Japanese garden with ink and color pencils

A little bit more laid-back video in which I not only draw a Japanese garden scene with color inks and color pencils but also test a few different color inks and go to buy a new fountain pen.
Tools:
- Pilot Custom Heritage 92
- Pilot Iroshizuku inks
- Blackwing 205
- Canson 1557 paper
- Caran d Ache supracolor II color pencils
Feel free to check out my other stuff:
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Website: mateuszurbanowicz.com
Blog: / mattjabbar
Twitter: / gommatt
Instagram: / mateusz_urbanowicz

[@fogsmog9325]

I’m so lucky to see this up close, I’ve been into background art than just people as subjects lately

[@ericwang_art]

I love demonstrator fountain pens! It's so beautiful to have the ink visible like so. Nice choice!

[@JoinSquizGroup]

Wait, who's your favorite artist? If your drawing is really this good, how good is the drawing of your favorite artist. Hahaha

[@mattjabbar]

In the video I'm talking about Mattias Adolfsson. He does things that are a bit different from my contents but I like how free and full of imagination his stuff is. 👍

[@JoinSquizGroup]

@@mattjabbar He have a different artstyle, but still really good haha

[@katieholt5378]

Love the colors

[@Chonko_O]

Would be really cool to see an illustration with different colour line for background, characters, foreground. I like the contrast between the magenta and the greenery. I look forward to any teasers/ updates for projects your working on. 👍

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

Great sketch! Something that I do with inks that are not water-proof is sketching it after the paint has dried. I go in with pencil, then watercolor, and then pen for the line art!

[@gianlozano102]

Waiting for your next live sessions!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😍

[@adurpina]

love to have this pen thanks for showing this

[@kit_kata]

The final result is stunning! I loved that you combined ink combined with the colored pencils! It was also very interesting to see your process. This technique could be a really interesting "exercise" for me to step out of my comfort zone so maybe I'll give it a go and do some sketches combining ink and colored pencils! :D

[@kojiro555]

Like to see more in this style!

[@dastels]

Lovely pen, and a nice selection of inks. I am quite fond of the Iroshizuku inks.

[@Fanan92]

I really love the way you color with color pencils and your line art is so amazing.

[@ssaverance1828]

Nice change of pace! I think using colored ink, even if it's in a subtle shade, really breathes life into drawings and helps build the overall tone/mood of the piece, cheerful, comfortable, gloomy, etc. I actually prefer to use colored ink (usually mid-range to dark blues or sepias, sometimes red) in my drawings. Keep up the good work!

[@justaleafinthewind8858]

Itoya! I’ve always dreamed of going here. ☺️ Lovely video.

[@shamisochigwende9216]

👏🏽👏🏽as always, your work is beautiful

[@aruriruriru]

The things that I learned from you is, straight line is not the most important things, The most important things is how you make your art have a feeling to tell.

[@mattjabbar]

Yes! 👍

[@Declan4]

Really awesome!!! I've been to japan twice and have been to Itoya nine times. Hands down my favourite store

[@pastelpath4376]

Woooooah blessed me with your talent 💗💗💗💗🥺

[@NukaColaLight]

Love to hear you explaining why you get certain tools or make certain choices. The artwork looks really pretty as well :)

[@jay-arzaragosa6468]

very nice!!!

[@windowpictureframe]

I really like the new method! I would never imagined you could use the inks like that! Ty for sharing and great work as always!

[@IndianPolishMix]

Calming and interesting as always

[@katenaru]

It’s a lovely 😊 picture, the tools made me reallly curious I haven’t been in a ink and fountain pen store in years i kinda wanna look into one for color inks 😆 ❤️

[@mangoslormpy7618]

ahhh the depth is so beautiful -w-

[@hakurikoh]

Astonishing.

[@eileengoldenberg270]

Yes fountain pens are great. I will be teaching a class on zoom in Feb..

[@MB-dq9xp]

You're awesome, keep growing and keep drawing. Your content is satisfying, the colors that you use are so beautiful, the music is relaxing and your English is actually good, congrats!.

[@bigboyanimation3799]

For drawing i prefere using micron pens number 0.1 i use it allot and for writing i use a similar pen called stylo i dont know if these are the same pens with different names we refill it with a small plastic buttle full of ink similar to a bullet when became empty we put annother one

[@Toumakawa]

マットさんのビデオの雰囲気めっちゃ好き。気持ちいい☺️

[@SauloLopesChannel]

Thank you

[@CanuckJim]

If you love fountain pens, regular pens, stationery, organizers, planners, etc - Itoya is a religious experience. We spent hours there the first time we visited. Each floor is breathtaking.

[@ahmedabz5761]

Verry nice drawing, i like the pencils texture on paper May be it's interessting to do some water color (just a big shapes) before the inking ? Thanks for sharing with us😉

[@Teeba-xd1gt]

Yesssss

[@lingeringcari]

I really love how you draw so clean and freely 😩❤️ everything is visible yet so simple, please give me any tips in drawing better sceneries 😭😭😭

[@upades]

Uwielbiam twój styl :}

[@fauxshowyo]

I recently just dove into the world of fountain pens myself and I'm 6 pens and 12 inks deep so far...and so many dozens more I want. The iroshizuku series is great, I'm not disappointed with any so far - and it's good to see the ina-ho (haven't bought yet) seems to be very close to Noodler's Golden Brown, which is my current favorite when used with a flex nib. Looking forward to spending way too much money at the Tokyo Intl. Pen Show in a couple weeks haha.

[@mattjabbar]

Nice. I recently bought the sailor 224 ink. It’s so nice, changes colors a lot.

[@kp_3dart]

🌻

[@starowo]

Have you ever considered making coloring books? Lovely work as always. :)

[@shaylale2923]

I really love your artwork! Will you ever show a video on your rough sketches? I think that’d be very interesting to see :))

[@mattjabbar]

Yes, I sometimes featured them in the video.

[@Rubi1angel]

Hi! If I wanted to study or research more about how to achieve a Japanese drawing style, what KZbin channel or other resource would you recommend to me?

[@lukaszpokoju]

Pilot custom Heritage 92 Demonstrator . mmhh 🤔 good choice ! What about making a drawing with waterproof black ink and then using Pilot Iroshizuku for the coloring ? But maybe it's kind of the same as using watercolors, I don't how fountain pen inks are suited for coloring...

[@IC443]

Gorgeous! What nib size did you pick for the pen?

[@nitzangly13]

Cool drawing! I liked the vibrant of the color! Where you cleaning the dip pen before you tested every color? Do you put inside the fountain pen the colors by air pressure only or there are other techniques?

[@mattjabbar]

Yes I crane the nib :) and to put the ink into the pen you just turn the end of it.

[@armandoguajardo4789]

impressive as always

[@QuanPham-pr6pt]

Do you have any recommendations artbook ? Thank you

[@redicent]

when are you going to release your procreate 5x brushes? by the way, i love the way you incorporate so many colors!

[@mattjabbar]

They are already on my Patreon but I will be putting them on Gumroad soon too.

[@agnieszkajodlowska6465]

Hi Matt! Have you ever tried a glass pen for your sketches? I think it's something that may interest you. :)

[@mattjabbar]

Yes I used one for the Kobe Ink illustrations. I like it overall but the “scraping” of glass on paper is not for me. I prefer fountain pens a lot!

[@lur3480]

I love it! I bought a Lamy Safary because of you and I'm really enjoying it. I also wanted to ask if your new storefront series's illustrations will be uploaded to Society6 too. I wanted to buy a print but Inprint's shipping is too expensive for me. Thanks!

[@mattjabbar]

I want to diversify the stores a little bit so I uploaded the new series only to inprnt, I might upload it also to s6 in the future.

[@mattjabbar]

I’m glad you are on joying your LAMY - a great tip: you can really really easily replace nibs on Safari pens so you can buy few nibs and try them out!

[@lur3480]

@@mattjabbar Thanks for the answers! I recently changed the M nib to an F one and it was really easy indeed ^^

[@i.widiastuti8718]

I wonder if you’re going to make inks collection video in the future? Is that Kakimori ink beside Iroshizuku inks on the table? Thanks a lot ✨✌️

[@mattjabbar]

Yes, I do a lot of painting and drawing with Kakimori inks. I will be making a video about them soon 👍 but as these are waterproof inks I prefer to use them with the IndiGraph pen and with just my watercolor brushes.

[@i.widiastuti8718]

@@mattjabbar yayyy! I’m looking forward to Kakimori inks video. What’s your favorite Iroshizuku ink color? I only got 3 so far, Fuyu-Syogun, Murasaki-Shikibu & Ajisai.

[@mattjabbar]

@@i.widiastuti8718 I don't want to make you buy it (haha) but I like the Yama-budo a lot because it has a nice sheen when applied thickly 👍

[@i.widiastuti8718]

@@mattjabbar thanks a lot for your recommendation, next I’ll try Yama-budo! I just added Ina-ho to my collection and I like it

[@adamstingers230]

amazing

[@funkykoval2099]

Dzień dobry. Czy mógłby Pan przybliżyć zastosowania poszczególnych atramentów?. Ostatnio widziałem brązowy i wydaje mi się że jest chyba do rysowania mniej wyraźnych zarysów żeby linie sylwetek nie wchodziły mocno w oczy. Zielony to już nie wiem bo przy pisaniu wyszło że litery są mniej czytelne.. Mi najlepiej działa błękitny. Pozdrawiam

[@mattjabbar]

Kolorowe tusze raczej kupiłem do pisania ale mam kilka odcieni szarego które działają dobrze jako kolor linii w rysunkach - nie są za mocne.

[@funkykoval2099]

@@mattjabbar No to podobnie myślałem, zwłaszcza po obejrzeniu chińskich malarzy. To są nieźli spece od szarości i perspektywa powietrzna wychodzi im od razu.. pozdr

[@foodiesalt]

6:40 ОН СКАЗАЛ "КАРАНДАШ" "KARANDASH"

[@shanchar]

hey sir please can you tell is it good to be a background artist in anime industry of japan and is it easy to get a job in anime studios.

[@PrettyKittyPaintings]

So when were you going to tell us you were featured on NHK's Japanology Plus!?!? My literal two favorite escapes in one episode? SCORE! :'D You're amazing and I cannot wait to watch it! If anyone's interested, the episode will be broadcasted Nov. 24th 2020 on their website www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/japanologyplus/20201124/2032222/

[@jrandallgilmore8907]

You mentioned an artist you like; I believe you said Mateus Adelson? I looked him up but can’t locate him or his work. Is this his correct name? I’d like to see what he does. Thanks for your awesome, amazing videos. I love watching!

[@mattjabbar]

Mattias Adolfsson 👍

[@teyik448]

Hi!

[@CaptainWumbo]

Remember they're dye based inks. Convenient and easy to clean, but not really long lasting. Your scans will last, but eventually (probably decades lol) the ink will maybe start to fade.

[@mattjabbar]

Yup. That’s another thing yes.

[@overthecounterbeanie]

May I know the name of the background music, please?

[@mattjabbar]

It’s one of the jazz pieces from epidemic sound made by Hara Noda

[@overthecounterbeanie]

@@mattjabbar thank you!

[@pedromaangas6613]

Hi👋

[@krystiantylak5470]

Mam nadzieję że nie zapomniałeś polskiego. Chcałem Ci podziękować za Kimi no na wa, te tła i ogulnie grafika w tym filmie jest przepiękna. Też się interesuje sztuką i chciałbym pujść w twoje ślady. Masz o de mnie subskrybcję i życzę powodzenia przy innych pracach ;)

[@geokorf]

It so damn "cheap"