GH 2.6 - New Equipment Review

New Equipment Review

This past week I used my new equipment for the first time. I ordered each of my products off of amazon.com . I ordered a calligraphy notebook, new nibs, and a bottle of dark ink.

I'm not quite sure how I feel about the nibs. It might be due to user error, but I can't seem to get the nibs to work as smoothly as I had hoped. However, I will absolutely keep practicing and maybe I'll get the hang of it! I was very excited about the fact that the nibs are able to hold ink for longer periods of time. With my old equipment, I had to consistently re-dip my pen almost after every letter. With my new equipment, I noticed that the ink lasted through entire words!

I love the ink. It is the "SUPER BLACK" ink, so it's always nice and dark. I really like that my ink is now in a bottle, this makes it a lot easier to dip my pen. With my old equipment, the ink had to be squirted into some type of dish. This was a major hassle and quite messy. However, with this new bottle, I can simply dip my pen straight into the ink. I have found this to be much more efficient and clean.

I really like the paper. I'm not sure how, but it is created to prevent ink from bleeding across the page. It has constantly worked so far, and I'm happy with the results. Of course, my writing still has much many more improvements to be made, but I'm still very content with the quality of the notebook.

Overall, I would rate my new equipment a 4/5 stars. I'm happy with most of it, but I'm still having some trouble with the nibs. I'm hoping that as I practice more, I will be able to improve my skills and become completely satisfied with my purchases.

Next week, I will be working on practicing with my dip-pen equipment and possibly markers, as well. I look forward to improving my abilities and hope that with time this skill will become slightly easier.

Until next time!

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