Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video I talk about the advantages that grey fountain pen inks have for artists, show you five of my favorite grey inks, and five terrific ways they can be used for drawing.

My streaming classes, The Fundamentals of Cross-Hatching , and Drawing the Head in Pen And Ink are available for purchase through Vimeo:

For more information about the class please visit my website:

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These inks (and my amazon affiliate links to them) are

Diamine Grey: amzn.to/4apJqRb
Diamine Eal Grey: amzn.to/4aiJnqC
Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun: amzn.to/4dy3VhD
DeAtramentis Urban Grey: amzn.to/44KlPd4
Noodler's Lexington Grey: amzn.to/3UA6CXc

I'm working on Stonehenge Legion paper and using an Opus 88 Demostrator pen with a 14K semi-flex nib from FPnibs.com

For more information about my workshops please visit my website:

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