What I wish I had known about dip pens when I started

When I first started drawing with dip pen and ink, I looked for resources on how to choose the right products for my projects. I was uncertain about how to proceed with all of the options and nervous about using them incorrectly. In this video, I share tips to help with decision-making so that choosing supplies for dip pens and using them is easy from the start.

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🎨 TOOLS and SUPPLIES from this video ↓↓↓
Speedball’s sketching pen set with two pen holders and six nibs - https://amzn.to/41gxSNi
Favourite individual nibs: Speedball No. 101 Hunt Imperial, No. 102 Crow Quill, Hunt No. 512 Bowl, Brause 361 Steno “Blue Pumpkin”, Tachikawa No. 77 Soft Maru and G-nib.
Favourite pen holder: Tachikawa T-40 - https://amzn.to/4ainybG
Favourite ink: Speedball’s super black India ink - https://amzn.to/3NrbuLt
Favourite paper for dip pen: Strathmore 300 series smooth Bristol paper (https://amzn.to/41gy7Ic) and Bienfang smooth Bristol paper, or a hot press paper such as Moleskine Art Collection sketchbook (https://amzn.to/4adTPRi)

🎥 How I made this (my FIRST YouTube) video ↓↓↓
I filmed everything with my iPhone 11 Pro
ULANZI Overhead Phone Mount with 10" Selfie Ring Light: https://amzn.to/3R9RBJO Rode NT-USB PowerDeWise Professional Grade Lavalier Clip On Microphone: https://amzn.to/3TDaGXR
Editing and graphic design: Capcut desktop App, Canva Pro desktop App, iMac
Audio track from Youtube library: Hovering Thoughts, Spence

// Time stamps
00:00 Intro
00:10 Definition of a dip pen
00:19 Pros and Cons of using dip pens
01:25 How to shop for nibs
02:25 My favourite nibs
03:00 Pen holders
03:26 Ink
03:35 Paper
04:05 Important nib prep
04:56 Test before using your new nib
05:12 How far to dip in ink
05:30 Making marks as a test
06:24 Nib maintenance
06:31 Signs of a damaged nib
06:45 Conclusion