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Maybe i should try to write on a grain of rice?

 

what a great challenge!

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

[socrates]

 

Sometimes I post something about pens and penmanship at my blog

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Attika89,

 

Amazing penmanship!!

 

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You are too nice! Thank you :blush:

I really love yours as well!

 

 

Attika, that sheen looks wonderful and your up close letter and word are lovely!

Thank you! Those were the ones I'd call acceptable :lol:

I love the yama dori's sheen :happy:

 

I adore your penmanship!

 

Welcome to the dip pen club :) ! Lovely handwriting - I can see you are enjoying it. The Gillott 303 is a little scratchy and picky about paper, just needs a little getting used to.

Love the sheen of the Yama-dori - I don't have any particularly sheeny ink so I have to cheat with gold bits -

Thank you very much! I do enjoy it, but I won't have much time until August to do so. :(

The gold sheen is just amazing! Just like your penmanship :)

 

 

Wow! Troy, that Aristocrat is true to it's name for sure!

Very nice pen! Congrats!

 

Parker is such a lovely puppy! :happy:

- Attila

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You are such a show-off....

Just kidding :D

Beautiful grind! I'd love to own such nib.

I'll trade you -- your penmanship for my useless tiny ant writing?

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Add some of your water brush technique and we have a deal :D

 

Seriously, it must be a wonderful nib for sketching!

 

Yeah it's great for sketching, but I didn't imagine how nice it would be for just basic writing. My fast cursive can get sloppy and forms loose their individual design. The thinner line keeps counter forms intact and more readable for me. For example a lower case "e" more often looks like an "e" rather than melting into an "i".

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amberleadavis Pen Dust

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140710_165016.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Waterman 56 filled with Montblanc Leonardo di Vinci Chalk Red on Rhodia 90g cream paper.

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Does your Waterman 52 1/2 rebound (from flex to thinnest line) quickly? I have got an Eversharp flex nib, it doesn't really come back quick enough for me, makes forming clean lower turns quite difficult.

 

Hi Disillusion, your question inspired to get my Eversharp nib out again to give it another try. If I understand correctly, these are vintage nibs that have been set in modern pens.

 

I really like the green finish on this one but I'm not so happy with the nib. It's ok but not as good as either of the Watermans I own.

 

… and do you actually sprinkle gold powder on your ink while wet?? Or am I being silly here?

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uXDj_asq0E4/U8B2EAs53AI/AAAAAAAAEn8/P5F8gRPcT40/s1600/SDC10289.jpg

 

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Waterman 56 filled with Montblanc Leonardo di Vinci Chalk Red on Rhodia 90g cream paper.

 

 

Sinistral, that's beautiful. How is a 56 different from a 52 please? The barrel of yours looks just like mine. Is the nib different?

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OLD TIMER

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:wub: Wow!http://kepfeltoltes.hu/140710/P1190679_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

And because its me, here are some sheen pictures...

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Attika, what type of pen is that? It looks pretty wild. I wonder why some one doesn't make a modern prototype of that pen

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Beautiful! Love all the color.

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Hi Disillusion, your question inspired to get my Eversharp nib out again to give it another try. If I understand correctly, these are vintage nibs that have been set in modern pens.

 

I really like the green finish on this one but I'm not so happy with the nib. It's ok but not as good as either of the Watermans I own.

 

… and do you actually sprinkle gold powder on your ink while wet?? Or am I being silly here?

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uXDj_asq0E4/U8B2EAs53AI/AAAAAAAAEn8/P5F8gRPcT40/s1600/SDC10289.jpg

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-OHEQFMAkc/U8B2EHLM_KI/AAAAAAAAEn4/LIiMp5LsMqk/s1600/Scan+221.jpg

 

Looks like the sign of a great hand: even if the pen is not as flexible, you still manage to do an excellent job of making dramatic lettering on the paper. Well done!

 

And I really love that ink! I saw a bottle for sale today, and didn't not realize that it was such a great deep red. Wonderful!

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Waterman 56 filled with Montblanc Leonardo di Vinci Chalk Red on Rhodia 90g cream paper.

 

Delightful script! And such a nice subtle dark ink color. I'll have to look for some...

 

I am not very experienced, but it seems that the Waterman vintage pens are some of the most penman friendly of all historic pens! I have three, and all are easy to work, and give great results. Thanks for this image!

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Callique: A 56 has a #6 nib and a 52 has a #2 nib. The body of the 56 is much bigger around and a #6 nib easily twice as wide as a #2 nib.

 

Edited to add: The Waterman heart hole nibs are the gold standard in flexible nibs. There's nothing better, in my opinion.

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Breathe. Take one step at a time. Don't sweat the small stuff. You're not getting older, you are only moving through time. Be calm and positive.

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Made a simple pen rest out of Popsicle sticks.. shown with a no nonsense (one of my all time favorite fountain pens) and a majestic that I refitted with a Koh I noor Art nib...

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Catching up, been without a PC for a couple months... Now all new operating system and learning all over again...

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If you think everything is going well... you obviously have no idea what is really going on!

 

 

 

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