Marketplace Rules

Word of the day : https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/09/04/

Pen : Pilot parallel 6mm.

Ink : Sulekha Turquoise Talisman (Turquoise blue).

Paper : 300 GSM cold pressed textured watercolour papers.

I generally don’t write without guidelines, but I wanted to try anyway ! It was a wild attempt 🫢

This is the one element that my work has lacked of my 2 years in the hobby and I’m learning there’s various line-types that go and it’s interesting and will drive me forward in this craft in this fun pursuit of knowledge

I used a 4.5 mm pilot parallel pen for Uncial. I used a 3.8 mm parallel pen for italic. I had a hard time checking the text because the ink was very wet. That's why I made mistakes. It didn't bother me much either, but I wanted to share it anyway. So what did they say? Perfect is the enemy of good :))

As always, 1mm nib, walnut ink.

I ran out of space for the last two lines, hence the smaller (height) letters.

Recently got Pilot parallel pens and I am hooked.

Practicing Blackletter calligraphy is so much fun!

Paper : NEO AGENDA for EDiT (Mark's EDiT notebook)

Pen : Pilot Parallel 3.8mm

Ink : Taccia Sabimidori

So the piece is a technical pen (micron) drawing first sketches on architectural drafting vellum. 8 pixels=0.1"

The piece measures 25.6" H x 8.8"V on a 30"x15" page.

I want to include in dipped ink calligraphy above and below the outer boarder of the map: "Hyrule" "The Legend of Zelda" and "It's dangerous to go alone. Take this" and then maybe a pencil signature.

The margins are equal top, left and right with some bottom weight.

Advice? Size of the lettering? Nib? Help on the hand/script.

I am using a 1.5mm broad tip. First picture is the text, then the map. Then some practice pages

I need an explanation. I recently studied the ars minor textura quadrata script. It needs to have a picket fence rhythm and there's an explanation 1pw is stroke, and 1pw is space between two strokes.

My pw is 3.8mm (pilot parallel pen), but at the 45° angle it is only ~2.7 mm.

And the space has to be 2,7 or 3,8 wide?

Sorry for bad english ;)

And birthday of the death of Tolkien

From the Great Parchment Book of Waterford

Word of the day : https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/09/03/

Pen : Pilot parallel 6mm.

Ink : Parker Quinn Black.

Paper : 200 GSM Bristol papers.

Messed up the guidelines lol.

Wanting to branch out and get into Arabic calligraphy. What specialty pens might I need and if anyone knows what would be a good online store to buy them from.

I'd like to do both a traditional script as well as square kufic, but as with any calligraphy its best to start simple. What resources are there online to help learn the basics?

Pens: pilot parallel pen 3.8 mm & 6.0 mm
Ink: Diamine onyx black and Diamine zeugma

Pilot parallel 6mm

I think today was the worst case of feathering for the small pen, I eagerly await the day it runs out of ink so that I can refill it with something more viscous.

Temporada

Female noun.

Translates as: season, era, period, stage, time...

1. A period of several days, months, or years that are considered separately, forming a whole. Examples: Temporada de verano (Summer season), la mejor temporada de mi vida (the best time of my life).

2.Time during which something is habitually carried out.

Examples: Temporada de Opera (Opera season), Temporada de ferias (fair season).

1. In radio and television, a set of episodes, chapters, etc., of a series or a program that constitute a broadcasting cycle.

Examples: La octava temporada de mi serie favorita está siendo filmada (The eighth season of my favorite series is being filmed).

Switched over to a Lamy Joy with a 1.9mm nib instead of a pilot parallel pen. Liking the results so far. Feedback welcome!

Ive been in the fountain pen hobby for a few weeks now and wanted to expand to calligraphy. Ive been googling around and it seems those practice sheets are very popular. For example i found 10$ printable pdfs at calligrascape. Are these any good? Any better way to start learning? I have 4 pens, 1 fine, 1 medium, 1 flex nib and a 1.1 nib. I also have a 4pack of pilot parallels(1.4, 2.4, 3.8 & 6) coming by the end of the week. I also have a few bottles of diamine ink for my pens. I think i have what i need to start but any pointers on where to start is welcomed

Gillot 303, gouache

Copied Suzanne Cunningham for practice.

still feeling like a beginner but been wnjoying the process gonna learn tattooing soon so im open to critique feel free to be brutal