Will Using a $1500 Pen Affect my Drawing? Namiki Yukari Royale Fountain Pen TEST/Review

[@froufroufoxes0000]

i do love when he uses a pen

[@adamwest8711]

Hey, me too!!

[@UnderfundedScientist]

He called us out real hard there

[@kato2395]

Pen is?

[@bebopkirby]

But I doubt that Peter, when not on camera, would rarely if ever reach for a fountain pen first to do one of his drawings. I love fountain pens but they are kind of like antique cars , more to be collected, looked at , and lovingly set aside in a garage.

[@victordelafuente5466]

@@bebopkirby got the same feeling, but with one slight difference: I love to write with them and use them as often as I can. But I admit that I have more than one fountainpen. A cheaper one for daily use and the other I actually treat like you just described

[@NikNik-oc1by]

I get an A+ in art yesterday with an pen you reviewed

[@peter_draws]

Good job

[@NikNik-oc1by]

@@peter_draws thanks for your good reviews and videos, you're doing amazing job

[@griffenwondra9665]

You probably didn't do very well on your grammar test though huh

[@griffenwondra9665]

Sorry. Glad to hear about your A

[@WaitingtoHit]

@@griffenwondra9665 You probably didn't do very well on your grammar test though huh You probably didn't do very well on your grammar test, though, huh?

[@adamhadlock2612]

Peter is a perfectly pleasant pen pilot, though perhaps a bit peculiar.

[@rainastor4789]

Love the humor and alliteration! Very witty!

[@mourneswanderer1767]

Yes, I like that!

[@UnderfundedScientist]

V would've loved you

[@steveh485]

A poet and doesnt know-et.

[@adamhadlock2612]

@@melkerart1793 I’d definitely buy a Peter Draws branded Perfectly Pleasant Pen Pilot shirt.

[@pvtcantrell74d]

“My job is whatever I want it to be” We should all have this attitude in life.

[@tinglestingles]

I was expecting an armed security officer standing behind Peter.

[@mjpete27]

What would have been really funny had he opened his fridge and we saw Dan in a security officer outfit!

[@Thatonegirl989]

I enjoy the pen experiments. I think if I used this pen my art would be worse because I’d be incredibly nervous using such an expensive pen.

[@peter_draws]

Yeah I probably would have felt a little different if I had spent my own money on this, I should have emphasized that a little more maybe

[@Thatonegirl989]

@@peter_draws no worries! Still enjoyable nonetheless :)

[@MainlyBoredom]

@@peter_draws I would probably feel more relaxed if it was something I owned rather than borrowed, I'd just be thinking about returning it in perfect condition.

[@BigDomski]

Using cheap watercolour supplies is a real pain in the ass, I really have to upgrade 😬 it's just one of those mediums where quality of materials make a big difference with what you can do. I've learned a lot by starting out with the cheap stuff though.

[@randominternetuser2]

Very true!

[@MainlyBoredom]

I genuinely used to believe I was incapable of learning how to use watercolours because I had only been using cheaper brands to learn, I was discouraged for years!

[@TheHardcoreDilettante]

True, but fountain pens don't really come with the same proportional increase in *performance* quality as the price rises.

[@BigDomski]

@@TheHardcoreDilettante Oh yeah, for sure. I was just talking about watercolours tho 😆 I honestly don't see the point of buying such an expensive pen, unless you're a hardcore collector.

[@TheHardcoreDilettante]

@@BigDomski I don't see the point in buying very expensive cars or watches, yet many people find it important to own such things, even if they're not collectors. People prioritize what's important to them in terms of daily luxuries. I don't know that I'd call myself a "collector"--I have lots of pens, but I don't treat them as collector's items; I use them all and won't buy a pen I won't use--and I'd love to get a pen an urushi artisan spent months lacquering and decorating one day when times are less uncertain.

[@KYSheng]

Peter using a pen..? Peter Pen?

[@redmur5180]

Peter pen alias Spider pen

[@thatdandriscoll]

Sometimes, when I'm feeling blocked, or unmotivated, I will pick up a new pen, pencil, brush- whatever- and then use it to figure out what I've done to deserve it. There, new art.

[@mikenel9793]

Cheap is okay,when it works!

[@STICKYArt]

Pros: it looks like a reg pen, improved feel, feeling of significants, flawless flow, inspirational, invigorating Cons: it’s costs 150x the average pen, added pressure to better, overthinking, still more expensive than an iPad Pro Apple pen and procreate :) great drawings Peter!

[@sommmathechamp5801]

2:53 "ICBM mixed with fine china" ....... just imagining that is amazing, thanks for the drawing idea peter!

[@nyxpouleson3788]

My favorite quote I heard in awhile lol

[@arcfide]

Love the pen. I do use my tools to help "set the mood" for my work, though I mostly do deep knowledge work and writing, not drawing. A nice notebook, a nice pen that feels right, and an inspiring ink are all something that make me happy and emotionally more "positive", which can help my motivation. I recently found myself feeling a little emotionally "down" and so I switched from using a black ink to Platinum's Blue Black ink, and my mood pretty instantly perked back up. Sometimes just switching things up and finding some joy in the little things can make a difference. I have my "favorite" pens that I use, and they are not always my most expensive pens.

[@raphthecollector3824]

I love how genuinely excited you are!

[@connorappleby]

Peter gives off “crème brûlée” vibes, you feel me? That dude is proper and pleasant.

[@mjpete27]

I remember the moment I decided to be an artist. My grandmother gave me my first professional set of watercolors and it was like the heavens opened up and choirs of angels began to sing and I thought this is what I want to do with the rest of my life! Having that first professional set of watercolors open up so many possibilities to me. I think this can work for you and against you but mostly always positively for me. Thanks Peter I enjoyed the video, please keep them coming’ I have spent $55 on a Noodler’s triple tail pen and I think that is the most I will ever spend on a fountain pen! What is the most you have paid for a pen? Would you spend $1500 on a pen? Just curious, please be careful out there and take care of yourself, be safe and I look forward to your next video.

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Not him, but $300 is the most I have spent and $500 is probably the most I would. These pens can make writing/drawing such a joy 😄 the gold nib is such a joy to use, but you can get one for ~$150

[@nooruddinimad]

Every time I look at you draw, I awe at the complexity and the beauty of your drawing. Thank you so much for sharing your talent and life with us.

[@frankselby6254]

Might be one of my favourite hairstyles on Peter - looking snazzy my dude

[@Limxuv]

I think that there is something to having nice materials that's helpful in the creative process. Like, when you're cooking and you use a good knife, it makes you want to use it more. I think art supplies work the same way. BUT I also think there's a threshold where quality plateaus and you begin to enter into branding territory that causes things to be expensive. I've never used a $1500 pen before but I absolutely noticed a difference when I purchased my first $70 fountain pen from the $5 ones I've used in the past.

[@ButlerianJihadi]

For anyone wondering what the process is like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKWuiXqYqKZsaqc . It’s for headphones but it’s the same type of coating.

[@lord.rabbyt]

The thing that really got me to start drawing more, and feeling more confident in my drawing, was finding out about rotring isographs from this channel, and getting myself a set. So, thank you for that, Peter!

[@seannethecloud]

What I really like about your work is we can make our own interpretation of what we are seeing. Not only that but your lines are so bold and clean and you are just sketching.. like.. dude its amazing!

[@rachaelayers5591]

I loved that first drawing! That had some really special energy. The line quality on all of these looked amazing as well. Particularly crisp and black. The real bonus though was the reflection. I've been art blocked for about 2-3 months and after watching this and reading the comments I actually feel like I could draw again. Thank you

[@tomasarismendi5251]

everytime i watch a video i just feel urge to improve my drawing. love u peter pls never fade

[@retardno002]

Funny, every time I watch a video of his I feel like it takes some pressure off of me and I judge my drawings less harshly. Interesting that the same video has the opposite opposite effect on you.

[@PuppetMaster8707]

Peter you are absolutely whimsical

[@carlosguerra3560]

genuinely whimsical

[@edzejandehaan9265]

A 1500 dollar pen would affect my art in a profound way; I wouldn't dare touch it for fear of damaging it, especially if it was only lend to me...

[@sweedy6647]

Several hours spent deliberating the action of drawing a single line, because that line would be causing minute wear and tear to a $1500 instrument.

[@davidbretz4312]

Sometimes when I don't feel like drawing I will switch from my leadholder to a pencil or a mechanical pencil, the difference is small but sometimes it's just enough to make things feel fresh

[@retardno002]

Good tactic, I switch between pencil, ballpoint, felt tip, and fountain pen all the time. And given that I have multiple choices of each I keep drawing just because I like using all the crap I bought. Not fancy stuff either, just enjoyable. Give it a try. Ballpoint is a crazy middleground between pencil and pen. Love the BIC round stic and the Monami yellow ones.

[@GiraffeFlavored]

When I first starting getting *in* to art in a not-little-kid-way was when I started 6th grade, and they gave us these big black sketchbooks and I never had a *real* sketchbook before and was so excited and we decorated them and whatnot. I wonder how my art would have been had I used literally any other sketchbook because the paper in them was *TERRIBLE.* I know this now. You erased anything once and it shredded to bits. I was 11, of course I was erasing things constantly, learning, trying to get things juuuust right, and getting SO frustrated that my very medium was dissolving underneath me. Canson Mixed Media pads. They are cheap, they are clean, they take pencils, lots of erasing, ink, paint, even watercolor. Fucking love those things, they're almost all I use. Had I had one of those from the beginning.. man I don't know. Woulda saved me a lot of freaking heartache. But I'm still drawing with walmart mechanical pencils, and some of my favorite pens were literally from the dollar store. Sometimes expensive isn't better, but boy some things can be very, very cheap.

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

There's so many crappy sketchbooks out there! I also love those Canson ones. I love them with Faber-Castel 9000 H pencils. The green type. It's got a bit of a gritty feeling that gives me good control

[@leojpowers]

Michelangelo was sculpting before the Sistine Chapel. I believe he was also pissed that they wanted him to paint.

[@gloopsiedaisy]

I was looking for comments about this ! 😂

[@gloopsiedaisy]

He ran away like three or so times and the pope hunted him down 😂😂

[@leojpowers]

@@gloopsiedaisy It's been a long time since art history, but I seem to recall a strongly worded letter signed "the sculptor"

[@ccxu4764]

Hey Pete. Love the reflections. Especially the point where you had to throw the drawing away, felt sad but realized that everything is temporary. That applies to so many things in life. Regarding $1500 pen, it’s definitely more expensive than its utility’s worth but as long as people are not addicted (to collect) it’s ok to have a *few* nice things that really spark joy in your life.

[@00maxinator]

It is the best thing in the literal world that you put a timer on the sponsored segments btw. 🙏 thank you

[@bolicob]

The "Nice Pen" inspiration is totally real. I remember getting my first set of Micron pens and having a huge rush of motivation (I had previously only used cheap bic writing pens to draw with).

[@freddieh.mercury8893]

If everyone had a little Peter in there life the world would be a much better place

[@adamwest8711]

How little? If I could carry one around I my pocket, that’d be nice.

[@freddieh.mercury8893]

@@adamwest8711 very nice

[@relaxandhavesometea4584]

Wow I’m early, I gotta say your videos are the best of the best in my opinion! Keep doing what you do ;D Ps: You encouraged me to try fountain pens and I absolutely love them!

[@relaxandhavesometea4584]

I also forgot to add that your videos are very pleasing :v

[@isaacliu._.6899]

As a violinist, it definitely does make a difference whether you get an expensive professional instrument versus one in the middle range or a beginner violin. HOWEVER, I truly believe music and art are not pay to win, and I am sure 90 percent of you reading this will say the same. My violin was 2000$, which is mid-range. Don't get me wrong, 2000 is a crap ton of money, and I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to have such a nice instrument, but this is beside the point. My peers in conservatory have instruments ranging up to the ten-thousands range, yet they still sit behind me in orchestra, and I am playing more advanced pieces than they are. My point is hard work and love for art triumphs over the quality of tools and available budget. Money can only get you so far in life.

[@arie6523]

Is no one gonna talk about how good that last drawing is? It’s so fgging cool!

[@rebeccawhite2582]

I am cool with the $34.00 TWSBI I just bought. I got it in the cement color and inked it with Noodler's Harold's Hearse. I really love it. Got a medium nib. Because I have a son, I would rather put that in his college fund.

[@Cortesevasive]

American spotted.

[@jasoncharalambides387]

You're absolutely right about the encouragement. I have a number of college degrees, more than three, but for every single one of them I treated myself to a relatively nice pen. It was such an excitement that I would go to the lecture hall and take notes with that special pen dedicated to that specific University, and then I would solve problems on engineering paper using that special ink that became my signature and that special pen. And then for the next degree it was a new "good pen" for that curriculum. I continued during my after college years with pen for this and that "license exams" prep work etc. So most of my pens are dedicated to a cause and then retired after it was achieved.

[@mccreamark1]

That is a nice idea, each will bring back memories of your time on each course.

[@jasoncharalambides387]

@@mccreamark1 it does. Every single time I hold one it brings an anecdotal story in my brain. It is like a short video of a part of my life every time I pick one up.

[@OsterlundArchitect]

Peter - a lot of talk about the pen, but your sketch is much more painterly than usual, you're expressing the ink much more, less straight linework than we've seen before, really lovely - might come from the warmth and connection of the pen, lets you get a little more lost into the work. bravo, enjoy -

[@Payton_2002]

your art is so amazing and i love watching your videos!

[@kellysartthrob]

I really enjoy watching him draw. I thinks it's weird in a way, but I truly do enjoy watching his process.

[@jennaknight8863]

You have the cutest personality! I do indeed love when you use pens.

[@mybubbles5552]

I love the real talk here. Everything is temporary and we don’t need expensive things to make art. The most I spend on art supplies is $25 per item. I would never spend $1500 on a pen. It looks very pretty though and I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@ostensibly531]

I have a $300 pilot custom 823 pen. It’s so well balanced in the hand, and the ink flows so smoothly that it brings absolute joy when writing with it. Even though I haven’t used more expensive pens, but I cannot imagine an experience much better than that of the custom 823. So I feel like that’s upper ceiling of price tags where money actually buys utility. Anything more expensive would be paying for the beauty or the prestige of owning the instrument.

[@samorwhatever4485]

I do mainly pen on paper (or on my arm) but a while ago I got into paint and I had 2 separate times where I was incredibly excited. I got a Windsor Newton mini water color set, a mini water color sketch book, and 2 water brushes so I could travel and do water color. Then a few months later I was even more into painting so I broke down and got about 20 different colors of Windsor Newton acrylic paint tubes and a bunch of canvases and those are the times I’ve been the most excited about art I think.

[@RoggieHa]

those little portraits are sick, thanks peter

[@christopherkarlsson4919]

I dont know if its the pen or the mindset it put you in but I love the first painting. It gives me a feeling of a lovecraftian structure inside of some chamber thats been forgotten for aeons and if you were in its presence it would just capture your mind. Definetly one of my favourites of your drawings.

[@renadamskey1121]

I really want this pen.

[@Wishmasters]

"My job is whatever I want to be" I love these little snippets

[@wittwittwer1043]

I have a Namiki like the one he's using. I use it to take notes and write letters. I ordered it with a medium nib; should have chosen a fine nib, but water under the bridge, and it is the smoothest writing fountain pen I've ever written with, and I have well over 100 of them.

[@autoremix4798]

I really like those last two abstract heads. Kind of a different style from the usual, and they look awesome, nice shapes. I'd buy one like that, especially with some color! My girlfriend bought one of a head as well, I guess people are drawn to recognizable figures for small drawingss, a purely abstract textural thing works better as large mural or painting in my opinion

[@LianneBChong]

Peter, For me it’s a combination of both tools and inspiration; sure I have some cheap and inexpensive tools/pens, then, I have some in the expensive range. Comes down to what is the performance of the tool/s in question. So far, my best fountain pen is $1,300.00 item that I use religiously. Was it worth it? It holds a massive 2.5ml of my favorite ink. So yeah, it was.

[@namope359]

Otherwise, when feeling stuck artwise, I like to swatch colors and hopefully pick a simple color scheme, 2 to 3 colors tops, and then just go from there.

[@diavalus]

I totally get why some people would want to spend a lot of money on fountain pens. I use Visconti and Montblanc for taking notes on a daily basis or just to scribble something during the break. Why? As you said, the nibs are just smoother on the paper, it definitely feels better which for me is very important. Or sometimes the materials are special, which also matter to me at least. I don’t understand why some hate on others because they use expensive pens. Each will spend their money on whatever they please. Thank you for the video!

[@CaptainWumbo]

Wealth inequality, mostly. Of course it is infuriating to people making pennies if their employeer or landlord is using the fruits of their labour on extravagances. Same criticism people have about cathedrals or the pyramids. No one is living humbly except for their 1500 dollar pen lol. I think while people are extorted for their labour and grossly underpaid and overworked, products designed exclusively for the rich who oppress them will always be viewed with suspicion, despite their exquisite materials or craftsmanship. And only more so when the entire value of a thing is its rarity and not its properties.

[@meghanpfeiffer]

I'm not an artist, but having a pen I enjoy using does motivate me to take physical notes.

[@Quieneseste]

Love this guy. His voice could calm aliens coming to end this nonsense

[@yoongzmoon8872]

I LOVE YOUR NEW ROOM PETER

[@skriisi]

I have a tube of urushi and it cost me about 15$. It's the craftsmanship that costs (and the gold nib), not the tree sap

[@pmbluemoon]

Have you ever tried to draw and just sat there with your pen for hours with an empty mind and a blank page? I don't know if that's "drawing block" or not, but I haven't had any ideas at all lately... I don't know if I'm spent, or if I have some sort of "I have nothing to say/draw right now" mentality... I Love that pen, but I think it's too much for what it's designed for. The ink flow is wonderful, I am amazed at how much work hours go into making the pen, but your drawings still turned out quite nicely! I bought a Zebra V301 stainless steel 3 series fountain pen just to try it and see if I liked fountain pens after watching your videos. To me, I think I don't know how to use it properly. Any tips or tricks/links to other videos of yours to use fountain pens properly? This is just a cartridge pen of course. As well as cleaning your pen so it works the next time you want to use it would be very appreciated! Thank you Peter, as always, I love your videos, they are soothing and I love seeing what your drawings turn out to be at the end 👍👏

[@johnhanley9946]

I just got an ink stone and ink sticks so I can grind my own ink. It's pretty cool, but I don't think it's making me better at what I'm doing. I probably need new brushes too...

[@mom23js]

It doesnt make you a better artist, it makes the experience better. No tool can improve the work. The artist does that. Perfect Practice makes perfect. Just keep at it and imperfections will disappear. Hoping for all the best in all your future projects💜🖤

[@todlaceyenderofall5452]

woah i was subbed since around 10-50k and now you're above 900k? ridiculous!

[@AlcheonArt]

This kinda happened to me too, when i got 5 copic brush markers as a gift, and i remember that color blending process being to satisfying, because i was used to bland with bullet nib markers. It was nice while those 5 markers lasted, but i can't afford the, so now i;m back to my old ones :P

[@Maya-id2vd]

Your videos are mesmerizing, I would love to have one of these drawings on my wall they look so cool

[@louie_loudstien]

Peter is the perfect definition of an artist. Very good at what he does but odd enough to be intriguing

[@TheHardcoreDilettante]

I think a person who looks for an expensive fountain pen to be a better art tool misunderstands fountain pens. Unless you're going for a certain class of vintage pen, they're not designed for the kind of expressiveness of line that, say, various kinds of dip pens or brushes can deliver. A $25 fountain pen vs. a $1500 fountain pen, in terms of the quality of putting a line down on the page, is waaaaaaay less of a difference than a Kolinsky sable brush vs. a student-grade synthetic brush. However, any expensive tool can help in the sense that, if they're especially beautiful to look at and feel especially luxurious in the hand, it can make you want to use them more, and art/writing/etc. all get better the more you do them. A lot of people pooh-pooh the idea of spending that much money on a pen, but I look at people who lust after expensive watches or cars and really don't see the point of having anything more than a reliable Timex and a rock-solid Honda. I mean, nothing that I *need* a watch or car for will be delivered *more* by spending that much more money for luxury. But I get that people derive pleasure from having luxurious things that give them pleasure to use. Pens are no different. I haven't gotten to the point of spending $1500 for a pen, but I'm not going to say I'll never get there. An urushi pen made by a master is just a beautiful piece of traditional craftsmanship that you can enjoy intimately on a daily basis, and I can absolutely understand valuing that and being willing to pay for it.

[@SundayVlogger]

Well, I invested in a nice variety of Tombow watercolor brush pens that inspired me to make better more careful art. I suppose they are a luxury since I already had some tubes of color. As a side note maybe they could make a $3000 pen from moonrock with nibs of hardened goat spider silk..hmm

[@Itseme3]

I guess the Richard Mille RM S05 Mechanical Fountain Pen would be the next step?

[@jncg2311]

Possibly, except the RM S05 clearly misses the fountain pen enthusiast market, not just from the cost (!) but because its focus is almost exclusively the mechanical movement. Extraordinarily clever, no doubt. It brings nothing much new besides that aspect to the fountain pen though. A little bit samey but the next obvious step is the Namiki Urushi 50, or emperor. I'd love to see what Peter makes of that one!

[@BanjoKazFace]

I love it when daddy Peter uses a fountain pen

[@9sheri9]

9:57 this has got to be, hands down, one of my all time favorite Peter quotes. 💜

[@greysonberndt6548]

My favorite quote is the one about how a line is just a dot that went for a walk. It was in a stippling video i believe :)

[@9sheri9]

@@greysonberndt6548 I love that one as well! We should make an informal collection of the best Peter-isms. His perspective is brilliant, funny and so unique; it would be a great read. Cheers to you, Peter!

[@artislife2621]

I love the first drawing the most, the pen is a work of art in itself.

[@opalskycanvas]

I wish you had some black shirts in your shop

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

aww.... I missed Peter Draws. 2020 happened and I ended up on a very different side of the internet. I missed you PETER DRAWS and THE PENS!

[@lilmu6452]

His art reminds me of the game Borderlands for some reason. I love it!

[@steveh485]

That first drawing was a Sistine Chapel. BTW my 10 year old son loves the way you say "drawing" he practices saying it like you.

[@deanfukawa3260]

Nice drawing Peter. Very organic process. Do you have a finished product in mind as you draw or do you just let the feeling take you wherever you end up?

[@MrFrowneyface]

Not a pen, but masking fluid really helped me get creative with my ability to layer and remove paint with interesting precise lines.

[@thevidguy11]

Love the last frame. Those three drawings are great.

[@dominikszpyrka]

Love the last two portraits! they turned out great!

[@javahunt9222]

This man is a mind reader I do love when you have a pen

[@colinsmith5218]

For me and art supplies, it is about quality and not expense, though those are very often proportionate, especially paper and ink.

[@psykx]

How does this compare to a Pilot falcon? The supposed king of drawing fountain pens (according to jet pens and many comic book artists)

[@fishmeister2625]

Have you reviewed/tried a Namisu Naos yet? Bought the aluminium (with added clip) and is a very solid, well engineered weighty pen.

[@jbarbs808]

I use their ink that comes in a red box. It is my favorite ink bottle.

[@alvarotorrent5966]

So far, I have 2 Mont Blanc and a visconti as 'next level pens' and they all gave me more trouble than my Lamy safari... But you know. By the way peter, any way we could buy a drawing from you?

[@namope359]

He has a website that sells merch and his drawings (priced by time and effort). That disheartening... maybe the tines were too tight? Visconti is apparently known for quality control issues. :/

[@alvarotorrent5966]

@@namope359 thanks for the info... And yes, that's exactly it with the visconti...problems with the quality control of the nibs are common : /

[@adamwest8711]

The only thing I know how to say in Japanese because of the excellent Abroad in Japan KZbin channel is: これはペンです - Literally, ‘this is a pen’. A beautiful melding of things I enjoy. PeterPeterPeter.

[@haydenstreib5204]

I love the last sad looking face

[@Oranfireblade]

Make an updated drawing tut. / tips wen? I love this style!

[@markstroud8114]

If you want to get an idea of what Michelangelo was doing check out the Medici series on Netflix it’s not totally historically correct but close and a great drama. Just don’t read up on the burning of the vanities till after, it’s enough to make any creative people sad. Great video as always Sir, you got me into drawing with fountain pens. Fun fact Michelangelo worked so long on the chapel ceiling he didn’t change his clothes and they grafted to his skin🤭

[@Drumaier]

For me, i like to have all kind of pens, brushes and pencils, cheap and fancy, and the same with paper. Lots of cheap paper, some good blocks and some top of the line, and i go through all of them depending the mood or task at hand or whatever. But the most relevant thing for my inspiration has nothing to do with materials but with the time of the day. From 12 midnight to 4 am i'm "in the zone". During the day i can do some studies, sketches etc and nothing that requires creativity and "magic".

[@ParallelUniversity]

I agree with your conclusions. I've bought expensive writing utensils to help inspire and motivate me to draw more, but ultimately it doesn't work and puts pressure to perform on a higher level. I find I do the best work when the tools get out of the way and I don't even notice them. So a more comfortable pencil or pen with the right lead and ink is better than a pretty one or one of exotic materials. I don't want to be thinking about it rolling off the table, or getting scratched, or care if it does.

[@PiersStudio]

Hey peter, May I send you three vintage pens to try out? I’d pick three that have differing nibs which I’d love to see how they work in you hands! Let me know.... your fellow dra-wer, Pier

[@adamwest8711]

Let’s hope he sees this one Pier.

[@DEBSCRAFTINGROOM]

A picture helps inspire me more than a new pen though I can't wait for my new pen to arrive

[@rakeshvarma4695]

Love writing with a nice M800 or M1000 Pelikan, I think that it is inspirational if you are a writer. I wouldn’t use a $1500 pen for drawing, frankly, but it might be useful for creative writing; I think that the writing instrument does help in formulating imaginative ideas on paper, the tactile feel of a really nice nib on paper is definitely an asset. Cheers.

[@isabellaclark1613]

You are so wise Peter 💕

[@Laura-it4ow]

you said artwork is temporary.... and I have flashbacks to your dry erase drawing that you just swiped away! UGH! PTSD! LOL As always I love your videos. Keep up the lines and creative work!

[@cindyskimmyhorn4779]

Omg your drawing is mesmerizing! Awesomeness😲

[@kingofhere1662]

It's a beautiful pen no doubt but I'm certain my Lamy 2000 or Lamy CP1 would produce the same result. Beautiful pen, and drawings; Thanks!

[@J.e.m85]

I have a namiki Urushi fountain pen, I saved to buy it and it’s stunning. And then I use my Twsbi Eco and put the namiki back safely in its box.

[@schwerzufragen2054]

what (materialistic thing) helps me is to find the right sketchbook, as an example i hate spiral bound sketchbooks they make me feel like i have to rip out the pages if they are ugly instead of appreciating the ugly bits as process

[@namope359]

Meanwhile, dislike glue/staple bound for not lying flat. It seems to help to dedicate a medium to a sketchbook as well... less... decision making. ^^&

[@ellerikke3948]

Peter, if you do a drawing with dip pen again, I think you should try Deleter ink, I think you would like it.

[@kellysartthrob]

I don't think the price I pay for a tool inspires or psychs me out at all. If it actually performs better, and I know what I need to learn to do to take advantage of it, then it does. Example: technical pen with a very fine nib has allowed me to learn shading techniques that wouldn't be effective with a broader nib. Also: quality paper that works with specific watercolor techniques. Something that totally does psych me out: store bought sketchbooks. I feel SO MUCH pressure to make everything I draw or sketch in them be really good, it's almost all garbage. Not as much with sketchbooks I make, but there is still a lot of pressure. Probably because I still don't consistently produce great art every time. I abandon many many loose sheets of paper.

[@DoodleFlow]

Facts.

[@lucasmarques1045]

I really like the last drawing!