pen nibs

The Best Vintage Dip Pen Nibs for Artists

A couple of years a ago I got interested in drawing with dip pen nibs again,…
What’s Your Line? Line Quality In Pen & Ink Drawing (Traditional)

Back in the late 19th into almost the middle of the 20th century a dip pen…
My Dip Pen Field Kit (For This Year)

I’m planning to start going out to sketch using dip pens at least part of the…
Ten Brown Inks- A User Experience

For some months I’ve been thinking about the “perfect” brown/sepia ink . Not too dark, not…
Great Pen And Ink Artists, Part 2: William Heath Robinson

William Heath Robinson was one of the most popular and beloved illustrator/artists of late 19th and…
Testing, Testing…Tiny Nibs

Steel pen nibs were made in a seemingly endless array of sizes and designs for over…
First Look: New Inks From Russia! Yum!

Like, I suspect, most pen and ink artists, I’m always interested in new and interesting inks.…
Getting Started: Seeing Simple Shapes, Part 2

Continuing on from Part 1, which you can read here, I want to show you another…
Testing My Current Inks for Water Resistence

I did this test last week because I’d like to be able to combine dip pen…
Trees And Plants- Nib Try-outs

I’ve spent the last three mornings “test driving” a variety of dip pen nibs. There are…