I was surprised by how small the inkstone was. I'm new to Japanese calligraphy. Does this set make any sense? submitted by /u/matarrayos [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Got another batch of nibs today. Now I have the following broad nibs: Speedball C Tachikawa C Leonardt Roundhand Leonardt Tape Leonardt Poster They all need only a light touch to start the ink flow, except the Tape nibs. Once the ink is flowing, they’re fine, but I have to press on them pretty hard to get them to write anything at all. Otherwise I might as well just be scraping a clean paring knife across the paper. Is that normal or did I get duds? Another question: what happens if you add too much gum Arabic to ink? Specifically cheap fountain pen ink. (I have calligraphy-appropriate inks ..read more

Hi friends! I’m an art teacher and recently had this book donated to me. I thought you would like to see it. It’s from 1972! I’ve never done any calligraphy myself but now I’m going to learn. submitted by /u/smithsknits [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

handwriting with 1.0 ballpoint （running hand） 前程“四緊” 手頭緊，時間緊。衣服緊，眉頭緊～ Money is tight, time is tight. Tight clothes, tight eyebrows~ submitted by /u/Secure_Bodybuilder68 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Second pic is a french translation of The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe. Parallel pen 2.4 and print is a heavily bastardized french Bastarda XIIIe century. I love the rolling ruler ! submitted by /u/ultravioletmaglite [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Kaweco Perkeo calligraphy pen, 1.9 mm Kaweco black ink cartridge Rhodia DotPad, A4 size submitted by /u/yanz1986 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Made with PPP 3.8 mm , FWP Poison Envy on Canson Marker XL submitted by /u/kinktheink [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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handwriting with 1.0 blue ballpoint（running hand） submitted by /u/Secure_Bodybuilder68 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more