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Shari Blaukopf drawing with our Manga G Fountain Pen

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+About our Classic Pens

  • These are the fountain pens we started with, designed for artists who want to use popular flexible nibs, any ink or paint, and switch feeds to regulate the flow. Easy to clean and hard to plug up, these are durable fountain pens you can use for years.

+About our Pump Pens

  • These are the firset pens we produced, durable pens designed to hold popular flexible nibs and let you use most inks and paints. We added the pump so you can work with thicker inks and paints. Press the pump to increase the flo - you get what you press, from a drop to a gush. Great for inking in large areas, encouraging India ink to flow more quickly, and force feeding the nib for a quick start with a new reservoir.

+About our Fountain Pens

  • Some customers said they didn't need the pump, and didn't want to pay for it, so we removed the pump and lowered the price. Same great pen holding popular flexible nibs and letting you use most inks and paints, durable and easy to clean.

+About our Basic Fountain Pens

  • We went one step futher simplying our Classic Fountain Pens and created a two piece pen. There's no separate ink reservoir. Fill the pen by pouring ink or paint through the front. Quick fill, large capacity, you won't run out all day, and you save a few dollars.

+About our Pen Sets

  • We bundled pens and nibs in various ways to create sets that reduce your cost for individual item while increasing your enjoyment drawing and writing

+How to fill Classic Pens

  • Unscrew the barrel from the body, remove the clear reservoir and fill it with your choice of ink or paint. Push the reservoir into the body back, screw the barrel back on, give the pen a couple of shakes and off you go. You can double the capacity by removing the clear reservoir. This removes the double wall protection, but the pen still won't leak.

+How to clean Classic Pens

  • Our pens are easy to clean. Disassemble the pen by pulling the nib and feed out from the front. Unscrew the barrel from the body, remove the reservoir. Flush the parts under running water, shake the parts to shed the water, dry with a towel, reassemble and you're ready to go.

+What if my Classic pen plugs up?

  • We made our Classic Pens from a material to which nothing sticks, therefore your pen won't plug up. If you clean it from time to time, the pen will serve you better.

+How do I handle the nib and feed?

  • Remove the nib and feed from the front of the pen. If ink has dried out, and the nib or feed are stuck, push out the feed from the other side of the pen body. Soak all parts to clean them. Try not to handle the curved surfaces of the nib - you don't want to leave a residue on the surface. Inspect the channels in the feed, make sure nothing has dried out and is plugging them up. To reassemble, place the nib on the feed, and press the nib/feed unit into the pen body gently. Make sure they seat firmly in the pen.

Classic Pens

Our Classic pens include our Fountain Pens, Pump Pens and our Basic Pens. This is the first pen we produced. It's a durable long lasting found pen designed to be used with popular flexible nibs and most inks and paints. Easy to clean, you can remove the nib and feed to exchange or replace them. Large reservoir lets you draw all day. 

Manga G Zebra Fountain Pen
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Manga G Zebra Classic Fountain Pen

$ 19.95

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Draw and write with a Zebra Manga G nib in one of our Classic Fountain Pens. Use any ink or paint, even India ink or acrylic paint Slip the nib...

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Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen
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Manga G Zebra Classic Pump Pen

$ 24.95

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Draw and write with a Zebra Manga G nib in our Classic Pump Pen.  Use any ink or paint, even India ink or acrylic paint Press the pump when you want...

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Manga G Classic Fountain Pen Set
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Manga G Classic Fountain Pen Set from $ 24.95
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Manga G Classic Fountain Pen Set

$ 24.95

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Classic Fountain Pen Set

$ 24.95

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A set containing one Classic Fountain Pen and three popular drawing nibs: Zebra Manga G Brause Rose Sketch nib Advantages Use any ink or paint, even India ink and acrylic...

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Brause Rose Fountain Pen
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Brause Rose Classic Fountain Pen

$ 21.95

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Draw and letter with a Brause Rose nib in one of our Classic Fountain Pens. The Brause Rose nib is a favorite with artists and calligraphers who appreciate the fine...

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Skeetch Fountain Pen
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Super Sketch Classic Fountain Pen

$ 19.95

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Draw with our Sketch nib in one of our Classic Fountain Pens. If you like to draw quickly with a flexible nib, move the nib in all directions without snagging,...

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Crowquill Pump Pen
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Crowquill Classic Pump Pen

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Draw and write with a crowquill in our Classic Pump Pen. Contains our crowquill adaptor with one Hunt 102 crowquill nib and matching feed Replace the nib easily - slip...

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Combo Pen Kit
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Classic Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set from $ 69.95
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Classic Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set

$ 69.95

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This kit contains one Classic Pump Pen, one Classic Fountain Pen and three nibs - the Zebra Manga G, Brause Rose and our Sketch nib. See all our pen sets.  Other...

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Classic Pump Pen Set

$ 29.95

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This set provides one Classic Pump Pen and three nibs: Zebra Manga G Brause Rose Sketch nib Advantages Use any ink or paint, even India ink and acrylic paint Slip the nib...

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+What is a demonstrator?

  • Demonstrators are clear fountain pens that are used to demonstrate the internal contents of the pen including the filling mechanism and the ink or paint. These pens are popular with artists who like to keep their eye on the ink they are using and the quantity that remains.

+What is a piston filler?

  • You can fill fountain pens many different ways, but the easiest and cleanest method is using a piston filling device. Stick the front of the pen into ink, then twist the knob on the back to suck up the ink. When you want to empty your pen, twist the knob in the others direction.

+How do you clean the reservoir in a demonstrator?

  • Empty the pen, remove the piston device from the back by unscrewing it from the pen, and flush out the ink or paint. You might have to use a cotton tip to reach the far corners and scrub them clean. When you're finished, screw the device into the back of the pen.

+What nibs can I use?

  • You can use all the nibs we list for our pens including Manga G nibs, Hunt drawing nibs, our Super Sketch nib, Brause Rose, crowquills, Gillott 303 nibs, and our quill nibs.

New collection: Piston Demos

All our piston filling demonstrator fountain pens

Manga Zebra Piston Demo
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Manga G Zebra Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95
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Manga G Zebra Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95

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Use our Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a Zebra Manga G nib. Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep...

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Sketch Nib Piston Filler
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Super Sketch Piston Demo $ 19.95
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Super Sketch Piston Demo

$ 19.95

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter using our Super Sketch nib.   Use any drawing ink Slip the nib in and out easily Large capacity reservoir...

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Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen
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Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95
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Brause Rose Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95

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Use our Piston Demo to draw, write and letter with a Brause Rose nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye on...

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Manga G Tachikawa Piston Filler
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Manga G Tachikawa Piston Demo Fountain Pen

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a Tachikawa Manga G nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep...

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Manga G Nikko Piston Demo
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Manga G Nikko Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 19.95
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Manga G Nikko Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 19.95

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Use this Piston Demo to draw, write and letter with a Manga G Nikko nib. Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye...

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Manga G Piston Filler Fountain Pen
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Manga G Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 24.95
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Manga G Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 24.95

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Draw with three popular Manga G nibs in our Piston Demo fountain pen. Provides large ink capacity Use any popular drawing ink Piston filler so neat and clean Crystal clear,...

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Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen
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Crowquill Piston Demo Fountain Pen

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Use this Piston Demo fountain pen to draw, write and letter with a crowquill nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use any ink or paint Crystal clear, keep your eye...

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Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen
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Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen $ 16.95
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Ball Point Piston Demo Fountain Pen

$ 16.95

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Use our Ball Point Piston Demo fountain pen to draw and write with a ball point nib.  Provides a large ink capacity Use most writing or drawing inks Crystal clear...

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Shari Blaukopf demonstrating our Brush Tool

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+Adding color

  • Add color to your drawings by filling the Brush Tool with watercolor or colored ink and brush it onto your drawings

+Washing your drawings

  • You can also wash your drawings. This technique involves "painting" your drawn lines with water or dilute ink. This gives your drawings sublte shading, and turns your two dimensional drawings into what's often called "2-1/2 D drawings". Fill the Brush Tool with water or dilute ink, snap it onto the back of your Classic pen, then draw your lines, spin the pen in your hand half a turn, wash your lines, spin the pen again half a turn and continue drawing.

+Attaching the Brush Tool

  • Fill the Brush Tool with water or dilute ink, press the it onto the back of your Classic pen, and you're ready to paint or wash your drawings. Use the nib to draw your lines, spin the pen a half turn, brush on paint of wash your drawings, spin the pen another half turn, and draw more lines.

Washing your drawings

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Brush Tool

$ 9.95

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Use this tool to wash your drawings or add color.  Fill the tool with water, press it onto the back of your Fountain Pen or Pump Pen, and wash your...

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Sophie Franz drawing cartoons with our Crowquill Pump Pen

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All about our pen sets

Pens, nibs and tools bundled together for a great package and additional savings

Manga G Classic Fountain Pen Set
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Manga G Classic Fountain Pen Set

$ 24.95

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Classic Fountain Pen Set

$ 24.95

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A set containing one Classic Fountain Pen and three popular drawing nibs: Zebra Manga G Brause Rose Sketch nib Advantages Use any ink or paint, even India ink and acrylic...

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Combo Pen Kit
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Classic Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set from $ 69.95
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Sketch Nib Pump Pen
Combo Pen Kit
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Sketch Nib Pump Pen

Classic Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set

$ 69.95

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This kit contains one Classic Pump Pen, one Classic Fountain Pen and three nibs - the Zebra Manga G, Brause Rose and our Sketch nib. See all our pen sets.  Other...

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Pump Pen Kit
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Classic Pump Pen Set

$ 29.95

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This set provides one Classic Pump Pen and three nibs: Zebra Manga G Brause Rose Sketch nib Advantages Use any ink or paint, even India ink and acrylic paint Slip the nib...

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Manga G Classic Pump Pen Set
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Manga G Classic Pump Pen Set

$ 29.95

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Draw with three popular Manga G nibs in our Classic Pump Pen. Manga G nibs are very popular with a wide range of artists. These nibs are very flexible and...

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Combo Pen Kit
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Classic Manga G Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set from $ 59.95
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Classic Manga G Pump Pen and Fountain Pen Set

$ 59.95

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This kit contains one Pump Pen and one Fountain Pen from our Classic pens and three popular Manga G nibs by Zebra, Nikko and Tachikawa.  See other pen sets.  Using overfeeds An...

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+What is an overfeed?

  • It's a device that enhances the performance of flexible nibs. It rests on top of the nib, and stores ink in the space over the nib. This continues to feed ink to the nib when the nib flexes backwards and rises off the underfeed. The tip of the overfeed slides into the gap between the two tynes as they separate and acts like a bridge to continue the steady flow of ink to the tip. 

+Can all nibs use an overfeed?

  • We provide overfeeds for our large flexible nibs, including Manga G nibs, Brause Rose nibs, our Sketch nibs and Hunt drawing nibs. You can't use overfeeds with crowquills.

+For more information

  • . . . view and download our description for how you use our overfeeds.

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Overfeed $ 7.50
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Overfeed

$ 7.50

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Our overfeed is designed to let you draw wider lines for a longer period of time using our most popular flexible pointed nibs - Brause Rose, our Sketch nibs, and...

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