Handwriting with different fountain pens
A personal handwriting practice described by commenter azriel91: practicing handwriting with different fountain pens. They found that a relatively inexpensive 0.6 mm italic nib from Manuscript's Creative Calligraphy set works well with their natural handwriting, looking good even when just starting out. After spending a few hundred dollars trying different nibs, they learned that stroke width variation generally comes from pressure and 'pulling' the nib in parallel, while stub/italic/calligraphy nibs provide line variation through the angle. They also note their handwriting is very small and stub nibs below 1 mm are hard to find, except that one comes with the Manuscript set, and they warn that fountain pens are a rabbit hole.
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Handwriting with different fountain pens
A personal handwriting practice described by commenter azriel91: practicing handwriting with different fountain pens. They found that a relatively inexpensive 0.6 mm italic nib from Manuscript's Creative Calligraphy set works well with their natural handwriting, looking good even when just starting out. After spending a few hundred dollars trying different nibs, they learned that stroke width variation generally comes from pressure and 'pulling' the nib in parallel, while stub/italic/calligraphy nibs provide line variation through the angle. They also note their handwriting is very small and stub nibs below 1 mm are hard to find, except that one comes with the Manuscript set, and they warn that fountain pens are a rabbit hole.
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