What pen(s) are you using today?

[OldTravelingShoe]

2 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

A Conway Stewart Coronet eyedropper. IM nib, inked with Noodlers HOD.

 

 

Very nice pen, thanks for sharing, @mallymal1! 

[essayfaire]

21 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Many thanks for the kind words, @essayfaire! (Also, @amberleadavis, @DvdRiet.) 😊

 

I am too new at both drawing and fountain pens to really post my attempts, but I'd appreciate a link to the thread so I can enjoy and appreciate the art of others. Thank you! (I may still contribute drawings as I learn and get more exuberant about my art.) 

Thread: 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Mabie Todd Swan ringtop, flex(-ish) nib, with Waterman Mysterious Blue; and the Parker Eversharp/45 hybrid, M nib, with Kobe Suma Beach Blue.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[dragondazd]

7 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

A Conway Stewart Coronet eyedropper. IM nib, inked with Noodlers HOD.

 

 

Oooh beautiful markings

[mallymal1]

This morning, a Montblanc 244G, inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue. Is this the colour of midnight?

 

 

[OldTravelingShoe]

12 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Thread: 

 

Many thanks, @essayfaire. I am chrious if we could even build a chart of most useful inks for botanical drawing. I know such a chart exists for colored pencils, e.g., in Ann Swan's Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils. 

[BlueJ]

8 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

This morning, a Montblanc 244G, inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue. Is this the colour of midnight?

 

 

What is the nib grade on this pen? It looks like OB or OM. It writes wonderfully!

[OldTravelingShoe]

9 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

This morning, a Montblanc 244G, inked with Montblanc Midnight Blue. Is this the colour of midnight?

 

 

Wonderful pen, @mallymal1. @BlueJ, I am equally curious but estimate OB or even OBB. Hopefully, we will have our curiosity sated 😄

[lionelc]

may soon be difficult to purchase - pelikan m1000 with transparent binde, r and k salix

 

[ItwasLuck]

 

After acquiring a Pelikan 100N Transitional from ‘42-‘44 with an exquisite ‘OF’ nib a few months ago, I have been hooked on vintage Pelikans ever since. I just received this Pelikan 400 Tortoiseshell Brown from the early ’50s with a ‘KF’ nib and it even came with box and papers! 

[flodoc]

Parker 75 in gold plated Godron pattern w/14K medium nib and Parker Penman Mocha ink.

[essayfaire]

2 hours ago, ItwasLuck said:

‘KF’ nib 

What's the K stand for?

[flodoc]

Parker Duofold International Black Mosaic w/18K medium nib and Parker Penman Ebony ink.

[amberleadavis]

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a grey Parker 45 with an Accountant nib. I have it inked with a black Quink cartridge. The A nib, ordered separately, arrived long ago, while the pen itself was stalled in transit for over a month and feared lost. Finally here, I'm delighted to find the nib does fit, I LOVE the way it writes and, the biggest surprise, engraved on the cap: Made in Australia.

 

[ItwasLuck]

8 hours ago, essayfaire said:

What's the K stand for?

K stands for Kugel (ball) and the KF nib is supposed to act like a ball point pen, meaning you can write at any angle. This nib in particular is kind of stubbish like most vintage nibs back in the day. So in this case, it is a fine ballpoint variety. Interestingly, the packaging labels it as F but the nib is labelled KF. 

 

Edited April 28, 2022 by ItwasLuck
Typo

[ParramattaPaul]

Onoto Scholar.

[OCArt]

I thought it was Kugel

2 hours ago, ItwasLuck said:

K stands for Kubal (ball) and the KF nib is supposed to act like a ball point pen, meaning you can write at any angle.[snipped]

 

 

[mallymal1]

14 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Wonderful pen, @mallymal1. @BlueJ, I am equally curious but estimate OB or even OBB. Hopefully, we will have our curiosity sated 😄

 

@OldTravelingShoe and @BlueJ, the barrel inscription is for a B.  😊

[mallymal1]

1 hour ago, OCArt said:

I thought it was Kugel

 

 

As in kugelschreiber.