The Calligraphy Pen will be casting an eye over some of the many calligraphy and fountain pens, brushes and pencils available for purchase.

First up: The Rotring Calligraphy Art Pen

 

The highest quality Rotring Calligraphy Art Pen is a light-weight pen that features a steel nib. It can be filled either from bottled ink or standard Rotring ink cartridges. This pen does not require the nib to be dipped.

The Rotring Calligraphy Art Pen takes a range of 5 nibs with nib widths of 1.1, 1.5. 1.9, 2.3 and 2.7mm available.

The Rotring Calligraphy Art Pen has a long tapered barrel that ensures it is comfortable to hold and work with. This pen is a precision instrument with a smooth glide and a nice edge.

The pen nib of the Rotring Art Pen can be dismantled for ease of maintenance and cleaning. The pen can be washed under a tap or can be soaked overnight in a cleaning solution followed by a gentle scrub with a brush. It is also possible to sharpen the Rotring pen nib with an Arkansas sharpening stone.

You can buy the Rotring Art Pen either as a single pen or in a Calligraphy set. Single pens can cost from around $25 - $30 for calligraphy pen sizes 1.1, 1.5, 1.9 etc. When you buy your Rotring art pen it should also come with refill cartridges. Rotring calligraphy pen sets can be found from around $70 - $100 depending on the quality and number of pens and ink in the set.

As well as the Calligraphy pens, there are Rotring Art Pens available for Lettering with nibs of medium (M) and broad (B) widths. Also you can find Rotring Sketch pens in extra fine (EF) and fine (F) widths.

The Rotring Calligraphy Art Pen is a nicely balanced pen that stands as one of the more popular and reliable calligraphy pens available today.

Find a Rotring Art Pen in The Calligraphy Pen Store.