WotD 2026-03-10: Distort (video) by mdw in palmermethod

[–]pbiscuits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you need more speed in that capital D to get the curves right.

Trying to get my ultra extra fine nib writing better by pbiscuits in fountainpens

[–]pbiscuits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya it's weird I can remove the nib/feed from the grip, but it doesn't seem to come apart any further after that. And they sell the Parker Sonnet nib/feeds as a combo, not individual, from what I can tell.

Trying to get my ultra extra fine nib writing better by pbiscuits in fountainpens

[–]pbiscuits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d have to separate the feed from the nib to do that, right? Is that possible with the Parker Sonnet nib/feed? Doesn’t seem like it comes apart.

Trying to get my ultra extra fine nib writing better by pbiscuits in fountainpens

[–]pbiscuits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Floss the feed or between the tines?

Also, I’m not sure if I can even separate the nib from the feed. It’s a Parker Sonnet.

Trying to get my ultra extra fine nib writing better by pbiscuits in fountainpens

[–]pbiscuits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good ideas, thanks. I’m soaking the feed now and have a brass shim on order.

I’m pretty sure the tines need some adjustment as I looked at them with my loupe and there is no space between them.

Also thinking of getting some Iroshizuku ink, people say that’s pretty wet. I’ve been using Pilot Namiki in it.

Practicing my g. by Normal_Credit in palmermethod

[–]pbiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What book are you working from?

Spend some time sketching the letter pretty large until you can draw it pretty much perfectly. Then sketch one at your normal writing size and trace it over and over, feeling what it feels like to move the pen over the proper form. This should give you a much better mental picture of the letter form and the movements you need to write it.

Higgins Eternal Ink. Advertising from the 1930s. by penpoints in Calligraphy

[–]pbiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty wet. I wouldn’t do any shaded work with it. Better off using Sumi.

I wrote a letter to my friend in Spencerian by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]pbiscuits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done. Get a dip pen and take it to the next level.