Fountain Pens and Urban Sketching - How to Tips for Maintenance , Filling and Troubleshooting

This video is a beginners guide to using fountain pens for Urban Sketching and a useful 'how to' guide on successfully running your fountain pens. I go through tips on filling, maintaining and troubleshooting tricky fountain pens. I talk about my experience of many years using with fountain pens and the best pens I found to use along with the best ink and filling methods. So if you are a budding urban sketcher or beginner artist and want to know how to get started with fountain pens then please have a watch. I really hope you enjoy this fountain pen guide and you find it useful. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction & Overview 00:20 – Tip #1: How to Fill a Fountain Pen 00:39 – Cartridges vs Converters 00:58 – Filling Through the Nib vs Direct Fill 01:22 – Using a Syringe to Refill Converters 01:59 – About My Patreon (Bonus Content & Community) 03:26 – Refilling Disposable Cartridges 03:45 – Filling Non-Conventional Pens (Lever & Piston Fillers) 04:40 – Starting a Brand-New Pen (Priming Tips) 05:22 – Troubleshooting Ink Flow in New Pens 06:05 – Tip #2: Choosing the Right Inks (Waterproof vs Water-Soluble) 06:36 – Recommended Waterproof Inks 07:14 – Chromatic & Specialty Inks Explained 08:13 – Using Inks for Art & Wash Techniques 08:33 – Tip #3: How to Store Your Fountain Pens 08:49 – Tip #4: Basic Maintenance & Deep Cleaning 09:05 – Disassembling Different Pens Safely 10:01 – Cleaning Procedures (Warm Water & Wiping) 10:52 – Fixing Scratchy Nibs & Checking Alignment 11:41 – Clearing Blockages & Restarting Ink Flow 12:03 – My Current Favorite Pens 12:20 – Kaweco Brass Sport (Why I Love It) 13:02 – Monteverde MP1 Piston Filler Review 13:23 – Lamy Safari & Other Practical Choices 13:49 – Fountain Pen Revolution Model & Engraving 14:08 – Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up Want to say thanks?…. Drop me a comment or a like OR why no buy me a Coffee? : https://ko-fi.com/dougjacksonart *Get 10% off the amazing Deep Deep Light watercolours by using the discount code: deepjoy* 🌟 Join the Patreon Crew! Want extended videos, ad-free content, and direct feedback on your art? Head to   / dougjacksonartlessons   and become part of a kind and supportive art community. My Shop - https://dougjacksonartwork.com/origin... My Website - https://dougjacksonartwork.com/index.... About my Materials - https://dougjacksonartwork.com/materi... Instagram -   / doug_jackson_artwork   TikTok - tiktok.com/@doug_jackson_artwork