Had NO CLUE I needed to clean the nib off before use omg thank you so much this has been the most helpful video I've seen so far

I needed this video. I've just opened up my brand new set, I have the ink and nib you mentioned and turns out I had the nib lined up all wrong. It's working better now. Thank you. I went to grab the worksheet too. x Marieke

Very informative video. Here's a Quick Nib Cleaning Trick I Never Exposed, taught to me by my H.S. Commercial Art Instructor in the early 80's: Apply a little Saliva to your index and thumb. (Yes, real spit) Then rub on new nibs to remove the oil/coating. Sounds Gross, but the acid in our saliva will naturally breakdown the wax coating in seconds. Then do a quick water, napkin, ink, napkin cleaning and Ta Da, Start Lettering! (or some may want to spend extra time cleaning each nib prior with detergent) Good Luck.

Fabulous, thank you. I have just ordered my equipment. Printed off the free PDF. Now just have to wait 🙄 before I can get started.

Man this was great!!! I can’t wait to learn and start! Thank you

Great tutorial. Wonderful insights and attitude. My own laziness tells me, after watching how much work it took to clean that nib, to actually stand up, walk to a sink and rub the thing down with a drop or two of dishwashing liquid and rinse quickly under warm water. I would expect that to work first try. and actually give a better cleaning. Different strokes for different folks! Peace and thanks!

⚾️ awesome!! Cleaning the nibs was the part I never knew...that explains alot!! 😆

Found you on Instagram!! Love your story and just saw your post on getting the Glenmorangie event which brought me here. Thanks for this very detailed beginner pointed pen video. I hope to attempt pointed pen soon (right now I just use brush pens) and this video really helped. Thanks again!

Hi there!!! I am learning how to do Modern Calligraphy and using your tutorials and tools....I managed to find some at the art supply store since I am from Australia...anyhow, thank you so much!! It's awesome!!

Thank you for this great informative video! Will be very helpful! Enjoy your day!☕️

Such a comprehensive tutorial😍

Very clear and helpful advice, thank you!

You are just great 🙏thank you for sharing such helpful videos

This is very helpful, thank you very much!

Thank you so much for the amazing beginner video. I have been following you in IG for a while. Finally, I wanna give copperplate calligraphy a try. May I ask if I can use Bristol paper to practice or not? Since I have been doing modern calligraphy (brush pens) for a few years, I understand the thin up, thick down concepts very well. Thanks again.

very informative. thanks so much!

Great tutorial for sure!!!

Thanks so much! Will have to DL on my desktop tomorrow. Do you think the fountain pens/nibs have a place for calligraphy, or should I just go ahead and buy this equipment... what do you think about brush calligraphy? Thanks again for your worksheets.

This is awesome. Gracias!

Thank you so much!😁

Hey love this video but i ordered this pen and I don't know how to use it it was so helpful but I got the nibs which have cut can you make a video on it too

🌹🌹🌹Thank you very much.

Understand the placement of the nib - what is the proper/best way to hold the oblige holder? Am I okay with holding the holder comfortably as long as the nib is pointing straight up?

Can someone please tell me where can I find or buy some printable copperplate pointed pen calligraphy words/sentiments worksheets. I’ve done my lower and upper case letters, and now want to practice spacing and connection. I checked Etsy, but only found alphabet ones. Thanks ahead! :)

Hi! I just ordered a bottle of Suma ink and arrived a week before the delivery date, so...I was not home the day it arrived and it was frozen when I received it. (I llive in Canada). Now it is thawed but I haven't opened it yet or try it. I think I'm a little scared to find out. Do you think It is still good? I listened to some of your videos before but did not have what I needed, so now that I have my oblique pen and Zebra G nibs and suma ink, my HP premium paper and a few other things, I'm ready to go. I started praticing with a book (kit) I bought at Costco's a couple of years ago and I love it! Now I want to listen to all of you your videos.

I clicked on the button "Let's Do This!" on your website and nothing happens--fyi...Thanks for your good info.

My nib is not smooth enough. I tried cleaning it a couple of times and it's still not improving. During flourish, some parts (especially upward strokes) don't work. Can you please help me understand the problem? I am using nikko G.

So. Very. Awesome. 🖊❤️🖊

They changed the name of that paper to HP Premium32. I just ordered a ream from Amazon.... :)

Wow its so eye pleasuring... i simply loved it....

Can I use a straight holder instead?

Do nibs that have dimples on top need a reservoir? I bought the cheapest manga and calligraphy nibs I can find and subjected them to the same cleaning torture. The manga nibs are already coating fine but the calligraphy nibs not so much. Like sometimes it'll stick and then all the ink gets dumped on the first stroke.

But what if I don't have that paper?

Couldn't we just wash the nib in dish soap before inserting it? All my nibs are second hand so I've never had to clean one.

Hi. I've been writing with fountain pens for a few years. I also have a couple of dip pens. However, why are there no calligraphy pens that take converters? Why are they all dip pens?

If the nib was cleaned better with Dawn and water or acetone it would hold more ink, and take less time.

My upstrokes are ending up as thick as my downstrokes after dipping the nib (newbie friendly G nib). I'm trying to be as light touch as possible, but I just can't seem to get those super thin lines right after dipping. Any suggestions?

Can I use Rhodia graph paper?

Yeah

You are fucking awesome Shinah!!!

Why call it crooked thou???

Just starting your video and I am new to calligraphy. I have been practicing copperplate with videos and such for abut 3-4 weeks. Sumi ink was a big difference for me. Before I tried India ink and got a ton of bleeding. The sumi ink is way better. The one thing I hate is the smell of it. The other comment I have is the speedball pen holder. I started with that and read that it’s actually better to start with an adjustable nib holder such as metal. I just bought a cheap oblique holder on amazon. I think I paid like 10 for it. It made a huge difference. I tend to push hard and this absorbs some of my extra pressure. So if u notice blobs or bleeding and u d doing everything else right try a holder with a metal flange. I love the tip she recommends too. I tried a bunch of other recommended ones but that one is my fav. Thanks for making the video.

Please tell the pen name 😣😫