Calligraphy pens - types, use, care

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:45

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing. Various curls, hooks, smooth and sharp lines, strokes of different thicknesses allow you to decorate the text, increase its aesthetics. Heavy paper, ink and special calligraphy pens are the minimum required for this activity.

Specifications

The pen consists of the following elements:

• Tip - can be thin, medium and thick. Extra Fine is the designation of the thinnest pen, Medium - medium, and Music - the thickest. The Gillott's 303 nib has a very fine nib, while the Hiro 41 is one of the thickest.
• Flexibility - when you press the pen, you can see the "teeth". The possibility of maximum discrepancy of the teeth is called flexibility. Together with the thickness of the tip, this property helps to create the thinnest lines and place accents.
• Hole - serves for uniform supply of ink.

Types of feathers

Feathers for calligraphy are as follows:

• for writing with "pressure" or writing in styleCopperplate (Hount 101, Brause 66EF, Rose 76);
• for large scale writing (John Mitchell's-727 EF, Brause-76, Brause-361);
• poster.

You need to remember that one part of the height of the letter is 4-5 parts of the width of the pen. That is, to write a letter 1 cm high, you will need calligraphy pens 2-3 mm wide.

Teaching beautiful writing is carried out with an instrument with a thin tip. Specialists usually carry a complete set of calligraphy pens, which allows them to create real masterpieces.

How to choose a good pen

It is clear that the quality of writing directly depends on the quality of the tool. Signs of a good pen:

• even smooth surface, without bumps, damage and roughness;
• smooth tip with no signs of deformation;
• symmetrical teeth.

Good calligraphy pens don't scratch or cling to paper.

Getting Ready and Care

A new tool should be dipped in alcohol before writing, then wiped dry with a paper towel. You can also clean the pen with toothpaste. This will remove the factory film that is always applied to protect the metal from corrosion.

Also, when using the pen, it is recommended to periodically wipe with alcohol to remove residues of grease, sweat and dirt.

After each use, the feathers are washed with water and wiped dry. They are stored in a special case separately from other writing instruments.

By the way,pen holder for calligraphy can also be different - straight, beveled, plastic, wooden, reed, made in a laconic style or with decorations. His choice depends on the preferences of the master.