Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us! - 2016

[RINGO]

Learning new cursive,,,, Greek style for this time. TWSBI Eco. Lamy inks

Edited June 28, 2016 by RINGO

[Raif79]

I am utterly impressed with the quality of handwriting and sketches I'm seeing on this thread. It makes me sad. I have all of these nice fountain pens but I lack the talent to have neat handwriting or sketch ability. Don't think that I haven't tried to clean up my handwriting. While writing I think it looks good and I've made progress. Then I take a step back and look down at a beautiful pen and crappy penmanship. Now I'm just discouraging myself from journaling today

[RINGO]

I am utterly impressed with the quality of handwriting and sketches I'm seeing on this thread. It makes me sad. I have all of these nice fountain pens but I lack the talent to have neat handwriting or sketch ability. Don't think that I haven't tried to clean up my handwriting. While writing I think it looks good and I've made progress. Then I take a step back and look down at a beautiful pen and crappy penmanship. Now I'm just discouraging myself from journaling today

There are some nice advises I found in old calligraphy books. 1) - step by step, from simple to difficult. Do not jump over several stairs. Correct practice: Not making practice by write way - it is possible even to go down, not up.

 

And - A LOT of practice, every day. Starting from lines,,,, (as "warming up",), lines, lines..... 30-50 pages..... No pain - no gain. Also practice in handwriting helps in drawing I suppose.

[ArchiMark]

I am utterly impressed with the quality of handwriting and sketches I'm seeing on this thread. It makes me sad. I have all of these nice fountain pens but I lack the talent to have neat handwriting or sketch ability. Don't think that I haven't tried to clean up my handwriting. While writing I think it looks good and I've made progress. Then I take a step back and look down at a beautiful pen and crappy penmanship. Now I'm just discouraging myself from journaling today

 

To piggyback onto RINGO's advice.....

 

Take it one step at a time....don't expect to go from crappy to perfect in one smooth, quick step.....

 

From doing years of architectural block printing, it ruined my cursive writing. I had to re-learn how to do it nicely over the past few years after discovering FPN and seeing all the great writing samples posted here.....

 

I found a few things have helped me get better.....

 

1. Look at good writing samples......and when I say look at them, I mean really look at how the letters are shaped, what strokes were used to form the letters, the space between the letters, etc.....

 

2. Print out some sample styles you like and enlarge or reduce them to the size you would want to write like them. Then you can put some light paper over the sample and trace the writing with your pen.....or just try to copy the writing as best you can.....

 

3. As an exercise, just focus on one specific letter, and write an entire line of just that letter over and over.....then, do the same for another letter.....

 

Again, this is a process, so, will time and repetition....but after a while, you should start to see some progress....and then over time, more progress......

 

Hope this helps.

 

Mark

[parkerwasmyfirstlove]

ArchiMark: This method is like learning Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana or other foreign writing systems.

 

However, being able to sketch, I don't think my writing is so fancy. I'm kinda satisfied with it still. It's fast and almost readable .

Edited June 29, 2016 by parkerwasmyfirstlove

[mehandiratta]

The thought / quote today comes from the one of the most prominent American Architect, LOUIS I. KAHN. His building displayed the Monumental characteristics.

The quote today describes the importance of nature with contrast to built structure.

The pen in rotation is beautiful blue colour Hero 616 – II which is inked with Sailor DoYou.

You can check more entries : here

[mhphoto]

Here's one that's been sitting around in the to-be-restored bin. Dorics and Paragons have become my favorite form factors for pens.

 

 

 

 

 

[KaB]

Here's one that's been sitting around in the to-be-restored bin. Dorics and Paragons have become my favorite form factors for pens.

 

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Wow what a beauty!

[Oranges and Apples]

 

The thought / quote today comes from the one of the most prominent American Architect, LOUIS I. KAHN. His building displayed the Monumental characteristics.

The quote today describes the importance of nature with contrast to built structure.

The pen in rotation is beautiful blue colour Hero 616 – II which is inked with Sailor DoYou.

You can check more entries : here

 

 

Very eye catching!

[Noihvo]

I am utterly impressed with the quality of handwriting and sketches I'm seeing on this thread. It makes me sad. I have all of these nice fountain pens but I lack the talent to have neat handwriting or sketch ability. Don't think that I haven't tried to clean up my handwriting. While writing I think it looks good and I've made progress. Then I take a step back and look down at a beautiful pen and crappy penmanship. Now I'm just discouraging myself from journaling today

 

 

[eliweisz]

Learning new cursive,,,, Greek style for this time. TWSBI Eco. Lamy inks

Fascinating!

[akustyk]

 

The thought / quote today comes from the one of the most prominent American Architect, LOUIS I. KAHN. His building displayed the Monumental characteristics.

The quote today describes the importance of nature with contrast to built structure.

The pen in rotation is beautiful blue colour Hero 616 – II which is inked with Sailor DoYou.

You can check more entries : here

 

Lovely, and proof that you don't need a great pen to write beautifully!

[MZielinski]

This is what I've got inked right now. Just in case you can't read it in the picture
1. Conklin Endura, 1.1mm Goulet stub nib, de Atramentis Mint Turquoise
2. Pilot Vanishing Point, M, Diamine Sargasso Sea
3. Pilot Custom 823, M, Iroshizuku Tsukushi
4. Pilot Custom 74, F, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black
5. Conklin All-American, M, Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

[perfaddict]

 

The pen in rotation is beautiful blue colour Hero 616 II which is inked with Sailor DoYou.

 

 

Nice pen! Beautiful shade of blue. Edited June 29, 2016 by perfaddict

[Helen350]

Jinhao Blue & White - m. nib. Private Reserve Avocado

 

[eliweisz]

This is what I've got inked right now. Just in case you can't read it in the picture

1. Conklin Endura, 1.1mm Goulet stub nib, de Atramentis Mint Turquoise

2. Pilot Vanishing Point, M, Diamine Sargasso Sea

3. Pilot Custom 823, M, Iroshizuku Tsukushi

4. Pilot Custom 74, F, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black

5. Conklin All-American, M, Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

 

Great pen-ink combos. Thank you for sharing!

[RINGO]

Fascinating!

 

 

Fascinating!

Thank you! Free Cursive Practice sheets, based on golden section are here (if somebody is interested in) -

For pupils: http://www.world2020.com/writing/GOLDEN-for_schools.jpg

For adults: http://www.world2020.com/writing/GOLDEN-for_adults.jpg

[akustyk]

 

Great pen-ink combos. Thank you for sharing!

 

This is what I've got inked right now. Just in case you can't read it in the picture

1. Conklin Endura, 1.1mm Goulet stub nib, de Atramentis Mint Turquoise

2. Pilot Vanishing Point, M, Diamine Sargasso Sea

3. Pilot Custom 823, M, Iroshizuku Tsukushi

4. Pilot Custom 74, F, Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black

5. Conklin All-American, M, Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

Fantastic collection! And great pairings. How do you like the Sargasso Sea? I like it a lot now, but didn't used to.

[fatalelement]

Since I'm also a big watch guy, here's my watch forum crosspost! My 1979 145.022 Speedmaster Professional and my brand new Franklin-Christoph Model 19.

 

[MZielinski]

 

Fantastic collection! And great pairings. How do you like the Sargasso Sea? I like it a lot now, but didn't used to.

That's interesting, because I went through the same thing! I definitely was disappointed when I first tried it. I wanted a deep, rich blue. So I tried it and it was decidedly a bluish-purple, like an imperial or royal blue. But I didn't know as much about fountain pens then. I used it in a very dry pen. When I used it in a wetter pen, the ink had a much better (to me) quality to it. The hue was richer (although still decidedly indigo). But what really surprised me was the sheen. My VP puts out a lot of ink and in certain lights, the sheen is quite something. So, my bottle of Sargasso Sea sat on the shelf for a long while, but once I gave it a 2nd shot, it's back in the rotation! I like that about this hobby - your opinion on a pen or ink can change for the better over time.