Anybody here doing #Hebrew#calligraphy? What tools do you use?
I just stopped mid-word because I got so frustrated with this unforgiving ink and clotty quill.
For the tools I had at hand a decent first try though ...
@hundertsieben I don't do Hebrew calligraphy, but I know a fair amount about traditional broad-edge calligraphy tools. What ink are you using? Did you cut the quill yourself?
@ergative maybe I used the wrong word. I used a steel quill that I once got for writing German type, and some aubergine ink made for pens and steel quills.
I used qalam pens before for Arabic calligraphy and liked them for large letter sizes, but small not so much. But people also use real quills and brushes ..
@hundertsieben Is it your first time using a steel nib? Did you clean off the manufacturing oil? New steel nibs are coated with a thin oil to prevent rust, and that interferes with ink flow very badly. You can just spit on a paper towel and rub the nib in the spit; that's enough to remove it.
Which nib, specifically, did you use? You mentioned German scripts. Was it the Brause nib? Another brand? Did you use a reservoir?
@ergative yes, with reservoir.
Oh my. I don't even remember where that steel nib came from. I should have a larger collection somewhere, but can't find it. There's no brand name on the one I used. It has a slanted cut, I always liked writing German type with that specific type of nib (I mean the angle of the cut, length, reservoir, etc). But I don't think it's ideal for Hebrew.
I cleaned it carefully before using it, also it wasn't new. I figured maybe I didn't clean it well enough, there was still some old ink on it. I'm sure the nib isn't damaged.