So I recently figured I'd try my hand at calligraphy. Unbeknownst to me, using dip pens is incredibly difficult for left-handed people... So I've moved on to a fountain pen for now and I'll revisit dip pens in the future to try and figure out a technique that works for me.
I don't have any fountain pens yet that have a nib flexible enough for my liking to try calligraphy, but I'm thinking I'll learn cursive first.
I bought a lot of different inks by Diamine. Some of them are as you'd expect, some are just really cool! I've mostly been using Red Dragon (Sample -- Not mine) and Sherwood Green (Another sample).
The paper I've been using is called Basildon Bond Champagne. The red dries almost like blood and the green is quite dark and the colour itself is quite subtle, but in the right light it's obviously green.
I have some pens I ordered from eBay on the way that'll arrive in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to trying them and being able to have multiple inks on hand as my current fountain pen I'll keep for just the Red Dragon ink and I'll use each pen exclusively with a particular ink.
Does anyone else still write letters? Know any cool fonts? Have any ink, fountain pen or stationery recommendations? Would love to hear them!
I don't have any fountain pens yet that have a nib flexible enough for my liking to try calligraphy, but I'm thinking I'll learn cursive first.
I bought a lot of different inks by Diamine. Some of them are as you'd expect, some are just really cool! I've mostly been using Red Dragon (Sample -- Not mine) and Sherwood Green (Another sample).
The paper I've been using is called Basildon Bond Champagne. The red dries almost like blood and the green is quite dark and the colour itself is quite subtle, but in the right light it's obviously green.
I have some pens I ordered from eBay on the way that'll arrive in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to trying them and being able to have multiple inks on hand as my current fountain pen I'll keep for just the Red Dragon ink and I'll use each pen exclusively with a particular ink.
Does anyone else still write letters? Know any cool fonts? Have any ink, fountain pen or stationery recommendations? Would love to hear them!
