Learn About Sheen I came across the word “sheen” in the world of fountain pen ink when I browsed r/Calligraphy on Reddit. At the subreddit, I regularly saw someone’s posts using this kind of ink with great, beautiful sheen. (And his great masterpieces absolutely.) This guy I called him Lambroghini because of his reddit account, but maybe it’s proper to call him Leonardo, as indicated in his Instagram profile. I...
Here I just want to share what I used to practice calligraphy. The list might be changed in the future, I will go back and update it if I remembered. Pen I started learning calligraphy by buying my first Pilot Parallel pen (3.8mm). I have also tried dip pen, and sold it after giving it a try, only found that not suitable for myself as a lefty. Until now, my main pen are all Pilot Parallel pens....
This series are talking about my experiences, notes, thoughts when learning calligraphy. As an lefty, faced many difficulties and might have different learning paths from right-handed people. So I decided to write down something to share with people interested in calligraphy, especially lefty fellows. 😆 The series should have a name to make it easy to memorize, I call it “My Calligraphy Voyage”, abbreviated with “MCV”. Last words to say:...