How to write calligraphy with fountain pen | Fountain Pen Hack | Cursive writing 

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It's not about the grip - it's about the pressure you apply as you write. Harder strokes produce thicker lines, while softer touches makes thinner lines. Speed can also help too. Writing on the side of your nib can damage the tines. Sure, for a Lamy, this isn't an issue - Lamy nibs are cheap and easily replaceable. Other nibs, however, can be much harder to replace if they are damaged. Just get a calligraphy pen which is designed for it rather than risk damaging your fountain pen.

You can see the way they're scraping the paper along. That's a great way to break a nib. Literally any other video on youtube on the subject explains why it's a bad idea.

me: concentrating as much as i can on every letter My pen: **decides to run out of ink**

I'm sorry, but my heart skipped a beat and I was in horror when you held and pressed the pen in 90 degrees. That will break the tines faaaar earlier than it's intended use age. Harder strokes produce thicker lines, not the angle you write. This is not a valid and a correct advice for using a fountain pen. I stress again, this is NOT a valid and a correct advice for using a fountain pen. As much as a Lamy steel nib is super sturdy and strong, other fountain pens will fail and the nibs will crumble. I can't imagine someone who has little to no knowledge use a flexible 18ct gold nib in a 90 degree fashion, I will cry inside.

For anyone who sees this, I’m not sure that’s the best way to write with your fountain pen. Your standard grip seems a bit heavy, which can be fixed. However, rotating the nib and consistently writing like that may over time damage it. This includes ending up with misaligned tines you uneven pressure and springing the nib if you press too hard at some point. Please consider looking into a flexible nib or stub made for calligraphy, otherwise brush pens and dip pens with flex nibs might be worth a look. As a newbie I’ve made far worse mistakes though, have a permanently mauled cheap pen that I flexed when it shouldn’t have, it now writes but not as well as it likely should.

Thank you very much.! Calligraphy is a beautiful art that must be rescued.

I just got my Fountain pen that i bought, and it is exactly the same 🤣

Outstanding effort! It's a definitive demonstration that the artist isn't defined by their tools. Indeed, I'd wager you could compose with any instrument. Appreciation for the share.

Nice tip, but that kind of pressure can easily wreck your nibs tines over time. It's not designed to recieve pressure on that angle. If you want to do this, make sure you do it with an unexpensive fountain pen, or extra nib.

Thank you so much! I just got a fountain pen, but I made the mistake of not ordering an instruction guide. After watching this video, I understand how to do it! Although I CAN do Calligraphy, I am never going to be as good as you. Your style of writing is beautiful!!! ♡♡

Looks like I found a new hobby!

Wow, I feel like I should start calligraphy after watching this video. Looks, so easy :)

just how many centuries did it take you to get so good at calligraphy? i try to handwrite normally and my hand gives uphalfway through and my letters don't even look good-

Indeed, but if you do that a lot of times, that will damage the tines, until they are no longer aligned. The solution is to use cheap fountain or having a spare nib

Beautifully done, only had to snap several fountain pens due to incorrect handling!

I don't think this is the correct tool for this kind of job. Bending the tines like this will produce misalignment and you'll end up with a scratchy nib in normal position. I recommend you use a proper flex nib pen like noodlers or Pilot Falcon.

It is interesting how you hold the pen

Dont do this, hold the pen normally. If you do it the “calligraphy way”, it will break your pen. If you want thicker lines, just apply more pressure, and vice versa for thin lines.

Does this method damage the nib? I would think it would...

I found a pelikan pen in my garage recently and I am eager to start. It looks so pretty 😊

Now i should be able to do this since i work with a pen

I could never thank you enough. My handwriting changed in a matter of minutes. Turning the tip made it possible.

I didn't know my fountain pen had this much power. I shall rule this world

Thank you time for a refresher, practice sheets are terrific!

That is extraordinary! I’ve never seen anyone else show this - I’m aware “reverse” writing aka using nib turned backwards (180 degrees) can be a thing to get really delicate fine line on many pens. But this is fascinating- will need to try it out and experiment! Not even sure why it works? Did you discover this or pick it up from a reference/ fellow penman?

Absolutely gorgeous handwriting !! First year in elementary school☺

Very nice handwriting

Thank you for this video. Very helpful.

I learn something new today. Thank you sir for your teaching. I hope that you will make other videos in the future.

I'd love to get into this. Such an art! But I feel if I tried, writing a letter would take up most of my week haha!

Please don’t abuse your fountain pens like this. There are pens made for this type of writing so there’s no need to ruin a perfectly good nib trying to improvise.

Lamy is my favorite fountain pen. 😊

I have four different fountain pens and none of them release ink properly in this position.

Thank ypu very much tomorrow is my cakkigraohy compefition

why does it look like u press so damn hard on the pen when u show ur normal writing grip

This was very helpful. Thank You very much!

Interesting technique, but holding the nib at a 45° angle like one does during gothic calligraphy or italic calligraphy should have the same effect :)

Ok watching someone write is BORING! LOL. Yet I learned alot id forgotten. Love your penmanship! Thank you

I selected this video to learn about writing with a calligraphy pen. TIL: some folks interested in calligraphy pens are incredibly dramatic. 😳😅

Amazing!!

Your calligraphy in this video is awesome. You inspired me to buy a fountain pain and start to do calligraphy exercises. My problem is that my lines are not straight, it is jagged. I try to hold the pen not too strongly but it doesn't help.

Your writing is beautiful

Thank you so much-especially for the lettering. Beautiful handwriting. I appreciate you. Thanks!

This vedio is more informative for me

Sir apki writing ki video dekhne ke baad mai apka dewana ho gya wase my name is Gaurav

Such beautiful writing, I practiced writing cursive a few weeks now, but my writing looks terrible. Can you do a video where you show more basic strokes that people can practice to improve their hand writing, and apply these strokes to the letters ( lower & upper case) Like what strokes did you used to practice to get to where you are now? Thank you.

Cool trick, but this is like teaching people how to hammer nails in with a screwdriver, can be done but why not just use a hammer? btw you can get a dip pen+flex nib+ink package for calligraphy at michaels for less than $5 bucks...

Keep it up your hand writing is perfect just subscribed Also where did you buy fountain pens l want one

thank you for this wonderful advice, In fact this advice was so good, that I, in sheer amazment, broke my damn pen nib, right in half, a sincere thanks to you, and I had to buy a new one, thanky ou very much. WIll not be taking advice from this channel again

Is it possible when being left handed? I heard since you push the paper as a leftie instead of pulling like a rightie that you tear through the paper.

ATTENTION : DON'T DO THAT. Writing on the side will damage your nib. If you want calligraphy get a pen with a Stub nib or a flex nib or CM nib or Cursive Italic nib.

You are a good tutor

Hi i have just bought parker jotter fountain pen Should i have bought parker vector instead

Mam/sir which pen you use for calligraphy i am from India i am one of the. subscriber of your channel pls reply as fast you can thanks for reading my comment

Bro thanks for the tip I My class teacher was asking to write calligraphy evn in my class works Butt Thank you That I got this video

Keep it up 👍 your hand writing is perfect 👌 just subscribed Also where did you buy fountain pens 🖋 l want one

Hi, you are amazing and I have a doubt if a fountain pen should work continuously what should we do? Hope you answer my question.

This is so helpful thanks

What is the company of this fountain pen please tell me i want to buy

Thank you for this video

Hey bruh can suggest me a fountain pen for calligraphy as I'm a beginner so i don't need the expensive one So suggest me a fountain pen of minimal price plzz Nd ur skill is owsm man... Keep it up bruh... Nd the video was owsm 🔥

nooo this hurts to see! Font turn the nib it could get damaged or break!

Great DRI😇

Sir,please tell me which type of you have used?and nib point also

Wow..!! Useful VDO👍 I looking for flex nib fountain pen for copperplate alphabet writing. But too expensive for me now 😆 This method can be write to Let's practice..!!

Thank you

The writing is (obviously) absolutely beautiful, but it looked like it would be a very inefficient way to write, lifting the pen so often. I realize that experienced calligraphers would write a lot faster, and that it was slowed down for people to learn, but still.

This is amazing! I am so happy to have found your channel! I have been looking for a font that I love and I think I have just found it! By any chance do you have any printable practice sheets of the font you are using in this video? the first font when you wrote 'normal way' or 'calligraphy' 0.46 secs. This would help me greatly to start writing in cursive!

This is why we write>

Thanks for reaching me

Sir,Lamy AL Star these pen is not available in market any other pen could I buy.

Thanks bro

Very nice

Calligraphy means decorative and the fountain pen is decorative but not very much because it's about the writing not about the drawing. The fountain pen is decorative but it depends on your handwriting.

my fountain pen doesnt even write when i tilt it like you do :D

You can use flex nib fountain pen to get thick down stroke.

Keep it to yourselves, you all know how it goes, if you don't have anything nice to say.... It this persons pens and time and video, and the cursive is beautiful and functional. Very nice for everyday writing. It is more important than ever to celebrate and encourage one another and above all else, stay positive! Thank you for the wonderful video I look forward to trying a bit of that style when I get home.

Hello - do you have a printable page with both lower case and capitals so we can use as a reference? Or a page for each? Thanks in advance!

But when I tried it, the ink didn't come out right on the thin lines

Beautiful

this guy has a better handwriting with me

Wow.

i have a fountain pen, literally dipped it in the ink, and tried to use it upside down- i’m so frickin dumb

I have Lamy safari with fine nib , and it simply does not write anything when I am tilting it to the side.

question- how do I stop it from leaking?

I like your writing l and b

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I assume you must be double jointed because there is no way my index finger can bend back to such a funky angle. Unless it's because you've done a lot of calligraphy? In either case, no way can I replicate that grip 😂

The grip is not required but the way of how you write and your handwriting is required. The speed helps you to make different lines when turning the nib of it. Calligraphy means decorative and fountain pen is decorative but not very much. The calligraphy depends on of how much you have put the ink in the pen. The more the ink is in the pen, the better and smooth handwriting it will be when writing with it. When you will turn the nib, the ink is not going to change because if you haven't changed ink, it can't automatically change it. When you turn the nib, the style of handwriting would be changed when writing. You can turn the nib of it and write two different styles to check which one is more better and accurate and you can figure out of how much you need to turn the nib. It's about the power of the pressure because when you keep the pen on the book for the very long time and because of that, it loses much ink and has lots of pressure into it when holding it for the very long time. To avoid that, just the ink of it and don't press it too hard and when the writing is done, don't keep pressing it but you need to move on the next handwriting otherwise the ink will just waste writing a small or large letter. Hope this guide works and keep repeating this process every time when writing with the fountain pen.

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Good

G o r g e o u s ! ! !

my pen doesnt write when turned on the side, it's scratching paper

I'm sorry. You're just asking for that nib to get damaged. I'm much more concerned about the nib than calligraphy.

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I like your video, D U know sth about DAWEGAMA fountain pens?

The upward strokes are not good when writing because when you write using upward strokes, the pen is not going to effect it's ink because you are sliding it upwards and that makes it more difficult to write but when you use downward strokes, it more better because you are sliding the pen downwards and the pen will effect it's ink more dark and better.

Post the link in your description box by clicking which I will buy the pens u r exactly using....

Where can I buy a good set of calligraphy pens.