What Does Your Handwriting Look Like

[mehandiratta]

 

 

Very cool! I have never seen this type of nib except for Osmiroid pens. Thanks for sharing!

 

I have several Osmiroid "Shadow" nibs. They really help to highlight nib movement and identify errors in chisel point calligraphy execution.

 

David

Somebody also told me that sheaffer also used similar nibs.. And theywere called shadow nibs

[Freddy]

twentyonesixtythree

 

Fred

[Lars_E]

Not sure yet on where to go with my handwriting.

[Freddy]

 

Fred

[Inky.Fingers]

Getting the hang of italic!

[sakayume]

Looking good, InkyFingers! How wide is the nib you're using?

[Inky.Fingers]

[sakayume]

 

Thanks. What line spacing is your paper? I'm still trying to find the right balance between nib width, letter x-height and line spacing. I'd dismissed nibs wider than 1mm but yours looks elegantly spaced and balanced.

[Inky.Fingers]

Thanks. I do not use guide lines. Proportion wise: i hope is between 4x to 5x. Asender and desenders varies between 4x to 8x if i spaced it correctly.

 

My nib angles is a bit high, 50 to 55, instead of 40 to 45.

 

Does this makes sense?

[utopic]

Not sure yet on where to go with my handwriting. 2016_04_24_21_06_38.jpg

 

Don't go anywhere - it's legible and it's a part of who you are, maybe more so than your fingerprints.

 

There's beauty in chaos ( and I'm not saying your style is chaotic ).

[sakayume]

Thanks. I do not use guide lines. Proportion wise: i hope is between 4x to 5x. Asender and desenders varies between 4x to 8x if i spaced it correctly.

 

My nib angles is a bit high, 50 to 55, instead of 40 to 45.

 

Does this makes sense?

Yes, thank you. I usually go with 4x too. Though I was wondering how wide the ruled lines were in the paper you used for the this one:

 

Getting the hang of italic!

[Inky.Fingers]

Oh yes i see now. The 1.1 only puts out a .6 or .7 mm . If with pressure then 1.0mm.

 

The paper rule is at 4mm. It takes 6 to 7 nib width to fill the paper rule.

 

Thank you for the correction.

[sakayume]

Oh yes i see now. The 1.1 only puts out a .6 or .7 mm . If with pressure then 1.0mm.

 

The paper rule is at 4mm. It takes 6 to 7 nib width to fill the paper rule.

 

Thank you for the correction.

 

 

Wow, that's tiny! I'm even more impressed with your writing now. Thanks.

[PaganArcher]

Oh yes i see now. The 1.1 only puts out a .6 or .7 mm . If with pressure then 1.0mm.

 

The paper rule is at 4mm. It takes 6 to 7 nib width to fill the paper rule.

 

Thank you for the correction.

Based on your ability, would you say that a Plumix nib would be alright for someone just starting the venture into the italic hand? Your penmanship is an inspiration but a Plumix is the most crisp italic I own.

[Technomancer]

Here is is...uggh

 

http://i65.tinypic.com/bk6ch.jpg

[dms525]

Based on your ability, would you say that a Plumix nib would be alright for someone just starting the venture into the italic hand? Your penmanship is an inspiration but a Plumix is the most crisp italic I own.

 

 

The Plumix nib is nice, but, if you are interested in learning the italic hand, a broader nib is much better. I think a 1.5mm nib is the narrowest I would recommend. Others feel 2.0mm is the minimum for learning. With the broader nib, you can see the letter forms more clearly and identify errors more easily.

 

If you happen to already have a pen that takes JoWo nibs (Franklin-Christoph, Edison, many others), the Franklin-Christoph Music Nib (1.9mm) is wonderful - quite crisp and very smooth. BTW, if you don't have a pen that takes JoWo nibs, the Ranga pens from Peyton Street Pens, which can be purchased without nibs too, are a terrific bargain and excellent quality.

 

See: Franklin-Christoph Model 02 Intrinsic With Music Nib

 

No affiliation with any of the companies mentioned.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

Edited April 28, 2016 by dms525

[PaganArcher]

 

 

The Plumix nib is nice, but, if you are interested in learning the italic hand, a broader nib is much better. I think a 1.5mm nib is the narrowest I would recommend. Others feel 2.0mm is the minimum for learning. With the broader nib, you can see the letter forms more clearly and identify errors more easily.

 

If you happen to already have a pen that takes JoWo nibs (Franklin-Christoph, Edison, many others), the Franklin-Christoph Music Nib (1.9mm) is wonderful - quite crisp and very smooth. BTW, if you don't have a pen that takes JoWo nibs, the Ranga pens from Peyton Street Pens, which can be purchased without nibs too, are a terrific bargain and excellent quality.

 

See: Franklin-Christoph Model 02 Intrinsic With Music Nib

 

No affiliation with any of the companies mentioned.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

My concern is I live on a fishing line budget, so buying pens or even nibs to learn a new hand is very difficult to justify given my financial circumstances at present. I have the Plumix and some 1.1 mm TWSBIs, but the plumix seems too narrow and the others are not crisp enough from what I have read and seen. I was hoping to get by with what I have available at the present

[dms525]

My concern is I live on a fishing line budget, so buying pens or even nibs to learn a new hand is very difficult to justify given my financial circumstances at present. I have the Plumix and some 1.1 mm TWSBIs, but the plumix seems too narrow and the others are not crisp enough from what I have read and seen. I was hoping to get by with what I have available at the present

 

 

Well, a broader nib is ideal, but you certainly can learn with the TWSBI 1.1 nib. It is crisp enough, although crisper would be better. If you can find a Pilot 78G with a BB nib, that would be a bit broader and a lot crisper that the TWSBI. You might be able to get one for less than $20.

 

David

[Inky.Fingers]

I love it when i was in a financial constraints.

 

Read up and save. Remember, reap what you sow. I use a lady's manicure buff stick two and sometimes 4 sides of buff/coarse/fine sides.

 

Its amazing what women have.

 

http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/aboutpens/ludwig-tan.html

[Rednaxela]

PaganArcher, have you considered cutting your own reed pen? Cheap as chips, can be cut to write very crisply, and it is great fun to do.