Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would think for your calligraphy you'd want to be looking at this Kaimei brush pen <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/imagist/visualize/ L1100501_detail.jpg.html> available here <http://www.danielsmith.com/Item--i-266-150-003> or a variation I'm not familiar with <http://www.fineartstore.com/Catalog/tabid/365/List/1/CategoryID/ 16228/Level/a/Default.aspx?SortField=UnitCost%2CUnitCost> Can't speak to how the ink will respond to any particular paper; except to say that I've used my Kaimei brush pen successfully on hundreds of different papers over the past dozen years. Here's my pen case (including the ever present Stabilo 8008 which does indeed write on glass) <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/imagist/visualize/ L1100500_detail.jpg.html> Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Oct 18, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Thanks all to the advice re: calligraphy "western style." I seem to > recall someone (Jayandand) mentioned the exquisite fine hand crafted > nibs. This baby set you back for a X1! > > http://www.nibs.com/NakayaMakieTsuikinDragon.html > > > > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: > http://rfman.wordpress.com > // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information