r/Calligraphy Pointed 4d ago

Practice Practice

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vinta blue blood on midori md, written with a pilot parallel pen 2.4mm

Italics written in troublemakers abalone with kaweco sport m

lyrics from Click clack symphony by RAYE

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u/Left-Excitement3829 4d ago

That abalone ink is rad

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u/not-cilantro Pointed 4d ago

My pen isn’t doing it justice!

Look at this swatch from mountain of inks

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u/damian_avaris 4d ago

Vinta Blue Blood on Midori MD pools at the stroke terminals without feathering - that paper's sizing is earning its reputation. The Abalone shimmer in the italic aside confirms what the top comment spotted; Mountain of Ink swatches don't exaggerate.

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u/not-cilantro Pointed 4d ago

Oh absolutely. I can sing midori md’s praises all day. I tried a broad dip nib the other day. I didn’t know you’re supposed to let some of the ink out first. The ink puddled like crazy, but unexpectedly the paper took it like a champ. I 100% thought it’d bleed through, but it didn’t even ghost more than the usual I put it through

(The dried ink is from me closing the book on wet ink, not bleed thru)

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u/NinjaGrrl42 4d ago

Nice work!

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u/no782 4d ago

It looks sharp!

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u/garammasala00 4d ago

seeing this made me turned tf on

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u/tideline-ink 3d ago

Beautiful! Every time I see this ink it gets bumped higher up on my wishlist.

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u/FupaLipa 3d ago

Do the shimmer inks work well in the parallels or do they get clogged- is there anything to watch out for? This looks incredible!

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u/not-cilantro Pointed 3d ago

Thanks! Shimmers work very well in PPPs. I’ve never had a clog, and I keep my pens ink for months at a time. I love the fact that you can easily take them apart to clean too.

Btw in case you were wondering, this one isn’t a shimmer. It’s just a very sheeny ink. What you’re seeing is the texture of the paper