Showing posts with label Lettering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lettering. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Serious Nibbage Snippet - Classic Pens LB5 & Sailor Nagahara Cross Point Nib

Serious Nibbage Snippet - Classic Pens LB5 & Sailor Nagahara Cross Point Nib

Music - In The Throes - Asher Fulero
I hope you enjoy this snippet of close-up lettering with this beautiful, incredible nib.


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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Gratuitous Inky Words with ASMR Writing Sounds!

 Gratuitous Inky Words with Writing Sounds! Title Card

One of my favorite things to do. Ever!

Pen + nib: Parker Vacumatic Major + factory stub (vintage)
Ink: Montblanc Oyster Grey
Pen + nib (blue ink): Waterman 94 + music nib (vintage)
Ink: Waterman South Sea Blue/Obsession Blue (whatever they call their turquoise nowadays)
Paper: Rhodia R

You can visit my sponsors and snag a bottle of Waterman South Sea Blue or Montblanc Oyster Grey for yourself! Some even offer discounts for you to enjoy. You don't have to use the code and you don't have to shop with them but it helps me out if you do!

The P.W. Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Pink Ink Collaboration:
Need some more PINK in your life?

/ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\*ᵖᵘʳʳ*

P.W. Akkerman
Vanness Pens
Lemur Ink
Bookbinders Design
Laywine's (call or email)

I love doing these kinds of videos! If you enjoy and/or appreciate and you want to lend your continued support, please do check me out on Patreon. You can pledge your support and/or undying love for as little as $1. You are in no way obligated to do so. I appreciate your readership, viewership and your support so much - thank you! 



Friday, November 13, 2020

Sailor Pro Gear Slim British Racing Green Nice Chonky Nib Fountain Pen

 Woohoo! A chonker! Sailor's zoom nibs are definitely my favorite of their offerings - aside from the specialty ones, but the zoom is great for all things lettering, doodling, inking profusely, and modifying. This zoom is on Goldspot's newest exclusive color - the British Racing Green! It's a fun, chill green that won't make sparkle-haters puke. Enjoy!

Here's those upcoming cyber week deals I talk about in the video.

 

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The P.W. Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Pink Ink Collaboration:
Need some more PINK in your life?

/ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\*ᵖᵘʳʳ*

P.W. Akkerman
Vanness Pens
Lemur Ink
Bookbinders Design
Laywine's (call or email)

Oh. Also. I received this free of charge so I could share my thoughts with you and do fun things. I hope this has been helpful and thank you for reading/viewing. If you enjoy and/or appreciate and you want to lend your continued support, please do check me out on Patreon. You can pledge your support and/or undying love for as little as $1. You are in no way obligated to do so. I appreciate your readership, viewership and your support so much - thank you! 


Friday, November 6, 2020

Platinum #3776 Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen Just in Time for Fountain Pen Day and Fat Nib Friday!

Ah, today we have another treat of a nib to look at. I've reviewed the set of Platinum nibs before as well as some individual nibs but the most recent video of the set of nibs was back in January 2019! Time flies, things change, tastes grow, and knowledge and skills improve. Hopefully. In the last two years, I have been really exploring hand lettering and experimenting more with - what I think are artistic uses, anyway - of fountain pen ink and nibs. The Platinum double broad/coarse nib is right up my alley for this, on a trusty, solid pen. Thank you to Pen Chalet for providing this pen, just in time for Fountain Pen Day and Fat Nib Friday! Check out the Platinum #3776 selection at Pen Chalet and use code GOURMET2020 for 10% off your purchase. This is an affiliate link.


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Left to right: Pilot Custom 823, Montblanc 149, Esterbrook Estie Regular, Lamy Safari, Platinum #3776 Century (this pen!), Platinum Prefounte, Franklin-Christoph Model 46, Sailor Pro Gear, Sailor Pro Gear Slim, Pelikan M205. Platinum #3776 Century Bourgogne Coarse Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen 14Platinum #3776 Century Bourgogne Coarse Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen 15Platinum #3776 Century Bourgogne Coarse Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen 17Platinum #3776 Century Bourgogne Coarse Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen 18Platinum #3776 Century Bourgogne Coarse Juicy Big Nib Fountain Pen 19


The P.W. Akkerman x Gourmet Pens Pink Ink Collaboration:
Need some more PINK in your life?

/ᐠ。ꞈ。ᐟ\*ᵖᵘʳʳ*

P.W. Akkerman
Vanness Pens
Lemur Ink
Bookbinders Design
Laywine's (call or email)

Oh. Also. I received this free of charge so I could share my thoughts with you. I hope this has been helpful and thank you for reading. If you enjoy and/or appreciate this type of information and you want to lend your continued support, please do check me out on Patreon. You can pledge your support and/or undying love for as little as $1. You are in no way obligated to do so, of course. I appreciate your readership and your support so much, so thank you! 



Friday, June 26, 2020

Handwriting with Leonardo Furore Gold Nib Fountain Pen

Oddly satisfying, quite lovely and fun!

See more Leonardo pens if you are curious about them - I have a full unboxing of this particular pen with the gold stub nib you see in action.
Leonardo Furore Emerald Turquoise Fountain Pen + 14KT Stub Nib (full video review)

If you are curious about the two most popular Leonardo pens models in this size - the MomentoZero and the Furore - check out the comparison below. I also compare the gold and steel nib options, which might help with your decision making!
Leonardo Officina Italiana Furore vs. MomentoZero Fountain Pens with Gold & Steel Nibs

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Handwriting and Lettering with the Platinum #3776 Celluloid Karakusa Blue Coarse Nib

A friend loaned me this pen a little while ago and I have already unboxed it, in case you missed it, and if you have missed it I urge you to watch the video because it's truly beautiful and comfortable and I love writing with it. I made a short little video of some handwriting and lettering with it.

The coarse nib is super juicy and smooth but this one is perfectly polished and tuned so it doesn't have any sign of overpolishing/baby's bottom. No skipping, no hard starts. Combined with Platinum's Slip & Seal cap mechanism that prevents the nib from drying out, it's pretty perfect. I love the super round nib shape for lettering, though many people might not find it useful for daily writing. I use it for daily writing, though!

I hope you enjoy the video!

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Pilot Parallel Letters A B C D

I am not a trained calligrapher by any stretch of the imagination but I sing the praises of the Pilot Parallel Calligraphy fountain pens on the regular. In fact, I even did a Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Fountain Pens 101 video awhile back and it's - if I may toot my own horn - a great starter guide to the pens and how to use them. 

Obviously these are fantastic pens for practicing calligraphy, lettering, and alphabets in general. I like to play around with styles because before you know it, you’ve morphed several into one new style and it looks really cool. Well, usually they look terrible and wrong but sometimes it works out. That’s why messing around is fun. I typically eyedropper mine (again, instructions in that video I linked) but you can also use a Pilot cartridge/converter. Ink flow tends to be quite generous when eyedroppered and consistent with the cartridge/converter set up. I prefer the eyedropper set up because I love the super juicy, gushing type of ink flow to really make inks pop. If this applies to you, I'd say they are the best for shimmery and sheeny inks. They are just so easy to clean and maintain, they are nice and juicy, and they're affordable. 

The shape of the plates does result in having somewhat sharp corners but a light hand is all you need for these pens. If you find the corners catching on the page, you might want to lighten your pressure, ease up on the grip of the pen, but also perhaps try practicing writing with the pen in general to get more comfortable with its angles. One of the things I did over and over was learn how to rotate the nib in all directions without lifting it off the page - this helped me learn to keep a light hand when rounding the corners. 

There is no shortage of resources and guides out there if you do some quick Googling. Toronto Pen Company has released a free Gothic Batarde workbook for the first group of miniscule letters. Check it out here and get started on some Batarde practice! If you follow TPC on social media, you can stay tuned for new releases and other fun goodies. FACEBOOK   INSTAGRAM    TWITTER

Pilot Parallel Letters A B C D 1_RWM
Pilot Parallel Letters A B C D 2_RWM
Pilot Parallel Letters A B C D 3_RWM
The above three inks: Diamine Manggis for Pen Gallery
Pilot Parallel Letters A B C D 4_RWM
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