How to write calligraphy with fountain pen | Fountain Pen Hack | Cursive writing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.พ. 2020
- In this video, I'm going to show you how to do calligraphy with a medium nib fountain pen. I use the Lamy AI Star for the illustration.
I will show you:
- How to hold the pen
- Some basic strokes for calligraphy practice
- How to write the capital letters and lowercase letters
- Write with examples.
I hope this video helps you in learning cursive writing :).
Pen: Lamy AL Star
Nib: F
Ink: Lamy Black
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It's not about the grip - it's about the pressure you apply as you write. Harder strokes produce thicker lines, while softer touches makes thinner lines. Speed can also help too. Writing on the side of your nib can damage the tines. Sure, for a Lamy, this isn't an issue - Lamy nibs are cheap and easily replaceable. Other nibs, however, can be much harder to replace if they are damaged. Just get a calligraphy pen which is designed for it rather than risk damaging your fountain pen.
No, it’s about drive it’s about power
@Dread Pirate Roberts do you dewor?
Yes it's true my costly pen is actually not writting on that way
@@parthgupta5572 put in the work
Put in the hours
me: concentrating as much as i can on every letter
My pen: **decides to run out of ink**
You can see the way they're scraping the paper along. That's a great way to break a nib. Literally any other video on youtube on the subject explains why it's a bad idea.
Beginners will be misguided with these types of videos :(
I'm sorry, but my heart skipped a beat and I was in horror when you held and pressed the pen in 90 degrees. That will break the tines faaaar earlier than it's intended use age. Harder strokes produce thicker lines, not the angle you write. This is not a valid and a correct advice for using a fountain pen. I stress again, this is NOT a valid and a correct advice for using a fountain pen. As much as a Lamy steel nib is super sturdy and strong, other fountain pens will fail and the nibs will crumble. I can't imagine someone who has little to no knowledge use a flexible 18ct gold nib in a 90 degree fashion, I will cry inside.
Write smaller ok
First thing that I noticed as well. 👍
God, the thought! I nearly threw up inside as I saw that! As a owner, and certified user of a calligraphy pen, this displayed no knowledge WHATSOEVER! I cry as I watch this, and nearly die inside. Thank you.
If you already know everything about this then why are you watching the video?
Tools are meant to break. Be it a pen or sword, they only are alive when being used fully. People ask me when I store my subaru and spaz when I say never. Its a modded rally car, I treat it as such.
For anyone who sees this, I’m not sure that’s the best way to write with your fountain pen. Your standard grip seems a bit heavy, which can be fixed. However, rotating the nib and consistently writing like that may over time damage it. This includes ending up with misaligned tines you uneven pressure and springing the nib if you press too hard at some point.
Please consider looking into a flexible nib or stub made for calligraphy, otherwise brush pens and dip pens with flex nibs might be worth a look.
As a newbie I’ve made far worse mistakes though, have a permanently mauled cheap pen that I flexed when it shouldn’t have, it now writes but not as well as it likely should.
I agree. The main purpose of using a fountain pen (regular nib), well at least for me, is to not to have to press so much like when writing with ballpoint pens etc. I just let the weight of the pen give the pressure, then I just need to glide the nib on top of the paper to form the writing.
Cool
I just got my Fountain pen that i bought, and it is exactly the same 🤣
lol🤣🤣🤣
What’s so fking funny?
@@arkarya8768 Are you serious...? Its fcking hilarious... THEY HAVE THE SAME PEN!!! 🤣😁🤪🤣🤣🤣
Where did u bought it?
Lmaooooo
Looks like I found a new hobby!
Thank you very much.!
Calligraphy is a beautiful art that must be rescued.
Thank you time for a refresher, practice sheets are terrific!
Thank you for this video. Very helpful.
Outstanding effort! It's a definitive demonstration that the artist isn't defined by their tools. Indeed, I'd wager you could compose with any instrument. Appreciation for the share.
Thank you so much-especially for the lettering. Beautiful handwriting. I appreciate you. Thanks!
Absolutely gorgeous handwriting !! First year in elementary school☺
Nice tip, but that kind of pressure can easily wreck your nibs tines over time. It's not designed to recieve pressure on that angle. If you want to do this, make sure you do it with an unexpensive fountain pen, or extra nib.
I learn something new today. Thank you sir for your teaching. I hope that you will make other videos in the future.
Beautifully done, only had to snap several fountain pens due to incorrect handling!
Thank you so much! I just got a fountain pen, but I made the mistake of not ordering an instruction guide. After watching this video, I understand how to do it! Although I CAN do Calligraphy, I am never going to be as good as you. Your style of writing is beautiful!!! ♡♡
Never strive to be as good as someone, strive to be better than them! You can write as amazing as you imagine as long as you practice and learn from your mistakes
Not a good video, she's holding the pen wrong, this will cause the nib to get damaged and shorten the pens lifespan
Thank you for sharing your feedback
This was very helpful. Thank You very much!
Wow, I feel like I should start calligraphy after watching this video. Looks, so easy :)
Cool! Have fun practicing Anuj 😁
I got my calligraphy set at hobby lobby!
Trust me it's not if your first starting, but with some practice I'm sure you'll be amazing
Its not this much easy I started it I was perfect but after one night I just forgot how to hold the pen and even my simple writing just said almost goodbye to me but I will suggest u to try it👍😂😲👌😁😊😂😂😂
Its not easy at first
Now i should be able to do this since i work with a pen
I didn't know my fountain pen had this much power. I shall rule this world
I'd love to get into this. Such an art! But I feel if I tried, writing a letter would take up most of my week haha!
I just bought a basic kit from hobby lobby a few days ago & I've picked up on it pretty quick. You get a feel for it & fall into it pretty fast. My kit was only $29.
It is interesting how you hold the pen
I found a pelikan pen in my garage recently and I am eager to start. It looks so pretty 😊
What Pelikan? You probably shouldn't do this with any pen, but especially don't do this with a nice Pelikan like a m200, 400, etc. Doing this could damage the nib of your pen...
@@PowerfullPC Thank you! I am the biggest noob in all the land and that is really good advice! I will stick to my cursive.
Why not save some time and attack the nib with pliers or a hammer? Especially rewarding if the pen in question happens to be a Souveran...
I read this comment and I'm like "no! that poor pen!"
seems like somebody here was kind and wise enough to reach out to you long before I did.
this type of writing is really cool, but please for the love of Earth do not subject a vintage Pelikan to such torture. if you really want to engage in this kind of carnage, I suggest you pick up a $3 platinum preppy or a $4 pilot varsity
I'm just so glad & relieved you didn't destroy that pelikan👍
Amazing!!
Your writing is beautiful
Does this method damage the nib? I would think it would...
I'm not sure if it would. I was also trying to search on Google but did not find a close answer for this issue. I will see in the long term :)
If you apply to much pressure, there will be a point where the times of the nib won't be lined
You are a good tutor
This is so helpful thanks
You're welcome Siya :)
Thank you for this video
just how many centuries did it take you to get so good at calligraphy? i try to handwrite normally and my hand gives uphalfway through and my letters don't even look good-
Took dedication, repetition, and practice.
Should wait like 3 months for improvement
@@muhammadabdul9746 oh dw in the span of 4 months i still cant write for shit but at least i can handwrite 😎🤏
@@kskelvr1469 AYYYYYYYY
WE CAN HAND WRITE YEAHHH 🤏😎
Keep it up your hand writing is perfect just subscribed
Also where did you buy fountain pens l want one
Beautiful
Keep it up 👍 your hand writing is perfect 👌 just subscribed
Also where did you buy fountain pens 🖋 l want one
Very nice handwriting
I like your video, D U know sth about DAWEGAMA fountain pens?
Is it possible when being left handed? I heard since you push the paper as a leftie instead of pulling like a rightie that you tear through the paper.
Thanks for reaching me
Thanks bro
Ok watching someone write is BORING! LOL. Yet I learned alot id forgotten. Love your penmanship! Thank you
Great DRI😇
Dont do this, hold the pen normally. If you do it the “calligraphy way”, it will break your pen. If you want thicker lines, just apply more pressure, and vice versa for thin lines.
Lamy is my favorite fountain pen. 😊
That is extraordinary! I’ve never seen anyone else show this - I’m aware “reverse” writing aka using nib turned backwards (180 degrees) can be a thing to get really delicate fine line on many pens. But this is fascinating- will need to try it out and experiment! Not even sure why it works? Did you discover this or pick it up from a reference/ fellow penman?
This is poor practice. The way they are writing pushes the tine touching the paper out of alignment with the other tine, creating a larger surface area for ink to be applied. But this is strain on the nib in a way it was never designed to handle. Reverse writing and normal writing are because the slit makes contact with the paper and allows capillary action to have ink flow. Writing sideways shouldn't work, but if you put pressure you can push the bottom tine out of the way.
Again, not recommended, it can damage a nib over time.
Edit: except for the very unusual Sailor Trident fountain pen, you will (as far as I'm aware) never find a nib designed to write this way. Flexible nibs are designed to bend with pressure on down strokes, so can give line variation, but are very niche. A Lamy Safari does *not* have a flex nib. Unless a nib is designed for flex, trying to flex it can spring the nib, causing issues with flow (and even breaking the nib in worst cases)
I love your opinions regarding this handwriting
Thank you
Thank ypu very much tomorrow is my cakkigraohy compefition
This vedio is more informative for me
Hi i have just bought parker jotter fountain pen
Should i have bought parker vector instead
Mam/sir which pen you use for calligraphy i am from India i am one of the. subscriber of your channel pls reply as fast you can thanks for reading my comment
Bro thanks for the tip I My class teacher was asking to write calligraphy evn in my class works
Butt
Thank you That I got this video
Wow.
Indeed, but if you do that a lot of times, that will damage the tines, until they are no longer aligned. The solution is to use cheap fountain or having a spare nib
Can we use it for signature??
Where can I buy a good set of calligraphy pens.
Thank you very much! I subbed 🔥
For shitty, incorrect information? Oh well, your loss if you wreck a good pen doing what is shown in the video.
This is amazing! I am so happy to have found your channel! I have been looking for a font that I love and I think I have just found it! By any chance do you have any printable practice sheets of the font you are using in this video? the first font when you wrote 'normal way' or 'calligraphy' 0.46 secs. This would help me greatly to start writing in cursive!
Hi Linna. I currently don't have a printable sheet bu this alphabet might be useful for you? 😉
instagram.com/p/CASUKQXJaN7/?igshid=sof8vr8ae23y
What is the company of this fountain pen please tell me i want to buy
Very nice
Hello - do you have a printable page with both lower case and capitals so we can use as a reference? Or a page for each? Thanks in advance!
Just screen shot it, edit the photo then print it out
Sir,please tell me which type of you have used?and nib point also
Hi Raj. The pen I use is Lamy AL Star, fine nib
Which pen do you use
Your calligraphy in this video is awesome. You inspired me to buy a fountain pain and start to do calligraphy exercises. My problem is that my lines are not straight, it is jagged. I try to hold the pen not too strongly but it doesn't help.
Writing calligraphy as a start should I start with a brush, fountain pen or a glass dip pen?
Hi Sawa! For me fountain pen is the easiest to control and dip pen is the hardest :)
A pointed nib such as a Nikko G-nib, a proper nib holder, and some sumi ink.
Such beautiful writing, I practiced writing cursive a few weeks now, but my writing looks terrible. Can you do a video where you show more basic strokes that people can practice to improve their hand writing, and apply these strokes to the letters ( lower & upper case) Like what strokes did you used to practice to get to where you are now? Thank you.
Hi Dalena :)
The strokes that I practice most frequently are actually the up and down strokes for line variations. I prefer practicing by writing paragraphs. And would rewrite the words/letters I think are not good yet. I would write that particular word/letter for pages till I feel it looks good.
Different people have different techniques and that's just my personal preference. I hope it helps :)
I like your writing l and b
How do you put the paint in it
Sir,Lamy AL Star these pen is not available in market any other pen could I buy.
Hi Raj. I think what pen you use is not a big deal. Just your preference. Any local brands will work :)
I have Lamy safari with fine nib , and it simply does not write anything when I am tilting it to the side.
Very nice
Where are you from?
question- how do I stop it from leaking?
Hi, you are amazing and I have a doubt if a fountain pen should work continuously what should we do? Hope you answer my question.
And even I'm good at calligraphy, not that good as you but I'm still a beginner, so.
Hi Gadde. I don’t quite get it, what you mean by a fountain pen should work continuously?
@@TheNormalHandwriting so how should a pen work without stopping while we are writing
I guess if the pen is filled with enough ink it should work. And periodical pen cleaning (like, every few months) would be useful so that the pen can write smoothly. Hope this answers your question.
@@TheNormalHandwriting thanks soo much!!😊
Good
Please don’t abuse your fountain pens like this. There are pens made for this type of writing so there’s no need to ruin a perfectly good nib trying to improvise.
You can use flex nib fountain pen to get thick down stroke.
Thank you :). I will try
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thank you for this wonderful advice, In fact this advice was so good, that I, in sheer amazment, broke my damn pen nib, right in half, a sincere thanks to you, and I had to buy a new one, thanky ou very much. WIll not be taking advice from this channel again
Pls 😭✋🏻 I love how passive aggressive this is stop lmfao
@@user-nl4fp4iv8y lol Its my specialty, that and rolling my eyes, Im baisically sarcasm in humn form ngl to you
Must be living a very happy life. And so smart too.
I have four different fountain pens and none of them release ink properly in this position.
Other comments indicate this is "incorrect" technique
That's because you should NEVER attempt to write with a fountain pen in this position. It can and will eventually damage your tines and your pen will be F'd. A simple flex nib will do the job nicely, while holding the pen in the proper position. This video makes me terrified for all those pens about to be abused out there!!
Interesting technique, but holding the nib at a 45° angle like one does during gothic calligraphy or italic calligraphy should have the same effect :)
Sir apki writing ki video dekhne ke baad mai apka dewana ho gya wase my name is Gaurav
Hi Gaurav :)
How can you hate someone ao Happy 😂
Hey bruh can suggest me a fountain pen for calligraphy as I'm a beginner so i don't need the expensive one
So suggest me a fountain pen of minimal price plzz
Nd ur skill is owsm man... Keep it up bruh... Nd the video was owsm 🔥
Hi I don't have many pens but probably you can try looking into Jinhao?
Kakuno is a pretty good beginner fountain pen and is relatively cheap while still being really smooth. It uses a cartridge and you can buy cartridge refills, but you can also just buy ink and refill the cartridge with a syringe.
@@jolie0921 oh TYSM for ur suggestion🥰
@@_cyclo_phile_ You're welcome, also I like to just browse Jetpens.com a lot, they have a TH-cam channel too and recommend a lot of good stationery if you ever get interested.
@@jolie0921 ok TYSM 💕☺️
why does it look like u press so damn hard on the pen when u show ur normal writing grip
They might be double-jointed (look it up if you never heard of that) and there finger bends in a way it looks like there pressing hard, for example I do that but I don’t press hard.
@@sairachoudhry1844 nope theyre pressing really hard.
I think she's double jointed
@@explorerextraordinaire5472 no i don’t think so
@@someflipswhoguy they are because your finger turns red from doing nothing sometimes and so she isn’t’t pressing very hard I think that she has to be double jointed!
I don't think this is the correct tool for this kind of job. Bending the tines like this will produce misalignment and you'll end up with a scratchy nib in normal position. I recommend you use a proper flex nib pen like noodlers or Pilot Falcon.
Agreed. To write like that, you need a proper flex nib
another one.
yes
your mind speak logic
Writting like this is the equivalent of mistreating the nib, because the tines we're not designed or constructed to resist receiving pressure from that direction. then again her pen seems to be just fine 🤷🏻♂️
I would not do this with my Parker 75
Thank you!! I about had a heart attack watching that nib take pressure sideways! I'd KILL someone writing with my pen like that!
This is why we write>
Pls suggest any calligraphy pen bt not too expensive
I'm not a pen expert, maybe you can try searching on some pen channels 😉
@@TheNormalHandwriting thank you 😊
Check out Goulet pens, super beginner friendly company. They have a TH-cam channel and sell pens for all levels of pen enthusiasts
Your nail 😘😘😘😘😘
😍👌👍
G o r g e o u s ! ! !
But when I tried it, the ink didn't come out right on the thin lines
Can you tell how to write with ball pen
I got same pen as yours
Can i get a soft copy of ur writings 😊
Hi Devika. You can find my posts on my Instagram and Facebook accounts :)
the bird! not the body part
get your mind out of the gutter
i want to write like you
Wow so good can u teach me 🙂
my fountain pen doesnt even write when i tilt it like you do :D
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Calligraphy means decorative and the fountain pen is decorative but not very much because it's about the writing not about the drawing. The fountain pen is decorative but it depends on your handwriting.
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