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Calligraphy
by Ward Dunham | |
| Ward Dunham discovered calligraphy in the early 1960's while serving in Vietnam and by 1975 was on his way toward mastering blackletter calligraphy. Today, over thirty years later, Ward teaches and lectures throughout the United States and Canada. Ward usually requests a sharp two degree reverse oblique cut nib from us. However his customizations vary and can get quite complex, depending on the project. Below is an example of one of Ward's postcards to us. We love getting them! Please find his web site: atelier gargoyle | |
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Calligraphy
by Mandy Young | |
These
beautiful writing samples were provided by Mandy Young, a freelance calligrapher
in Lincoln, MA. She also teaches various courses in lettering at De Cordova
Museum School. | |
Mandy
predominantly uses an ITALIC tip style of all different widths to create her crisp
calligraphy on wedding invitations, books covers, wine labels, and more.
An italic point is similar to a stub except sharper, giving more line-width variation.
It is not a vintage tip style, requires practice, skill, and patience to master,
and consequently may not be practical for everyday writing. | |
Calligraphy
nibs use a different and broader scale than
fountain pen nibs. A fountain pen fine is much less than half the width of a calligraphy
fine. | |
| Please note that we now offer Pelikan Pens with ITALIC nibs. We hope you enjoy her artwork as much as we do. | |
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| Mandy
bought a Pelikan triple-broad nib for us to regrind to a triple-broad Italic.
Here is the before.... | |
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... and the results after being "Mottishized".
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| Here
are more writing samples of nibs retipped and/or reground at the Nibworks. | |
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