Some of the writers noted for beautiful handwriting are fountain pen people including Leigh Reyes and Clement Dionglay. 6 People with Seriously Swoon-worthy Handwriting is the title of the article at CNN Philippines. Beautiful handwriting indeed!
Posts Tagged ‘Leigh Reyes’
Sunday Reads: Pens, Inks And A Monster-Fighting Kitten
05/19/2019Life Imitates Doodles has had problems with WordPress. Disappointing to see but no surprise given my experiences. For your amusement, an intrepid kitten battles a mechanical monster but does it win?
- Michael’s Essay: The Lost Art of Writing Letters
- Gourmet Pens: Just the Basics: Using a Flex Nib Fountain Pen
- Handwriting: An Elegy
- The Writing Desk: How To Choose A Fountain Pen
- Inked Happiness: Indian Fountain pens – Ebonitus Extinctus?
- 5 Types of Mobile Apps You Should Stop Installing
- Mountain of Ink: 2 years and 700 inks
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: ColorVerse Pen Chalet Special Edition
- Leigh Reyes: How to Test a Fountain Pen Before Buying It And Other Life Skills
- Ed Jelley: JACQUES HERBIN 1798: KYANITE DU NEPAL INK REVIEW
- Life Imitates Doodles: THE LAST SATURDAY LINKS TO TANGLES, TUTORIALS AND GIVEAWAYS
Best cat toy ever!
My Bent Nib Fountain Pen Has Taken A Hike
01/27/2019Phooey. Apparently one of my bent nib fude* pens has run away from home. Most assuredly this was an unauthorized departure although I suppose it could be in hiding in the jumble that passes for my office. Not that it is likely to find its way to you, but should it make the trek, please tell it to go home. It might not be my ideal mate, but we did have fun together and there could be many more adventures to come. However, it has to return to make that happen.
Duke Guan Yu Calligraphy Fountain Pen
Just in case the truant does not decide to come home, I looked for possible replacements at Amazon and was surprised to find several. The length of the nib tip varies, but there are a few models to consider for less than $30.
- The Duke 551 Confucius is similar to my Guan Yu model. Both are metal and quite heavy but attractive enough to start conversations while doodling at a local cafe.
- Sailor offers an inexpensive model with either a high angle or a low angle nib and a long barrel so it can be held like a paintbrush. It does not come with a converter.
- For a more traditional-looking pen, Sailor offers a Profit with a fude nib. It is a high angle model with no converter.
A long fude tip like mine is better at drawing than writing. The shorter tip is easier to control but produces less dramatic lines. Leigh Reyes wrote about this nib several years ago. Her post would be a great place to start if the fude intrigues you. It certainly enabled me!
*From Wikipedia fude (foo day) means sequences of letters or drawings that you write or draw without removing your pen off the paper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word
Sunday Reads: Pen Gear And Frolicking Felines
07/15/2018The past week was insane and it wasn’t just the craziness the media covers. Spending time reading about pens and such was a most welcome distraction.
- Leigh Reyes: It’s the pens, not the destination
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Planner Review: MiGoals 2018 Planner
- Fountain Pen Blog: Some early thoughts on the Pelikan M120 special edition, green and black fountain pen.
- The Passionate Penman: J. Herbin Bleu Nuit
- Estellosaurus: Notebook Therapy – Japanese & Korean Stationery Review
Sunday Reads: Pens, Scones And Doxies
11/05/2017Google Chrome has been fighting me for months with arbitrary actions, freezes and excruciating slowness. Does any browser really work better? It just unceremoniously dumped my post and closed the tab. Retrieving it produced only a blank page. Hrumph! Here is what I can remember.
- Lori McNee: 5 Websites to Help You Learn to Draw
- Plum Deluxe: Dark Chocolate Cranberry Scones
- Leigh Reyes: Appropriate answers to awkward questions: a pen person’s field guide to holiday socializing.
Sunday Reads: Coffee, Ebonite, And Vinyls
07/02/2017Pressing records again? New ebonite pens? Bedding made from coffee grounds? What’ll they think of next!
- Which Brand of Watercolour Should You Choose?
- How a Scuba Diver Found a Good Friend Under the Sea
- Leigh Reyes: Vintage nibs in modern pens
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Paper-Oh Notebooks
- Sony to restart vinyl record production
- This Bedding Is Made From Coffee Grounds
- Ebonite Milano Fountain Pen Collection (I haven’t tried one yet, but am a fan of ebonite pens.)
Waterman’s 54 with Pink Nib
Sunday Reads: Ink, Guides and Games
06/11/2017Busy week for me. Slow week for links…
- Jet Pens Blog: Waterproof Fountain Pen Inks
- The Well-Appointed Desk: Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Inks
- Vanness Pen Shop: Leigh Reyes “Journal Guides”
- Mental Floss: The Origins of 7 Popular Board Games
- Macchiato Man: 637 Bottles and 33.47 litres of Ink
Ink Rotation from the Summer of 2010
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