http://penpoints.com/2008/03/automatic-shading-pens/ Exploring the history of calligraphy, penmanship, lettering, and design. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:26:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://penpoints.com/2008/03/automatic-shading-pens/comment-page-1/#comment-8260 David Glenn Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:26 +0000 http://penpoints.com/2008/03/automatic-shading-pens/#comment-8260 I have a cigar box full of automatic shading pens, as well as a book illustrating their use. And, some old Higgan's, Sanford's and Waterman's ink bottles. This was handed down to me from my Great-uncle. When I was a youngster he began training me in calligraphy. He taught me to add gum Arabic to the inks to help them cling to the shading pens. I still have one unused Gillotte Principality fine point nib. I never did master that point. It was a delicate, temperamental beast, and I was so clumsy. My Great-uncle handled it as easily as a pencil. I did manage to create calligraphy as a side-job in earlier years. But I was never even a shadow of my Great-uncle Luther. Still miss him after the forty years since he passed. David I have a cigar box full of automatic shading pens, as well as a book illustrating their use. And, some old Higgan’s, Sanford’s and Waterman’s ink bottles. This was handed down to me from my Great-uncle. When I was a youngster he began training me in calligraphy. He taught me to add gum Arabic to the inks to help them cling to the shading pens. I still have one unused Gillotte Principality fine point nib. I never did master that point. It was a delicate, temperamental beast, and I was so clumsy. My Great-uncle handled it as easily as a pencil. I did manage to create calligraphy as a side-job in earlier years. But I was never even a shadow of my Great-uncle Luther. Still miss him after the forty years since he passed.
David

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