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Tag Archives: Calligraphy

Aaaarrrrgh – The writing thing isn’t working!!!

February 13, 2021by Ian the Green Leave a comment

We’ve all been there or we will be there. Things are going along and then one day it happens. You write and the ink ins’t going on the writing surface […]

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Calligraphy, Scribal Materials and Tools, Taking the Next Step - Calligraphy

New Calligraphy Kit? Putting the Nib (pen) into the Nib Holder

January 5, 2020by Ian the Green 1 Comment

This is the second in a series of blog posts aimed to help the newly starting calligrapher.  I won’t cover every detail as it is easy to overwhelm people with […]

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Calligraphy, Scribal Materials and Tools

New Calligraphy Kit? New Pens/Nibs? Some tips on how to get started and a reminder for the rest of us.

January 1, 2020by Ian the Green 3 Comments

This will be a series of blog posts aimed to help the newly starting calligrapher.  I won’t cover every detail as beginners tend to get overwhelmed by all the details.  […]

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Calligraphy, Scribal Materials and Tools

Nib Widths and X Heights

October 17, 2018by Ian the Green 2 Comments

You want to callig something getting the right letter height is important.  Typically calligraphy letter height is done by ratios of the pen width.  The smaller the pen the smaller […]

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Calligraphy, Scribal Materials and Tools, Taking the Next Step - Calligraphy

Ink Comparison – Impromptu

October 15, 2017by Ian the Green Leave a comment

It has been a very long time since I posted new content to the blog.  For those that don’t know I am engaged in post-graduate studies.  These are a big […]

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Calligraphy, Ink

Opening Shop

April 18, 2016by Ian the Green Leave a comment

After prodding and encouragement from many of you I have opened an ETSY store for calligraphy, supplies and materials. GREEN MAN CALLIGRAPHY AND SUPPLY I am starting small with only […]

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Calligraphy, Ink, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

What Inks Will Corrode My Pens?

March 30, 2016by Ian the Green Leave a comment

I get asked this question a lot when people find out that I research and make calligraphy inks. The short answer is, all inks will corrode your metal pens.  I have never […]

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Ink, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

Major Event In June – SCA 50

March 23, 2016by Ian the Green 2 Comments

I started working and planning on SCA 50 about nine years ago.  I participated in the AS 50 challenge when it was just getting started.  Since then I have exceeded the […]

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Calligraphy, Ink, Miscellaneous, Projects, Uncategorized

Cleaning Your Dip Pen

November 25, 2015by Ian the Green 2 Comments

Care and maintenance of your calligraphy tools is extremely important.  In fact it is difficult to overstate how important proper care, cleaning and maintenance of your tools really is. This […]

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Scribal Materials and Tools, Uncategorized

Metal Pens pre-17th Century

November 21, 2015by Ian the Green 21 Comments

NOTE:  This is an original research article.  To date I am unaware of a study that has been done regarding metal pens spanning Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages to […]

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Scribal Materials and Tools

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