Using the calligraphy pen
Wed 05 May 2010 10:53:55 | 0 comments
Originally posted by Sniffy on November 18 2009
Taken from LearnCalligraphy.co.uk
Hold your Calligraphy pen much like you would hold an ordinary pen (left). There is no right or wrong way other than holding the pen so that it points away from you. As long as you are comfortable. If you are left-handed, you might have to turn the paper to get the right angle.
You will need to keep the entire width of the calligraphy nib in contact with the paper as you write, this is what causes the difference in the thickness of the lines. You may need to adjust your grip slightly to compensate for this.
Rather than rotating your wrist as you write, try pulling and pushing the pen from the elbow. There will be some wrist movement but you will get used to what you are doing, and why, as you practise. Excessive movements of your wrist as you write changes the angle of the nib in relation to the writing line and the uniformity of your letters will be affected.
The dip nib is designed to be pulled or moved sideways. If you push the nib upwards you will find it digs into the fibres of the paper and the ink will bleed and spread. You shouldn't need to apply much pressure to the pen when you write. If your thick line looks ragged, the chances are that you lifted one corner of the pen nib.
Different alphabets and styles of writing require the pen nib to be held at different angles relative to the writing line. I find that if I twist the pen slightly in my grip this is enough for the letters to look flatter or more slender.
Taken from LearnCalligraphy.co.uk
Hold your Calligraphy pen much like you would hold an ordinary pen (left). There is no right or wrong way other than holding the pen so that it points away from you. As long as you are comfortable. If you are left-handed, you might have to turn the paper to get the right angle.
You will need to keep the entire width of the calligraphy nib in contact with the paper as you write, this is what causes the difference in the thickness of the lines. You may need to adjust your grip slightly to compensate for this.
Rather than rotating your wrist as you write, try pulling and pushing the pen from the elbow. There will be some wrist movement but you will get used to what you are doing, and why, as you practise. Excessive movements of your wrist as you write changes the angle of the nib in relation to the writing line and the uniformity of your letters will be affected.
The dip nib is designed to be pulled or moved sideways. If you push the nib upwards you will find it digs into the fibres of the paper and the ink will bleed and spread. You shouldn't need to apply much pressure to the pen when you write. If your thick line looks ragged, the chances are that you lifted one corner of the pen nib.
Different alphabets and styles of writing require the pen nib to be held at different angles relative to the writing line. I find that if I twist the pen slightly in my grip this is enough for the letters to look flatter or more slender.
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