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 of [...]
Metal nibs come in various sizes from the very fine through the medium sized nibs and up to the wide nibs used for bold writing. The selection could be a little daunting if you’ve never bought a calligraphy pen before so here is a brief run-down of the main categories and their uses.
Round-hand. These are the [...]
One of the stranger looking calligraphy pen nibs, and one which beginners may find a little difficult to adjust to, is the elbow nib which is used when producing Copperplate style. The elbow nib is just one of the options available to calligraphers with an alternative being a modification to the pen holder itself so [...]
