#dip nib
a request I got.
- "The girl who gazed at the stars, and the stars who gazed back" Thanks!
sorry about the crappy pics, the only camera I have is my phone camera…
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Eleanor and Abigail escape…
Sketching with no refs seeing where it goes.
A ink drawing of Anne Lister, from Gentleman Jack. An old sketch I start in brush pen finished in dip nib.
We were happy… this started off a random nib sketch, then I added Miranda another day, then decided to add Thomas… but it was kind of working/not working. So I scanned it in today bought some nib type brushes for procreate and kinda sorta made it work. After 4 years, I do a trio pic. Better late than never.
Lack of regular drawing is getting me down… procrastination thy name is me. I added a bit more to the time lapse piece.
Dip nib sketches. Just drawing no refs, leaving things that don’t work out. Let go.
Someone asked me how long I keep using a nib, well..
I keep my nibs in the holder and do not take them out, but keep the actual nib tip clean with water. So in time ink goes into the flange and crusts up and that’s why this holder looks in such bad shape, though it is still perfectly usable and one of my favs. It just needs a little TLC!
On the left is a pic of a nib that I’ve been using for I think months now. It’s so rusted and crusted that I can’t tell what nib it actually is. I think it may be a Spencerian 1 or 604EF, not sure, the words are completely blackened out, so I placed two new nibs of those next to the old one. Still can’t tell what it was.
You can see the tines are even kind of sprung, and it no longer produces fine lines, but since it is a vintage nib I just can’t bring myself to keep changing so I tend to run my nibs down to the ground like this after months and months of use. It works fine for writing large letters though, and I finally replaced it when it started to skip more than usual.
It is recommended to keep your nibs and holders clean though and replace em often.. don’t do what I do!
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