[Scriptoris] Pens, the choices, "and everything else"....

[Elaine]

Always experiment. Tools. Media. Surfaces (provided the surface will  
hold still long enough to be written on......). Even places. I have  
finished scribing work (for immediate presentation in court) while on  
a knockdown (and flimsy) table on the edge of a paved and well- 
traveled street in approaching dusk at a previous Warlord.

On occasion (not at a Warlord), I have set up a layout using a pencil  
sharpened with an exacto until the pencil lead looked like a slot  
screwdriver point.

Another tool, if you don't mind writing larger, is to use a  
carpenter's pencil (Bevel the point.) from the hardware store. Even  
larger, and more like a reed pen tip, is to bevel a popsicle stick or  
a tongue depressor. Let it sit in ink for a while, to soak it up  
before use. (Big practice shows big mistakes!--easier to learn by.)

As long as you reconfigure it, you can write with just about  
anything, even shaped mat board or twigs or your longest  
fingernail !!!---I have a varied background in trying out things. ; - )

It's wonderful that you will have some teachers at 3-C. Don't miss  
the opportunity. Calligraphy is a wonderful road to begin and will  
take a lifetime of traveling.

YIS,
Lete
"Old calligraphers never die; they just lose the point."----EHC

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On Sep 28, 2010, at 8:33 PM, Vickie wrote:

> yes, I will be there and looking forward to getting a chance to see  
> you.
>
> Thanks for the offer to show me how to use them,
>
> Mistress Asiya (formerly Arastya)
> Vickie Bratcher
> www.kingdom-kreations.com
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "jwtopp at ladydianottos.com" <jwtopp at ladydianottos.com>
> To: "Scribes within Ansteorra - SCA,Inc."  
> <scriptoris at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 4:05:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Scriptoris] Calligraphy Questions
>
> Vicky I have a couple of pen points and holders that I will bring  
> to Three
> commanders, I will be glad to show you how to use them.  Are you  
> going?
> Janie Topp
> Lady Maeve Dianotto
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scriptoris-bounces+jwtopp=ladydianottos.com at lists.ansteorra.org
> [mailto:scriptoris-bounces 
> +jwtopp=ladydianottos.com at lists.ansteorra.org] On
> Behalf Of Vickie
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:33 PM
> To: scriptoris at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Scriptoris] Calligraphy Questions
>
> I am trying to get started doing calligraphy and was wonder what  
> kind of pen
> you
> recommend using.  I currently have a cartridge style calligraphy  
> pen right
> now
> but I am having problems with the ink flow being steady.  Not sure  
> if that
> means
> I am doing something wrong or not.  I was wondering if the pens you  
> dip in
> the
> ink are a better option?
>
>
> I am try Arabic calligraphy and I know that it is normally done with a
> reed pen,
> but I was thinking that using a normal pen to while I was learning  
> might be
> easier.
>
>
> Any help or direction you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Mistress Asiya (formerly Arastya)
> Vickie Bratcher
> www.kingdom-kreations.com
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