{"id":2006,"date":"2020-12-30T14:17:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2020-12-30T14:17:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T20:17:31","slug":"fountain-pens-as-an-art-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2006","title":{"rendered":"Fountain Pens as an Art Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I\u2019m slowly filling an entire sketchbook with pen and ink drawings. These five TWSBI Go pens are filled with de Atramentis document ink. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve jumped into the relatively inexpensive side of the fountain pen pool to find a perfect, green, reusable art tool that\u2019s fun to draw with and easy to maintain. Have I found it? Yep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have some basic criteria for pens I\u2019ll be using for hours and hours, and the TWSBI Go fit nearly all of them: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014affordable (under $20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014decent sized (I dislike narrow pens)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014a snap cap (no twisting)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014easy to fill (it\u2019s a spring, piston type)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014sturdy <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014clear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014a nib that can \u201creverse\u201d write to get a very thin line (it\u2019s like having two pens in one)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My husband has a TWSBI Go, and I was able to try it out before deciding to buy five of them along with a mixing set of de Atramentis Document Ink (a post for another time). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fountain pens may be one of the best eco art supplies I\u2019ve bought in awhile. After investing in the pen and ink, it\u2019s a reusable tool. Having spent some time and money on markers, I realized I had purchased a bunch of plastic that couldn\u2019t be recycled. Of course, some markers can be refilled, but I didn\u2019t want to head down that road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My collection started with the adorable Wanaci Moonman Mini and grew from there. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the least expensive ways to get into fountain pens, other than buying one pen and one ink, is to get a set of Platinum Preppys or Jinhao Sharks, both under $5 and available in multiple colors. Keep in mind that most fountain pen inks are dye-based and will fade in sunlight, but they\u2019re gorgeous and perfect for sketchbooks. For artists wanting lightfast options, look to de Atramentis document inks or other pigmented brands. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve jumped into the relatively inexpensive side of the fountain pen pool to find a perfect, green, reusable art tool that\u2019s fun to draw with and easy to maintain. Have I found it? Yep. I have some basic criteria for pens I\u2019ll be using for hours and hours, and the TWSBI Go fit nearly all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380,566,457],"tags":[356,579,452,461,580,578],"class_list":["post-2006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-ink","category-pen","tag-art","tag-de-atramentis","tag-fountain-pen","tag-ink","tag-supply","tag-twsbi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3wmm6-wm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}