Someone just starting out in the art of calligraphy will want to pick up an inexpensive range of calligraphy implements that will allow them to start off cheaply. The reasoning being that if they chose not to follow up on their initial foray, they won’t be out of pocket by too much. There are many [...]
When the Pilot Parallel Pen calligraphy pen was released it was hailed as a breakthrough in calligraphy pen design. The Pilot Pen Company’s Parallel Pen was designed with a nib that consists of two parallel plates that gives the writer the ability to write with lines that are sharper that other calligraphy pens. The Parallel [...]
Quite often when searching online for a new calligraphy pen you may find that the results you get back will direct you to “fountain calligraphy pens” pages. This may lead to some confusion as the newcomer to the world of calligraphy may not be aware of the difference between a calligraphy pen and a fountain [...]
The latest calligraphy pen maker we will be looking at is some of the Pelikan range. Pelikan pens are wonderfully well-constructed with the calligrapher in mind. In this particular post I want to concentrate purely on the calligraphy pens from Pelikan. In a future post I will be presenting the vast range of Pelikan fountain [...]
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 [...]
