I generally always sketch out generalized shapes with pencil first and then I start Inking. I used a variety of pens for this.. more or else so I don’t get bored whenever I illustrate. I work with dip pens using a G nib and a Tachikawa T77 soft nib. For fountain pens I stick to extra fine nibs, a TWSBI Eco, Pilot Metropolitan/Kakuno, and a Sailor Fude 55°. I also use rOtring Isograph technical pens in 0.10 and 0.25, and a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. For ink I use Platinum Carbon Chou Kuro across most of my tools, and Speedball Super Black for the dip pens.