Inks & Illustrations

Hello! Welcome back to the blog. Today I'll be talking about my thoughts on 5 very popular nibs and which ones I think are best for modern calligraphy beginners.  To be honest, this is probably the only calligraphy related post I'm qualified to write about, since I actually am a beginner at modern calligraphy. I tested out 5 nibs that I seemed to read about everywhere - calligraphy blogs, art supply websites, instagram, the list goes on and on... well, actually the list stops with those three, but still! That's a lot of places for the same nibs to show up.  One of my favorite calligraphy/illustration blogs, The Postman's Knock ( if you want to learn anything and everything about calligraphy or see awesome tutorials, you need to go there!) discussed these five nibs in a blog post so I had to try them out for myself. Here are the nibs I will be reviewing (listed left to right): 1. Nikko G 2. Brause Steno or "Blue Pumpkin" 3. Brause Rose 4. Brause

Whenever I hear stories of mailmen forgetting to deliver mail or UPS recklessly throwing packages onto people's porches, I always am reminded how great the postal workers in my area are. If you're anything like me and frequently order packages online, postal workers become an integral part of your life. This may sound dramatic, but I get super excited when I see a package in my mailbox or on my doorstep when I arrive home from work, just as the online tracking had predicted. Or when I receive a letter I had been expecting, tucked safely away in my mailbox. With cold weather well on it's way, and the holidays approaching, I thought a  DIY Postman Thank You Card would be the perfect tutorial to create. 1. Gather your supplies For this tutorial you will need a waterproof black ink pen (I like Sakura Pigma Micron Pens in Size 01), watercolors of your choice, a small watercolor brush or two and a blank watercolor card of any size. I used an announcement size card. Y