If you're the the sort of visual artist who digs LOTS of fine detail, but you'd still like the freedom of creating fat ink lines at will, the inexpensive croquill pen ( very easy to find in any art store) is for you. About the only thing that is a bit bothersome is having to dip the pen nib constantly to maintain ink flow. Primarily, I enjoy the flexiblity of the nib which allows for a huge varity of line widths. With a little patience and practice, you'll find how enjoyable it can be to just to cut loose in your sketch pad, playing with shading effects and line weight.
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Well then I'll get one to draw my stick figures with. As I've said before, I'm horribly left brained. One sided - no art skills at all. I can do some music, but that's actually mathematical. I love your drawings. Fills in my blanks.
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Lots of questions!!!
(1) Is "croquill" synonymous for "crow quill"?
(2) I take it this is a cartridge pen?
(3) Do you have to dip the nib in ink, water, or something else?
(4a) Is there more than one size croquill nib?
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I bear down so hard--even when I write--everything I do practically ends up being embossed. I have oily skin, & if I hold a pen lightly, it slips out of my hand. As I tighten my grip, for some reason I bear down harder (I found a partial solution by gripping with an extra finger--a college friend told me I hold a pen like a Japanese calligrapher holds a brush).
I've found that fountain pens do curb that tendency, but it's a constant problem. I used Sakura or Staedtler pens for a while, but the stores around here quit selling them 10 years ago, so I basically quit drawing out of frustration (although "the bug" bites me occasionally).
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I still occasionally do drafting by hand, and I have a couple of these in my pen box for lettering dimensions.
I had an art teacher that used to imitate etching style with ink on paper with one of these.
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Help a brother out, will ya?
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