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I have tried all of the previously mentioned brands and liked them all except Faber-Castell. As long as the ink is waterproof then use whatever you can find! Popular choices are Uni Pin, Staedtler, Copic and Faber-Castell. Microns are a popular brand but you can various other brands of fineliners in most art shops. Usually, in sets of fineliners, the thickest pen will be 0.8, such as in this set of Microns I bought from Amazon. They are available in a range of thicknesses, such as 005 (which is super fine), 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and so on. What is a Fineliner?įineliners are also known as technical pens. Occasionally, I see sketchers use dip pens but not so much out on location as it’s a bit awkward. So, as I mentioned above, sketchers use a variety of different pens, but generally, I find sketchers either use a fineliner or a fountain pen. There we go, my superficiality is laid bare for you all to judge me!

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That last point was me being a little bit flippant, however, full disclosure : I wanted to be one of those people who sketch with a fountain pen because it does look so much cooler! Especially if you have a fancy looking fountain pen. Environmentally friendly as they are refillable rather than disposable.You can achieve more expressive lines by being able to vary line weight (the thickness of the line).They’re more comfortable to draw with due to the way the ink flows from the pen.There are a number of reasons people sketch with fountain pens, here are a few: Surely it couldn’t be easy to draw with a fountain pen? Why Sketch With a Fountain Pen? I thought it was a bit eccentric, to be honest. I always wondered why this was when I started out.

Many urban sketchers choose to sketch with a fountain pen, rather than a fineliner, such as a Micron or UniPin.

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