My TOP 5 Favourite Fountain Pens and Why

[@MummyBrown]

This is an excellent list! I'm so glad to see another Duke Fude lover. I see a lot of artists use the Sailor Fude and that never worked for me like it should, it was more of a temperamental toy for me. I switched to a Duke fude and never looked back. My faves: * Duke Charlie Chaplin Commemorative Fude pen * Pilot Kukano (EF) for detail work * Pelikan M200 (F) The line variation on these nibs is spectacular * Lamy Safari (F) * Pen BBS mini-fude My favorite Inks for drawing: * Noodler's Heart of Darkness (Water resistant) This is an opaque black * Noodler's Dark Matter (Water Resistant, but lets a little color when wet) * Diamine Sepia * Diamine Earl Grey

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks for sharing your list :) I can see that you are a true Fude pen lover! Also a great list of ink too, I will need to do a video on that in the future.

[@ichirofakename]

1. I had that Duke 551 , but found it way too heavy. I'm happy with my other fudes, including even the dirt cheap Jinhao 82. 2. My personal favorites are all Sailors and Franklins-Christoph. And a Platinum Carbon Desk Pen that they don't make the same anymore.

[@arlenealennox3136]

Just a little correction: the body of the Lamy Al-Star is Aluminum not stainless steel. I have one and like it very much.

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks for your correction! This is much appreciated :) I love it too and I always thought it was stainless steel but actually it is very lightweight, because it is aluminium

[@mariatriesart8389]

You can clean out your used ink cartridges to your traveller's notebook fountain pen, and use a syringe with a 1.5" blunt tipped needle to safely fill your used ink cartridge with any colour you want to from your ink bottles. I do this all the time.

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks so much for this tip! I actually bought one just few weeks ago!

[@mariatriesart8389]

@@andreadeng_art Well you are well on your way then! Congrats on your channel!

[@retardno002]

I would love a Montblanc, so far my favs are (in no particular order): - Kaweco Liliput steel (flame blued, EF steel, surgeon accuracy for fine hatching) - Pelikan 400 Günther Wagner vintage (F and B 14k, best flex nibs on this list, the feeds are superb) - Pilot Falcon metal (EF semi-flex 14k decent line variation but nothing to write home about) - Lamy Al-Star (B 14k nib, stiff but smooth) - Opus 88 demonstrator (EF semi-flex steel but the feed can't keep up with the nib) Nice list you made here, I'll give one of those fude nibs a try soon. Thanks for the video.

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks for sharing your list! A part of Lamy Al-Star and Kaweco, I never tried the others. Looking forward to do it in the future!

[@Hosenbisla]

You mentioned that you can not use ur bottled ink with the brass pocket pen, that is not realy true. You just need to buy a dull syringe. You can flush the used cartridge out with it, and fill it with any bottled ink you have.

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks for letting me know! I actually bought one few days ago and it worked :D Need to update the video

[@danielbozga1429]

Greay top 5 pens My top 5 list: 1. Montblanc 149 M nib 2. Sailor fude de Mannen 55 degree 3.Conklin heringbone flex nib 5. Lamy Safari M nib mango

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks! And great list too :)

[@cazkiwinz4300]

Except you only have 4 pens listed here….

[@danielbozga1429]

Great video my friend, maybe when u have time u can do a video with top 5 sketchbooks and papers and why uchose that sketchbook?

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks my friend! That is definitely on my list :)

[@Vermiliontea]

I completely agree with both the Montblanc (I don't have a 146, but I have a 149) and the Lamy Al-star. Great, iconic pens, and iconic for reasons. I don't know much about the rest of your pens. However, since price is often an issue, I'd like to tip about a nice pen - I really mean that, it's very, very nice -, that is also highly affordable: It's called Wing Sung 699. It's available with either a vacuum+valve system or a piston. I like the vacuum+valve, because you can close the pen's feed so it doesn't blob or leak, or dries out when it's lying unused for long times. It's also available in three nib sizes, EF, F and M, those being Western/Chinese sizes, not Japanese. It's not common getting an M in low cost Chinese pens (and actually, I don't think the 699 was low cost originally), and it's the nib I prefer. I have only one caveat: While it's delightfully precisely made, it's probably a bit frail compared to Western comparables. I learned from a Wing Sung 618 that the plastic they use is more brittle. The vacuum rod/valve may also be vulnerable. But take care and treat it kindly, and it shouldn't be a problem.

[@twain888]

Thanks, this is super-useful because I'd never heard of the Hahnemuhle pen! I was so tempted by the Duke 551 but my hands are even smaller than yours so I bought a wooden fude with brass lid that's about the size and shape of the Montblanc 146. After experimenting with various pens (including my Montblanc Mozart), I've found my perfect pens for sketching: Pilot 18K pocket pens in F and EF. I keep meaning to do urban sketching (I tried doodling St Pauls) but it's now too cold!

[@Cortesevasive]

Hahnemuhle is a designer pen, they dont produce nibs. If you pay that much money at least go for size 6* Jowo. Or you can get japanese gold nib pens with perfect quality.

[@jwdyss]

Great video as always! It was very nice to see and learn about what pens you use for all the superb sketches you make. Just one question please. Do you think or know if all the Montblanc Meisterstuck 146 Medium nibs new or used would write with the nib reversed? This is an option that I would like to have when purchasing this pen. Thank you!

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks! I can confirm that the M nib on the Meisterstuck 146 works reversed, the other nibs should work as well but I haven't tried them.

[@cirke1477]

My #1 fav is your #5

[@estherodri]

Do you keep the same ink in each pen? What waterproof inks would you recommend for the fountain pen to watercolor after.

[@retardno002]

Noodler's Lexington Grey is my fav ink for sketches. It goes from a fairly light gray to almost black when layered, has a cool tone, and if you use it on absorbent paper it gets these beautiful light blue whiskers. Amazing ink for drawing. I even have it in my office pen for daily notes. Montblanc Cool Grey is also awesome and definitely Copic proof but I haven't checked if it's waterproof as well.

[@MummyBrown]

De Atramentis Document Ink Black and Platinum Carbon Ink are both much loved waterproof inks. The Platinum Carbon Ink is a pigmented ink that's made for fountain pens but might be a tad finicky in fine nibbed pens. It requires a little more clean time and I might even go as far as saying that I wouldn't put it in a pen that can't be fully disassembled for through cleaning every once and a while. One of my favorite water resistant inks is Noodler's Heart of Darkness. It lets a little bit of black if you run over with with a water brush so it looks great with graphite.

[@retardno002]

@@MummyBrown do you sketch with black? That's a bit odd... Update on the Montblanc Cool Grey: it is 98% waterproof I'd say, very little residue lifted into the water and I gave it less than a minute drying time.

[@MummyBrown]

@@retardno002 I do, but not primarily. This is my preference when I use it with watercolor or graphite.

[@andreadeng_art]

I change ink quite often, with different brands and colours. I prefer Platinum Carbon Ink because it is more black and permanent than other brands. I would recommend this for watercolour. Just be careful not to use it on very expensive pens as it is very difficult to clean when it dries out.

[@ecksdog]

Good stuff. Do mind telling me the make and model of your leather pen case? Thx

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks! It is made my Galen Leather, a Turkish company, you can find more info on my website www.andreadeng.com/materials/

[@stathkon]

Are there two colours for the duke? I have seen yours that i like much and a lighter colour

[@andreadeng_art]

Oh I see the one you mean, but I haven't tried it yet!

[@eileengoldenberg270]

Good video. I have looked at the MB 146, but don’t really like the black and gold cigar shape style. Also if you update your language not call your watchers “guys” because we are not.. thanks.. I will keep watching as I am a fountain pen expert and avid urban sketcher.. thanks

[@Cortesevasive]

MB is overrated, you are paying 2/3 for the brand label. Its not better than any japanese fountain pen. In many cases 146 or other small size nibs are worse than steel Jowo 6*.

[@andreadeng_art]

Thanks! Apologies for the word, It is the habit as English not my first language so I have limited vocabulary. I will try my best to find other ways to address people :)

[@cazkiwinz4300]

“Folks” seems to be a non-offensive way to address both sexes… From another of your female watchers 🤗

[@nicolebethea1140]

Pronounced "few-day"

[@xiaoxavier]

公爵孔子我个人不太喜欢

[@eprohoda]

omg! you did unusual job!want a promo?, see ya!- ;)