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Pilot Parallel Pen Italic Calligraphy Guidelines


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Hi Rita - if you don't already have one, i recommend that you get a Pilot Parallel pen either 2.4 or 3.8 to start. One pen is only about $8.00.

 

Enjoy.

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Hi Rita - if you don't already have one, i recommend that you get a Pilot Parallel pen either 2.4 or 3.8 to start. One pen is only about $8.00.

Enjoy.

Thank you Maurizio. I managed to get my hands on two Reform piston fillers with 1.9 and 2.4 nib.

Will try the 2.4 first and then get the Pilot.

 

Thanks again!

 

Rita

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I managed to find one of those Reform piston-fillers, a roughly 2.4 nib, here tucked away in an art supply shop. A very nice pen and fairly rare here. I jumped on it immediately even though I didn't like the price. I also use that to practice calligraphy with.

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis

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Glad you like them.

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis

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Here is an online guideline generator I found recently. It has presets for all the standard Pilot Parallel sizes plus others. It's pretty useful but what I don't like is that there's seems to be no way to turn off the slanted lines. I've rarely practiced with these because I think they're a crutch that doesn't help ME develop my hand skills. Others however may find them useful.

 

http://cd.kaligrafia.info

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much - Pascal

You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream - C.S. Lewis

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Found the original source!

 

I finally located the original source of these guidelines. I don't know the blogger but she or he is the one who deserves the credit for creating and then posting to all these guidelines. All I did was pass them on to some folks here.

 

http://contemporarycalligraphy.blogspot.com/2007/11/guidelines-for-pilot-parallel-pens.html

The prizes of life are never to be had without trouble - Horace
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