Let the Fountain Pens Flow
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Let the Fountain Pens Flow
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#2Not quite the same, but I've been getting into technical pens because normal pens don't work as well in my plotter. I've found a lot of different failure modes in all sorts of writing implements so far... Example output: https://twitter.com/joshu/status/1074836822751010816
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#3hmm. i noticed this trend about 5 years ago. Glad to see it hasn’t peaked yet, fountain pens are great fun.
My calligraphy hand is trash, though — thankfully that’s mostly irrelevant for the sort of writing i normally do!
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#4The aesthetic value of fountain pens is undeniable but for the left-handed amongst us who refuse to twist their writing hand into some bizarre contortion, the fountain pen will never be viable. My personal left-handed recollections of using fountain pens all involve smears of ink on the side of my hands and smudged lettering.
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#5The aesthetic value of fountain pens is undeniable but for the left-handed amongst us who refuse to twist their writing hand into some bizarre contortion, the fountain pen will never be viable. My personal left-handed recollections of using fountain pens all involve smears of ink on the side of my hands and smudged lettering.
I'm left-handed and there are several techniques for writing left-handed with a fountain pen. They don't all involve twisting your writing hand into "some bizarre contortion".
I collect vintage fountain pens, mostly about a hundred years old with flexible nibs that allow for fancy copperplate calligraphy. These kinds of pens are very delicate and some of them are so sensitive that if you don't know what you're doing you can destroy them pretty easily. With a little bit of work and a little bit of practice I was able to learn to write with them the way they were intended.
If you had an interest in fountain pens, don't let something like this kill it. With a small amount of effort you can find a technique that works for you without being uncomfortable.
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#6Pelikan Souveran and Diamine inks, highly recommended. I don't write as much as I used to, but it's always a pleasure. I also have a Lamy Safari and a Shaeffer Prelude with some different nib sizes and filled with contrasting inks, for variety.
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#7The aesthetic value of fountain pens is undeniable but for the left-handed amongst us who refuse to twist their writing hand into some bizarre contortion, the fountain pen will never be viable. My personal left-handed recollections of using fountain pens all involve smears of ink on the side of my hands and smudged lettering.
It doesn’t have to be like this. Look up underwriting - by writing from below the text you can write with a relaxed grip without any fear of smudges.
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#8The aesthetic value of fountain pens is undeniable but for the left-handed amongst us who refuse to twist their writing hand into some bizarre contortion, the fountain pen will never be viable. My personal left-handed recollections of using fountain pens all involve smears of ink on the side of my hands and smudged lettering.
I’m left-handed and write with fountain pens without too much trouble. The key is to find the right combination of fast-drying ink and absorbent paper: a combination of Iroshizuku inks and Baron Fig or Field Notes notebooks have been great for me. The smooth, sheen-y “fountain pen friendly” paper like Rhodia and many of the Japanese brands unfortunately do not work as well.
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#9Not quite the same, but I've been getting into technical pens because normal pens don't work as well in my plotter. I've found a lot of different failure modes in all sorts of writing implements so far... Example output: https://twitter.com/joshu/status/1074836822751010816
These are beautiful drawings, congrats!
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#10> Packed around a table with notepads and test pens, the group, ethnically diverse but mostly men, lacked the slick appearance you expect of customers at a luxury boutique.
Why do we have to know the demographics? How is it pertinent info, and why is it bad that it was mostly men?