(Part 3) Best calligraphy pens according to redditors

Here's the pen if you want one. They work surprisingly well.

http://www.amazon.com/Maped-Markers-Beveled-Assorted-845022LM/dp/B004PTS61M

I found it on a local store here in Brazil, but here is an amazon link :)

I find that only the most dedicated writer should use a traditional feather quill, accompanied with powdered ink.


Only serious writers need apply.

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^^^Note: ^^^I'm ^^^joking.

Not sure you can print on it... but what about handmade papyrus?

Could be pretty cool to just take a legit calligraphy pen and trace your map by hand.

or you could draw it on a scroll, or even make your own scroll.

Zig Calligraphy Markers seem to be just what you’re looking for. Zig produces a lot of great markers with a great variety of colours!

I'm a big fan of the Marvy Calligraphy markers. They run $2-$3, and they have a hefty 5mm tip model. Great for a beginner.

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That is bang on my price range and it looks lovely. She might like that. Thank you for that advice. What do you think of these for a cheap calligraphy set? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B011LSSCG8/ref=psdc_201073031_t3_B00S8LE09K

I've seen these to some extent. they are more of a dip type pen, being a wide, hard rubber type material or hard brissles and the handle fills (almost like the small brush pens? check out pokraslampas on IG, he has some of his pics (some NSFW FYI) where he shows the type of brush/pen he uses.


as for feed, I have everything but the 6mm, and everything i've read, seen, watched. that thing drinks like a fish. Most recommend to convert to an eyedropper to hold more.

I know this doesn't exactly answer, but i think if you scale up that big there are things out there.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Calligraphy-Nibs/

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5435814_types-calligraphy-pens.html

might also check over at /r/Calligraffiti

edit: these are what i was looking for

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-084-Calligraffiti-Marker-Calligraphy/dp/B00I7UZDM0

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Here is the link to the pen.

This one!

It came with all these different nibs to play with. It really is a nifty little set. It looks like they upgraded the packaging for Christmas too.

The subject of calligraphy should be clarified. Do you just want to improve your chinese character writing, or did you want to practice more artsy styles? I know you stated you aren't ready for grass style yet, but when writing out your poems do you want to master your characters, or take a more liberal approach. I asked because I first got into fountain pens so I could better master writing characters.

Right now, I am using a Lamy 2000 with a broad nib to practice characters. It doesn't have the italic features that was mentioned here already, but I find that the pen is enough of a "wet noodle" meaning that the ink flow is sufficient, for me to get a pseudo brush like quality to my character writing.

Before, when I was still taking formal lessons, I used a Pilot Vanishing Point. It is still my daily user, but mostly for writing english. The reason why I no longer use this pen is because I have it in an XF, or extra fine nib. Nib selection is paramount when venturing into fountain pens. With my XF nib, it was super scratchy when I was doing the up strokes, and there was very little line variation, which is important when writing characters.

Line variation, to me is what defines beautiful chinese calligraphy. The ability to control the thickness of a line, on every stroke no less, is something that I truly aspire to master. With a brush it's easy to see when the masters lift off, or when they plop down. With a pen its a bit more tedious. For this reason I have just ordered a new medium sized nib, and had it customized for an oblique italic so that I might get that idealized. Oblique means that I hold my pen at an angle, so with an oblique the nib contacts the paper at an angle as well, instead of being perpendicular to it; thus improving the flow. I believe italic was already explained by another person here. I also considered getting a flex pen; check out Noodler's Ahab or Pilot Falcon. However I don't know how beneficial they'll be to standard character writing.

Lastly, I once recommended you getting some felt tipped pens. I just found some decent ones at a local office supply store. They are from Foray and I'll be using them when doing regular practice. There was also a pen by Muji, a Japanese department store, that I used to swear by; however I can't seem to find that product online. Muji does produce a fountain pen for very cheap, sub $20 and I might be interested to try that out next time I go to their store.

Hopefully this subreddit will be of help to you as you get more familiarized with pens. Either way, 加油！

https://www.amazon.com/William-Mitchell-Calligraphy-Dip-Pen/dp/B00AYW5ZDQ

Handwriting was my worst subject in school. All those shiny A's on my report card until you got to handwriting, which never got above a C. In college I invented my own script and everyone told me how beautiful it was. I get compliments on my handwritten Christmas cards. I actually have a couple of different styles, one is my quick and messy script and the other is neat and formal. Most day to day stuff is in a pseudo-italic print. If you can find some chisel tip felt pens you can have a lot of fun with her. The brand I like is Marvy Calligraphy. The local mom and pop office supply store used to have them, sadly they went out of business and the local mom and pop art store doesn't carry any calligraphy pens. I also have some broad nib fountain pens, hard to find good ones these days. I actually have a fountain pen that does not have an internal ink reservoir, you have to dip it into an ink stand. It was pretty old when I used it at my job in college, even older now. You can get good quality disposable fountain pens now. Biggest problem with them is most paper doesn't stand up well to fountain ink.

There are a couple of great resources for improving handwriting, one is online, one is a PDF of an out of print book. And there are a lot of resources online. I have mentioned them in my various posts in that sub.

Congrats on the new job!

I found something you may like by looking at your wishlist, Coffee!

For the thing I would like Pens are always a fun thing I love.

There's also the Herlitz My.Pen Style, which is also available in a “calligraphy version”.

Sheaffer do really nice calligraphy sets for beginners. Apologies for the UK link, but you get the idea.

Alternatively you can get Lamy fountain pens with personalised engraving on the lid in loads of different colours. And they're awesome pens. Get a cartridge converter and a nice bottle of ink to go with it in her favourite colour. The lovely people over at r/fountainpens will give you plenty of ink recommendations if you need it.

If you're based in the US then I hear that the Goulet Pen Company is awesome! They also have a YouTube channel if you want recommendations and reviews. I think they have a line in glass dip pens which look really pretty too.

I did some reading on it and it's because the pen works better for pulling strokes but as a lefty you end up pushing them. Hence all the holes. If you saw my attempts with the plain ol' calligraphy set it looked forced and the lines werent smooth or even.

Like I said, the parallel pens work a bit differently so there is no specific direction for the nib.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I might as well try.

I recently impulse bought this and in my lust for old-timey trinkets didn't realize that calligraphy does not equate to casual writing. I have absolutely terrible motor skills and have no hope of ever branching into any form of art, let alone calligraphy.

All I wanted to do was to be able to write notes, descriptions, etc. for my fantasy world because I really like to set the mood (thus the quill) when I work on my writing and world-building. I have tried writing with all the nibs and I can write maybe 5 words before running out of ink if I'm lucky, it blots and is hardly legible (which is saying something because I'm used to reading my terrible handwriting.)

Do you have any suggestions for nibs or even a different quill I can use to write casually? Normally I am a responsible consumer and do research but I was infatuated by the look of this set and did not think.

From my default list:

Kochia Scoparia seeds


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Sharpie calligraphy pen

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Celestial mini cards

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