I bought a set of brushmarkers (winsor newton). but that's actually a felt tip I guess. Just ordered the pcoket brush (pentel)/ Local shop doesn't have them. Still practicing with the felt tip (Which seems to be getting a little bent actually). The one I ordered comes with two refills so hopefullly that takes me though this practice and inktober! I also have a pigma micron pen, using that too.
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I wanted to share this little DIY project with yaāll because inktober is almost nigh. I ordered a few empty brushpens from ebay (2 dollars each) and made my own wash pens. I figured these tips wouldnāt be the best quality since they are so cheap so Iād try to make wash pens out of them. And success! @Braden-Hallett ty for your sacrifice
Empty brushpen:
A āconverterā that came with the brushpen, its cheap but you can order nicer ones from the internet, I bought a few for $5 that were glass instead of plastic but the plastic one seems to hold more volume so I kept it (if it breaks i have a spares). Youtube āinternational convertersā if you want to see how all the different ones work, this one is a twisty one
Mix water with ink until you get a ratio you like then dip brushpen into the container (I used an empty little jar I had lying around) and fill the converter (Make sure its on nice and firm! So it doesnt spill)
Test to see if to your liking, pour out add water if too dark (i found it easier to pour ink into it then mix water in for this specific project-repeat until you like it)
I did a green ink wash and a sepia ink wash cause I ordered 3 brush pens, might make more!
Save jars of washes (label them so you know which is which ) for when brushpens empty and you need to refill
Im gonna do the same thing with fountain pens when they arrive! Let me know what you think and if you think this is annoying or helpful.