Obsolescence - Nibvember 2026 Day 15

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Been fascinated by illuminated manuscripts for years. Finally decided to try my hand at calligraphy. This is about a few hours of practice and an attempt at Carolingian lowercase letters from a book I grabbed, "The Bible of Illuminated Letters." I'm still trying to figure out the spacing and movements. Any tips or decent practice drills would be appreciated. Thanks.

Don't mind the color change. I ran out of black, and the only other ink cartridge that came with the pen was red.

The inspiration I used is on the second photo. What do you think about mine?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you had advice about what this script is? I tried looking it up but I saw one catalogue call it Textualis Quadrata. When I looked that up it was all very blocky and intense, whereas this seems a bit more rounded?

I have only been practicing uncial and insular majiscule, which are quite round, so blackletter looks quite harsh to me. But this manuscript seems to have a happy medium.

Any advice?

Origianal manuscript is: Bethune Breviary-Missal from 13th/14th-c. France (Bethune Ms. 2)

Tried my hand at a first attempt at gold leaf. I will need to refine my technique, because the adhesive wasn’t precise enough. I welcome any advice on the gold.

Also made some Fraktur labels for the little origami boxes of homemade truffles that my daughter is taking to friends and professors at her university. Osmiroid 65 and Akkerman Groenmark Smaragd.

Harmony - Callivember 2026 Day 15

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They say Edward Todd New York and one has a 2 and the other has a 3 on it. I can’t find any information on these. The one has a mother of pearl handle and the other is black. I think they may be gold tipped but I’m not sure. I don’t do calligraphy and I have no use for them, do they belong in a museum? Should I donate them? Please help me.

I’ve tried calligraphy many times but always end up with not practicing enough though I am finally able to write my own greeting cards- nevertheless I wanted to learn gothic script next but am struggling with my nib- the ink flows too fast and I have to dip basically for every second letter while they are too wet. I tried with a different (dryer) ink and it’s slightly better but still not a very satisfying experience- is this normal for this type of broad nib or am I missing something? I washed it multiple times with soap before. The ink’s are diamine oxblood and noodlers bulletproof black

Hello I just recently got some nibs and inks and I’ve been trying to get a few small fine nibs to write and I cannot get them to release ink onto the page, I’ve got luminous tides by Farris wheel press and the nib I’m using is restbrook and co lithographic 63 and when I get a fresh dip I can lay a little ink but then goes dry and there’s still ink being held but will not flow down to the tip is there anything I can do to get these smaller nibs to work?

I’ve got bigger nibs and they flow and work perfectly well just these smaller nibs I’m having problems with.

Can anyone find images of calligraphy art of Genesis 8:22? Its one of my favorite quotes ever. Im needing some inspiration my late fall project is to do cards with the quote in different styles of calligraphy.

Word of the day : https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/2026/11/15/

Pen : Pilot parallel 6mm

Ink : Parker Quink black

Paper : 90 GSM excel bond paper

I love these brush pens, but they have become impossible to find. Good brush pens are a hard thing to find. It sucks when quality pens become scarce. Let me know if anyone has a lead on where to find these?

I’ve never tried this before and I’m really loving how my first fling turned out. Do you guys have good ink recs? I have a TON of FP inks, but I quickly learned that not all dye based inks work well with dip nibs. I love how the walnut ink crystals look, but I’m interested in what inks you use?

NibVember Day 13 - Melusine

Soo... Yeah- I was bored and had a fountain pen laying around-

Necrononmicon - Nibvember 2026 Day 14

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Devotion - Callivember 2026 Day 14

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I haven’t finished the scroll just wanted to share before I put the the paper Matt on, and maybe a few more elements/flourish.
• used an oblique holder w/ Gillot 303
• Ph Martin BP white
• on black cardstock

Mercy - Callivember 2026 Day 13

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Seeing some improvement! Top is a few days ago, bottom is today. I am trying to focus on improving the look of the bottoms of the letters, referencing old manuscripts.