I tested out a bunch of old school nibs to give you an idea of the kinds of strokes they make.
The crow quill is my favourite – though the mapping nib was showing some great dynamic line.
I like a nib with lots of give, so that adding pressure will give you line width variation.
Here are the scanned results:
These were done on a Manga Marker Pad sized especially for pen and ink.
Calligraphy Nibs
Flex Nibs.
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New Art A&A #53! (My podcast – "Art Answers & Ampersands").
Today I demo a bunch of the more popular pen and ink nibs for inking and calligraphy.
If you have a hankering to go old school – check it out…