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In Memorium…the Rotring Art Pencil
Many, many years ago – back in the 80s, I purchased a set of Rotring Calligraphy Pens, a Rotring Sketching Pen, and the Rotring Art Pencil. Although I rarely use fountain pens for calligraphy or...
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Rotring Art Pencil
Apparently I must have suspected back then that my favorite Rotring Art Pencil would become obsolete because I found four of them in my art supplies box along with a few lead pointers marked “Rotring...
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Basic Calligraphy Tools
Calligraphy doesn’t require a big investment in either equipment or tools – these are a few of the basics needed to get started with lettering: Basic Calligraphy Tools The photograph shows some of the...
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Fun with Pens
Since I love the tools as much as the art, here are a few more pens and nibs from my “collection.” Collection of Pens and Nibs From top to bottom: Vintage pen holder – sometimes these old pen holders...
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Care and Feeding of the Calligraphy Dip Pen
So….you’ve got your pen holder, a few nibs, a bottle of ink and some paper…now what? What you will need: nib with a reservoir bottle of ink a piece of scrap paper dropper or small, round sable brush...
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Calligraphy Pens: A Blast from the Past
It’s amazing what little treasures one finds when sorting out art supplies…. Since I prefer to use dip pens more often than calligraphy fountain pens, these two little gems had migrated over to my “Art...
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