I love inking. I've tried dozens of different pens, and these are my favorite pens for professional line art, stippling, and even some pens that I love to sketch with
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My inking process
Smoothest Drawing Pens
Ink
Fountain Pens, Dip Pens, and Other Reusable Pen Alternatives
My inking process
Inking with Grabie erasable gel pens
Easy inking pens - Grabie erasable pens
I love how easy it is to get crisp lines with micron pens
Inking with Sakura micron pens
My languo gel pens are super opaque and saturated
Languo gel pens
Smoothest Drawing Pens
These pens glide on your paper
Must-haves for quick-drying & archival pen drawings
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens and Sets | BLICK Art Materials
These gel pens are super opaque and saturated. They come with so many different colors too!
Languo | Acrylic Markers, Gel Pens & Art Supplies
I used these to sketch my thumbnails and warmup sketches. Erasable gel pens help me sketch without thinking too much about the details
Easy inking pens - Grabie erasable pens
It has a semi-flexible brush nib, which makes it great for calligraphy and varying your lines while you draw
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens
I love that there are so many color options for Stabilo pens! They're water-based, which makes them smudge-resistant with alcohol-based markers
Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner Pens
These pens are waterproof and marker-proof (I've tested them with both multiple times)
Waterproof Multiliner Drawing Pen Set Of 20
If you don't need a full set of 20 pens, this set of 10 is a great stating point for all your projects
Waterproof Multiliner Drawing Pen Set Of 10
Ink
I love inking and line art. My favorite kin of ink is acrylic ink, so there are a lot of acrylic inks on this list. But I also have some fountain pen ink recommendations in this section.
Archival ink that you can dilute in water and mix together to create countless color options while you ink/paint
Higgins Ink | Art Supplies
These super pigmented inks are perfect for dip pen drawings or journaling. Diamine has calligraphy ink for dip pens, as well as fountain pen ink.
Diamine Inks
Acrylic inks are great for drawing archival & waterproof lineart
Amsterdam acrylic ink - Royal Talens
Fountain Pens, Dip Pens, and Other Reusable Pen Alternatives
All these fountain pen and dip pen options are under $40! Fountain pens and dips pens motivation me to open up my sketchbook and start doodling. These are some of my favorite fountain pens, dip pens, and other reusable options for you to ink with
You can change your line weight or practice calligraphy with this flex fountain pen.
Quickdraw Flex Fountain Pen
This glass dip pen is genuinely so comfortable to write and draw with
SeventyTwo Handmade Glass Dip Pen
I know, it isn't a pen, but this angle spotter brush holds is tiny enough for detailed inking
Princeton Angle Spotter Brush
This is the perfect beginner fountain pen. It's just under $5 and it writes smoothly
Jinhao 993 Shark Fountain Pen
I love this refillable karappo pen. I've filled it with alcohol-based inks, dyes, and fountain pen ink. It's surprising how versitile this brush pen when it's under $10
Kuretake Empty Karappo Pen
If you want a flexible brush option in your refillable pen, try this bristle brush karappo pen
