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The Hocoro Fude Dip Pen From Sailor
A student wrote to me a few weeks back about a recently released dip pen—the Hocoro Fude Dip Pen from Sailor. I have fude pens from Sailor already. I use Platinum Carbon Black ink in them. It’s a pigmented black ink that will not clog fountain pens. I have had great success with it in […]
The Kakimori Brass Pen Nib
This spring a friend told me about a new sort of dip pen: The Kakimori Brass Pen Nib. It’s shaped like a bullet. Channels all around the nib feed the ink to the point. (See the product photo at the left.) I thought it might be interesting to try it out because you can […]
Dip Pen Nibs and Holders—A Great Overview from Jet Pens
Left: Opening image in Jet Pens' Guide to Nibs and Nib Holders. Click on the link below and go have a look now! Students are always asking me about dip pens (I only have a brief opportunity to introduce them in my sketching-with-ink class as I have so many types of pens to cover). Since […]
My Favorite Japanese Pen Nibs and Some Starter Tips
The post provides info on dip pen nibs I like to use.
Where Do You Find Birds?
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I Made a Low-Tech Movie of My 2009 Fake Journal
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Mining Sketchbooks for Inspiration (Again)
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First Page Spread in My International Fake Journal Month Journal
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An Update on the MCBA Visual Journal Collective: Using Photos in Your Journals
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