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2747. MD Dip Pen, sketchpad, more drawing inks

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2747. MD Dip Pen, sketchpad, more drawing inks

Last month, while wandering around some shops, I found a very interesting dip pen: It's called MD Dip Pen – in M nib! ✒️ Being a dip pen, it doesn't have ink reservoir, so it can be used with any ink – not limited to fountain pen inks. \o/

2714. 6th and 7th fountain pen: Kaweco AL Sport M Nib in Deep Red and Rose Gold

2714. 6th and 7th fountain pen: Kaweco AL Sport M Nib in Deep Red and Rose Gold

It wasn't intended, but New Year = New Fountain Pens! XD I didn't want to buy pricey fountain pens anymore (especially since HongDian M2 serves me so, so well) – but these were on 50% discount, and I love my first Kaweco Sport, so I grabbed them. 😳 Both

2711. New ink: Platinum Carbon Black, Platinum Pigment Brun Sepia

2711. New ink: Platinum Carbon Black, Platinum Pigment Brun Sepia

I bought these bottles some weeks ago, but only properly write this commemorative post now! They aren't cheap for me but they are worth the money. Super smooth, waterproof (my need), and reliable! Since I started drawing more on paper last year, I got interested in the world

2696. More fountain pen nibs comparison!

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2696. More fountain pen nibs comparison!

Here are some more cute doodles where I used different fountain pen nibs.

2675. Four fountain pen nibs comparison: F, B, Fude, Bent

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2675. Four fountain pen nibs comparison: F, B, Fude, Bent

Having four different fountain pen nibs now, I want to do something fun: compare them! With the help of a light table, I redrew a small drawing using each pen nib. All used the same ink: Platinum Carbon Black. From left to right: Sailor Profit Fude nib, Kaweco Sport B

2673. Fifth fountain pen: get! HongDian M2 Bent Nib

2673. Fifth fountain pen: get! HongDian M2 Bent Nib

This was an impulsive purchase as I just placed this in the shopping cart together with other unrelated things, but it surprisingly became one of my favourite fountain pen!!! The hype about HongDian fountain pens was real!!! Package wise, it is the most modest. Plain grey box with information, barely

2665. Fourth fountain pen: get! Kaweco Sport B Nib

2665. Fourth fountain pen: get! Kaweco Sport B Nib

This purchase was not planned, but it was a surprisingly pleasant tiny little pen! I watched some review videos of Kaweco Sport pen before getting one. One of the first key point of what people said about this pen is that: it is small. Really tiny! I couldn't

2664. Third fountain pen: get! Sailor Profit Fude Nib

2664. Third fountain pen: get! Sailor Profit Fude Nib

I bought some new fountain pens to self-treat myself recently! ✨ This time, I ventured to different brands of pens. My third fountain pen is from Sailor; a brand which has been praised by people, so I was excited to try it! I especially got their Fude Nib, a fun-looking bent

2574. Dip pen + drawing ink experiment

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2574. Dip pen + drawing ink experiment

I included some drawing ink bottles and my first dip pen in my last art supplies shopping! ✒️ Excited to try them~

2507. Mixing Platinum Pigment Ink: Blue and Rose Red in TWSBI ECO!

2507. Mixing Platinum Pigment Ink: Blue and Rose Red in TWSBI ECO!

I bought my second fountain pen which I want to use it specifically to paint with watercolour, so it needs waterproof ink! ✨ The shop I got my pen from didn't have the Platinum Carbon Black ink in stock, so I got these instead: Two super bright ink bottles!

2506. Second fountain pen: get! TWSBI ECO Matcha F Nib

2506. Second fountain pen: get! TWSBI ECO Matcha F Nib

I thought I didn't need more than one pen! I've never been so wrong... 😬 In the past few weeks, I have been drawing with more ink doodles than digital doodles. They (= the fountain pen enthusiasts) were right: there's something different about drawing with a

(2215) Fountain pen doodle!

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(2215) Fountain pen doodle!