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What Kind Of Nib Is This? Secret Santa Gift I Have No Clue How To Use.


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Hey all, I just received this awesome-looking calligraphy set from a secret santa! However, I've never seen any nibs like it, and trying them out I feel like I'm either using them wrong or they came in sort of 'off'?

 

I compared the nibs I got to a review post someone made, and they look very different, even though everything else looks the same!

 

https://miscellaneousmatter.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/daveliou-calligraphy-set/#jp-carousel-662

 

My nibs:

 

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Did my SS unknowingly purchase a counterfeit item, or am I simply ignorant in using the nibs? I read through the how-to guide the package came with, but it's nothing like the broad-edged calligraphy nibs I was expecting. The how-to includes gothic script, etc; all tutorials that look like the nibs can make perfect square edges, but I'm just confused right now.

 

I'm used to the Pilot Parallel pens, and I know these are different, but I have no idea how to use these nibs :X.

 

Thank you!

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Upon further googling, I think they are monoline nibs since they have the plate in front of them? I tried drawing with them instead of doing calligraphy, and they seem to be pretty great for a rough, inky comic-book look!

 

I'll keep playing around with them :).

 

Here's the little doodle I made, it's like having a marker that will never run out of ink!

 

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hi there, looks like you were expecting broad, chisel type nibs and received instead rounded nibs. In the world of Speedball nibs, these would be the B-x nibs rather than the C-x nibs, which are the ones that one usually uses for italic, chancery and blackletter/fraktur style of calligraphy.

There are plenty of beautiful styles of lettering that one can do with a rounded nib, but understood that this is not what you were expecting.

In my opinion, the Speedball Textbook is a great place to start: https://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/s?keyword=b4087&gclid=CjwKEAiA1vjCBRDd-9q3w4OF6WUSJACWv_sV2RekuyA2EX69YVp-koauqGU8-BLl6sqY72bagNqYjBoCBdTw_wcB

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hi there, looks like you were expecting broad, chisel type nibs and received instead rounded nibs. In the world of Speedball nibs, these would be the B-x nibs rather than the C-x nibs, which are the ones that one usually uses for italic, chancery and blackletter/fraktur style of calligraphy.

There are plenty of beautiful styles of lettering that one can do with a rounded nib, but understood that this is not what you were expecting.

In my opinion, the Speedball Textbook is a great place to start: https://www.johnnealbooks.com/prod_detail_list/s?keyword=b4087&gclid=CjwKEAiA1vjCBRDd-9q3w4OF6WUSJACWv_sV2RekuyA2EX69YVp-koauqGU8-BLl6sqY72bagNqYjBoCBdTw_wcB

Ahh, perfect! Thank you so much; I was wondering what they would be called so I could see what kind of calligraphy I could do with them too.

 

Much appreciated!

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Nice drawing Ikkoros. Not only will this 'marker' never run out of ink, you can change the colour at will :-)

 

You figured it out correctly. These are indeed monoline nibs that are designed to produce a uniform line width in all directions. You can add serifs or spurs to your lettering by turning the nib upside down.

 

The Speedball textbook has a section on monoline writing styles.

 

I noticed that the reservoir on the top of one of your nibs is a bit off to the left side. This should be adjusted so it lies in the middle of the nib i.e. lined with the slit. Also, the two tines should be aligned so you get a nice flat shaped area to write with and the nib will draw a finer line when turned upside down.

 

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These nibs weren't uncommon in Germany. They are called "Schnurzugfeder", "Ornamentfeder", "Redisfeder" or "Plattenfeder". Last one means "plate nib". They are mostly used for rounded sans-serif and technical lettering. If you are looking for some nice lettering for these nib I recommend the reprinted booklett "Handgeschriebene Schriften (1914)". It's in German, though. It contains some simple examples of calligraphy for such nibs.

 

You can achive variations through "Aufkanten", which means rotating the nib to it's edge while writing. I guess it's an art of itself.

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