Andrew on Nostr: #handwriting with an #inkwell is so satisfying — I love it when computers with ...
#handwriting with an #inkwell is so satisfying — I love it when computers with their computery issues don't get in the way: easier to focus on the actual thoughts
I prefer the flat (#caligraphy) nib — for me it's better when the lines are wide and bright, but sharp nibs are good too — you can even dip the nib of a(n automatic) #fountain #pen into the inkwell and the lines will be more saturated
when I was a pupil we learned to write and studied with shitty ball pens which would require pretty high pressure and still produce bleak and often dashed lines
later in high school I bought a cheap fountain #+pen and since then write almost exclusively with them, although the ball pens too have become much better
but an inkwell is even better for stationary use
there are a few thing to take notice of:
- the nibs must be cleaned from anything oily, so wash them at least with a soap and don't touch them with the fingers (or any other body parts)
- don't just refill fountain pens with a syringe — the nib must be submerged into the ink from time to time anyway
- even fountain pens encourage you to write slowly, because the ink flows slowly from the reservoir, while an inkwell encourages you to write fast — if the ink is already on the nib, not moving it quickly enough will produce wet spots and the ink traces on the other side of the sheet — this in effect makes the handwriting better but requires some skill (skywriting of sorts)
- use a dense enough paper (normal office printer paper is good enough, 80 g/cm²) and only write on one side, put another clean sheet under the one you're writing on (if it's not a *book)
I prefer the flat (#caligraphy) nib — for me it's better when the lines are wide and bright, but sharp nibs are good too — you can even dip the nib of a(n automatic) #fountain #pen into the inkwell and the lines will be more saturated
when I was a pupil we learned to write and studied with shitty ball pens which would require pretty high pressure and still produce bleak and often dashed lines
later in high school I bought a cheap fountain #+pen and since then write almost exclusively with them, although the ball pens too have become much better
but an inkwell is even better for stationary use
there are a few thing to take notice of:
- the nibs must be cleaned from anything oily, so wash them at least with a soap and don't touch them with the fingers (or any other body parts)
- don't just refill fountain pens with a syringe — the nib must be submerged into the ink from time to time anyway
- even fountain pens encourage you to write slowly, because the ink flows slowly from the reservoir, while an inkwell encourages you to write fast — if the ink is already on the nib, not moving it quickly enough will produce wet spots and the ink traces on the other side of the sheet — this in effect makes the handwriting better but requires some skill (skywriting of sorts)
- use a dense enough paper (normal office printer paper is good enough, 80 g/cm²) and only write on one side, put another clean sheet under the one you're writing on (if it's not a *book)