The Calligraphy Pen

New to calligraphy and wondering about some of the parts of the calligraphy pen and what they’re for? Let’s look at the calligraphy pen reservoir. Some calligraphy pens come with a reservoir and some don’t. A calligraphy pen reservoir is a little piece of metal fitted to the calligraphy pen nib to increase the amount [...]

The calligraphy pen nib is a specialist piece of equipment that has been designed to hold a quantity of ink and then measure it out steadily onto the page. The way in which the pen is held and the pressure that is imparted through the nib onto the paper will regulate just how quickly the [...]