Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Well I just ordered an Edison Collier Stub Nib Fountain Pen from Goulet Pen co.

I'm interested to see the difference in the nibs and the way they write. Being left handed does make it just a bit of a challenge. We push ouur pens instead of dragging them. So for me to write any other way than under writing in block style is a bit difficult.
But I seem to be getting the hang of using the fountain pen and enjoying it.
Now to try cursive with the overwriting style. A bit of a change but we'll see how it goes.

Kristian, your writing seems to be done in the Spencerian Script. A very beautiful style of writing that is long out of style. I may make an attempt to learn this, notice I did say may

Did another one in English

And yes Spencerian script. [emoji4]


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I see a lot of great penmanship here. Unfortunately. Whilst I use a fountain pen its pretty much for daily scrawl and I never learnt to write well.

Geek

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It is a joy to read the fine penmanship. To me it readable art

TheGeek, the fancy is nice and there is still a lot of info out there to learn it.
The Spencarian is more artistic, but the copperplate is also a very fine, not so artsy, way of writing

Yes, very nice Kristian.

Not knowing very much about the types of script, do you use a flexable nib in the Spencerian script and just use different pressure?
Or is it done with a stub nib, or a calligraphy type pen?

Writhing Spencerian require a flexible nib. And if you want to do it with the right angles, you will also need a dip pen with a oblique pen holder, like this one

It's very difficult to learn. One of the most demanding forms of calligraphy.

But it's also one of the most beautiful [emoji4]


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Thank you very much. I guess I'll have to do more shopping.
I think I'll wait on the instructional books to get here and read about everything and then probably ask you more questions

Yes it is without question very beautiful

Kristian - incredible handwriting. I write with a fountain pen but it looks like chicken scratch. Thanks for sharing.

Kristian, got a question.
Woud it be easier to learn Copperplate then move to Spencerian Script?
It seems to me, getting the basics down before moving to the higher class writing would be beneficial.
But that is just me thinking, which isn't always the best thing
Thanks