Some of them are very nice but he's only charging $25, and others seem perfectly fine but are being sold for upwards of $400. He even has one very, very simple drawing that couldn't have taken more than an hour (and I'm being very charitable here) and he's got it priced at $1,000,000 (one-million). I can't tell how much he's yanking our crank, and how much he might be thinking, "It's part of the part for it to be exorbitantly priced." All the best ones are either taken or cost four- to eight-hundred dollars. I kind of want one of them, but the only one I want is a kind of "color-jam" painting that might only look good by coincidence. Still, the colors are captivating. Edit: Yeah, _Carpe Deus_ it's called, and it's up there for $800. 😭

[@machinayrequiem8596]

@Selrisitai I feel like he puts those ridiculous prices just for the heck of it and if it sells then it sells and if not he isnt worried about it.

[@violentfrog_]

A truly impressive intro screen

[@peter_draws]

thank you

[@Introverted100]

I just discovered your channel yesterday and the videos of you sketching whatever comes to mind has inspired me to draw. I appreciate you posting them.

[@limmoblack]

Welcome to the club.

[@limmoblack]

The beauty of it is this style of drawing, you can't make 'mistakes'

[@Introverted100]

@@limmoblack Indeed. I kept trying to draw specific things and failing made me rage quit lol.

[@kevinjohanson5718]

I loved the Expanse for the realistic take on space travel/combat (suiting up and flushing out the atmosphere in the ship so hull pierces dont cause a catastrophic decompression) and the aspect of mars wanting to break free from earth after the colonists rise up and the colonies in the asteroid belt. I got a kick out of the mormons actually having their own ship. Draper in her martian power armor was pretty badass too.

[@LilShredd]

Beautiful picture of your head. Nice touch.

[@thelostchapstick3281]

Best intro I've seen on KZbin to date. I love it too much I fear.

[@alexandernoriega4573]

I've been delving into the Expanse series via books. Currently in Volume 6! It is a great series, with great insight taken to realistic and logical future space life.

[@SusanTam-g8u]

Hi Peter. I found these Precision R2 pens at Dollar Tree. They are really great. Love watching your videos. You have inspired me to draw although I suffer from tumors on my right hand. Makes for some funky drawings for sure!

[@pibarrante6901]

Yep. Dollar tree's redeeming value is its pens &office supplies and Cliff bars

[@eflores9232]

I used them a few years ago. I loved the way they felt smooth. Cant beat one dollar at dollar tree, but i eventually stopped using these pens cause the ink dried to slow for my taste. Maybe I was wrong.

[@iancd9171]

On the subject of voice control in the show, it actually makes sense inside the ships when you think about the fact that during the high-g burns they do sometimes, their bodies become so heavy that they can't move their arms properly ! So voice control instead of typing becomes a necessity in those ships, and then maybe it just disseminated once people got used to it

[@KitKatToeBeans]

I absolutely LOVE “The Expanse”!! I’ve watched it at least 3 times. It had gotten dropped by SyFy originally…leaving the storylines with no ending, which was very upsetting, until AmazonVideo picked it up (yay!) But I agree with what you said about it. It did feel like the story lost it’s way at times. One season was almost entirely set with the characters trapped in a cave… Telltale games even released a video game for it this year. I’ve never read the books. I’m very much a visual person who enjoys seeing versus reading. It was actually great hearing your opinions about the series, as I didn’t have anyone to talk to about the show while I was binge watching it over the years 😊 which was kind of sad. Also those pens look really nice!

[@liamjones4218]

Peter as someone who has read all the expanse books, they are quite the commitment but are definitely worth it. You don't really have to read the novella, I've only read a couple, it's just more world building and maybe a bit of charecter building if you want it. The show does a great job but the book's writing is some of the best I've ever read. I can get tired of long fantasy and sci fi easily but the author's writing really keeps a lot of the extraneous narration that's typical in those series to a bare minimum and has a way of making charecters feel so human. Also the last three books are my favorite after the first one and the show ends before it even gets to them. The audio book narrator is also excellent if you like listening. Just wanted to throw my recommendation out, they really are fantasticly written. Also nice drawing. Been watching you for years and your art has always had its own style but manages to get cooler every video.

[@paulhedman7387]

Thanks again Peter. Very enjoyable drawing and ramblings.

[@junkgirlpatti321]

Already mesmerized by the intro. 😍

[@adumelial]

I watched "The Expance" reference and yup - truly uber cool, Peter. I remember my 1st year in college, exchanging watching Star Trek instead of studying. What a struggle that was!? And I always, for some reason, had to have a large glass of chocolate milk whilst watching. True comfort memories. ~❤~

[@kipporah]

That's a cool art piece and don't worry about TV shows, I don't watch but I still play a video game so hey to each his/her own entertainment

[@neverohkay]

ive used these pens alot throughout the years, and they’re my favorite. ive not found any that feel similar

[@WildWolfArt]

Rollerballs are my favorites! I got myself a kaweco sports (the more fancy one) but I mostly use the pentel (enerGel) 👍😉

[@LeroyMustang]

Technically the Pentel enerGel is a hybrid gel, not a free flowing liquid rollerball like the Pilot Percise v5/v7

[@TizBaz5]

The Expanse was a cool show, it's sad that it got canceled. One time I thought the lasagna pan in one of the episodes looked familiar and then I realized that I had seen it on amazon.

[@peter_draws]

Haha yeah the zig zag lasagna pans?

[@johnkirke2743]

Best knife work in the game today!

[@March22012]

I’ve found the odd pen...even one from the Dollar Tree...that I have found peculiarly satisfying to draw with.

[@Victor-bc8ej]

Love your art Peter, keep it up looks good.

[@jabberjaws117]

i love these pens so much dude

[@nancyhalloran3044]

Yes these are Dollar Tree pens! That is what I thought. I seen these at the dollar store

[@freework24]

can we get another “drawling your feelings”?

[@athaphian]

Hi Peter, nice drawing! I actually just finished the 7th book yesterday. I think they are all pretty good. Today I'll start book 8. It's pretty exciting to know what happens after the tv series (that stops after book 6).

[@Nate_meister]

Dude, you are lucky for not stabbing one of the pens. You even went through two of the boxes!

[@tinamortensen1220]

Dollar tree or all a dollar that is where I bought mine. They don't always have them. But this school year they did.

[@bornofashes]

The Expanse short stories are all collected in one book Memory’s Legion. It won’t be as hard as you think.

[@peter_draws]

Oh thanks, I’ll look that up.

[@naramoro]

That unboxing lol

[@ThatOneBlacksmithGuy]

Oye, beltalowda. Best sci fi show out there rn

[@linden5165]

I love The Expanse, it may be my favourite show. Season one and two are particularly good. I've rewatched it a few times and there is some really clever foreshadowing when you know what is coming. I loved the scifi-noir element. The world-building is awesome and I like the battle scenes too. Have you played Starfield? It had some similarities I thought. I haven't read The Expanse books but I've absorbed most of the wiki. I'd love to see your take on set design for scifi stories. I was looking at some vintage books yesterday - technical electrical books from early 1900s. The diagrams reminded me of your art. There were some cool colour plates with liftable elements to see layers of circuits and mechanisms.

[@peter_draws]

Yeah I played starfield, I agree, there are a lot of cool similarities. And those books you found sound really cool! I love that kind of thing

[@eabbe531]

Dude my favorite sound I think in the expanse is the explosion where the rail gun hits an incoming ship and it explodes/implodes with a KA-BRONNNNGGGGG and a blue flash that's my over and over scene

[@eabbe531]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/baippWZnbrp1aNEfeature=shared about 2:30 in

[@sarahleeann7208]

I remember having one of those! It was the first one he pulled from the box, that looked a little different from the others. I think it was in a pack of 3 from the dollar store. Unfortunately I think it also exploded on me. One day I just found it in a puddle of ink :/ it was disappointing because it was a really satisfying pen

[@marbl3h0rnet]

You could replace the ink tube inside to keep the yellow pen anew

[@noadr5gon]

there is a man behind you

[@peter_draws]

Where

[@DeHoutgreep]

JUMPED RIGHT OVER TO YOUR WEBSITE........to late.

[@athieliagriffin7957]

They have those at Wal-Mart. Maybe the yellow ones.

[@RynoDBones]

I’ve been using these pens for years. Dollar Tree!

[@LeroyMustang]

These are copies of the the liquid rollerball by precise? Possibly?

[@paulbrown3975]

In the words of loyd Christmas,I LIKE IT A LOT

[@walteredstates]

Great intro! ❤ ..the blocky bits in the middle - are they cheeses?

[@peter_draws]

Haha, yeah I think so

[@dannysavage8218]

So annoyed I missed the print sale.

[@madalelly8507]

They sell the yellow ones at Dollar Tree in 2 packs

[@AmeliaHarrington]

the intro made me giggle

[@bassooninaround7822]

Here comes the sun

[@ArtOfDavidAmos]

Really nice Peter…. Are these pens water proof or water soluble?

[@Kosilay-zo4mi]

Hello . I like you draw. Please what pen is good on guitar body draw?

[@mersmithy1269]

2:17 Subscribed after watching the knife skills...😮😐

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Peter, Well first I want to say, PLEASE put more of your art into your online shop! I have a couple of your books from Amazon and I can enjoy them anytime I wish! Yet, I am not going to cut one out just to keep it out in the open so I can see it everyday as I go about my life. I would love to have an original artwork by you for my home. I am sure you have reams of single sheet drawings tucked away from view and they might enjoy a place to be seen everyday by an appreciative person. I have had a similar experience with book series on more than one occasion! My first quandary was The Dragonriders of Pern! The original author decided to create prequel books even short stories the are taking place in between her novels! The she allowed her son to write stories about characters in her world, even letting him use notes she made for stories she no longer had a burning desire to complete. Ahh this is not an isolated problem with just TV shows and adapting books into different mediums like movies and TV shows! I have visited your website and you have mostly sold out of your “affordable products” drawings or paintings it would be sweet if your fans might be able to afford to own a piece of art by Peter Draws(Deligdisch). Well here’s hoping! I do want to say right here you can charge whatever price you want to charge. I know that we often do not value our artistic expressions enough! This being said I am truly desirous to own an original artwork by you, I just don’t have the funds for most of the items that you have listed for sale on your website. There is NO REASON why you should lower prices for anyone. I am just complaining that I don’t have enough money to buy them. I guess that I did not charge enough for my artwork when I was actively selling or working for a “living” I do believe that you can get your asking prices if your willing to wait for a collector who has the money and wants them. I believe that there is a market for your drawings that are simply languishing away in the dark of your attic or the bottom of a drawer. I am wishing you only the very best Peter. Please take care and enjoy yourself!

[@peter_draws]

Thank you! I know a lot of the drawings I posted are expensive, but I will try to keep adding more, including some cheaper ones.

[@Nate_meister]

On the subject of "The Expanse"'s interiors, I wonder, as someone not familiar with the show: does it detract from the show's believability? Like, you see the cheap set and go "That doesn't work with the show at all." or you can get past that and even see nostalgic value in it?

[@Nate_meister]

For example, one of my childhood shows was a scifi french canadian series called "Dans une galaxie près de chez vous" (french for "In a Galaxy near you") which had this cheap looking esthetic which was a defining stylistic choice for the show (and due to low budget), but also thematicly fits (the ship was built by the company of the father of one of the main characters and it was notorious for cutting every corner to the limit of legality).

[@kellysartthrob]

I'm way too invested in the story and characters. I never noticed. The character development is really good. I'm a huge fan of the show, though, so you may disagree.

[@Ruddysstuff]

Those pens are from the dollar tree when they have them they are good they don't always have them but dollar general has similar pens which are a little better

[@rickstarz]

These shows about the future are making me kinda dread it with stuff like the see-through phones and computers, I just don't see how it's appealing in anyway yet it seems to be in so much past and current sci-fi (your explanation about the filming makes a lot of sense though.) I just feel like we've gone from shows where the technology is a fun idea that would be welcome irl (e.g. Back to the Future), to current shows where I dread being in a world with see-through computers and voice controlled cars. Maybe it's because we're at a time when we're realising that technology that sounds cool doesn't necessarily mean it's good or useful (AI art, unreliable smart speakers, the MetaVerse etc etc.)

[@MrJPEZ123]

Obscure

[@megloton]

You can tell a lot about a man by how he opens his packages.

[@SusanTam-g8u]

Ps. If I find the yellow ones I will send you some!

[@mrskipperdo]

nobody tell him how many warhammer books there are. 🤫

[@WatchMichaelMakeArt]

Peter you are so freaking cool

[@SusanTam-g8u]

Sorry me again. They have pink,purple, and blue ink ones!

[@RichMitch]

Halo everyone

[@peter_draws]

hi

[@ichirofakename]

Dang it seems The Expanse is not streaming (anymore)...

[@peter_draws]

It’s still on Amazon Prime video for me, could be a region thing though

[@ichirofakename]

@@peter_draws Well there it is on my tv, even though not on my laptop. I'm checking it out.

[@HankHillspimphand]

peter you dont know me, do you want to roll the dice?. im a no name artist. so clearly your art has way way more "$$$ value" but if you want i will trade you one drawing for a piece of art. i will put my heart a soul into it. you can either be surprised or pick a prompt. yes to everyone else, i know who wins in this trade chill im shooting my shot lol

[@laurenthurston6284]

Why/how did I forget about you. I think it’s KZbin’s fault

[@JingKing]

EARLY❤

[@peter_draws]

[@bullwinklemoose4969]

Growing up you were my favorite artist and you inspired me more than anyone. I started an Instagram and I would tag you in my posts hoping you would see them. I was really disappointed to find out that you blocked me. I’m not going to lie I lost a lot of respect for you. You really lost a follower who has admired you since 2012. ✌️ out.

[@nathanwashington9784]

Regardless of if he is your inspiration, he doesn’t owe you anything. If you were constantly tagging him in social media posts that had nothing to do with him and trying to get his attention, blocking seems like an understandable response.

[@G_RIMM]

How would you feel if someone kept tagging you nonstop?

[@ZKorvin]

You took it too far @bullwinklemoose4969 . Too far.

[@bullwinklemoose4969]

@@nathanwashington9784really? You wouldn’t write to the person first and say please stop tagging me? If the person doesn’t after that warning I understand blocking, but that didn’t happen. Also is getting tagged in things that big of a deal?

[@nathanwashington9784]

@@bullwinklemoose4969 have a look at the likes on both our comments, seems pretty clear where other people stand on this. If you’re annoying an online creator on social media they have no obligation or responsibility to inform you of that before taking action, if you’re tagging them in stuff that they are not in or have any involvement with just to try and get their attention then that’s an issue on your end not theirs. Hope you take this chance to self reflect about your relationships with content creators online bc this all comes off extremely parasocial and entitled of you.

[@bananaman.__]

13:25 sounds very interesting out of context

[@projekt6_official]

The Expanse books are EXCELLENT. I'm holding off watching the show until I've finished them because I have in my mind's eye what everything and everyone looks like and don't want to destroy that. I'm reading them in numerical order from here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_(novel_series) and putting the "0.1, 0.2, 0.3" before 1, "1.1" before 2, etc...

[@Taka_Takata]

Such a masterly samuraï unboxing instantly reminded me of "the Gift" by the Velvet Underground kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3jWhp-qm8l4jNE ✂