Quietfire Design Filling Your Nib Tutorial

[58mohit]

i love fountain pens and calligraphy nothing cant b cool as this hobby...

[azuz6778]

this was alot of help but my nib is for drawing cartoons and i still am confused cuz my dip nib is a little diffrent from yours. my is a speedball nib pen.

[rambo62372]

@azuz6778 same here lol its pretty confusing

[trutaredhot]

I searched all the web for instructions on nibs and you just answered it all in such a small time! Thank you, really, thank you! You are great!

[yoyogoust]

I also once used paint instead of proper goush

[yoyogoust]

I got a speed ball nib but the resivour won't fill sorry about the spelling I'm only 13

[haversbarbara]

This was my first time watching one of your tutorials and hearing your voice!!! Wow, I feel even closer.

[janellerobinson1]

Thank you. I also find using a syringe and needle good for filling nibs. Lets you draw up a little at a time and not be exposed to air. Cheers Janelle from Australia!

[girish321]

Thank you..

[zappingoreo]

r u from canada? cause it sounds like u sorta have an accencet? its pretty cool lol...

[anaximander70]

Thank you so much! I'd read about filling a Mitchell nib from the side with a dropper, but I couldn't quite figure it out. This video REALLY helped!

[QuietfireDesign]

@anaximander70

Thanks! I'm glad it helped. Happy lettering!

[toothman340]

Thank you Suzanne for another great video. Your camera work and relaxing videos are wonderful. I tried this gwash technique and it worked great. However, I did get a bit of drying because of my hot studio lighting. I solved this problem by adding a small drop of Propylene glycol to the water\paint mixture. Positive note: It stayed fluid for an hour with no drying in the tip. Negative note: my work took an hour to dry. But it worked. Propylene glycol is about $9 a quart from your pharmacy. lol

[kurthak]

@toothman340 gouache

[whtwasithinking]

Another great tutorial. I just wish I had the patience to learn calligraphy.

[quietfireca]

Ah, but your extensive list of talents lie in other things that I wish I had the patience to learn!