So ... where do I post about fountain brushes?
So ... where do I post about fountain brushes?
I've had this one for a while, but am looking to get some more because the entire concept tickles me pink.
My second fountain pen was a Kuratake 13, and I love it! I've been using it daily for more than a year and had no problems with it at all. I've used it with Diamine Ancient Copper, Robert Oster Deep Purple, and Organics Studio Santiago's Sea. The only thing to be careful of is that it will get your fingers inky for the first week or so after a refill. The breather holes are above the brush and they seep for the first seven to ten days.
Mine only does that the first day when I write after filling it.
That looks very cool. Does it drip? How do you keep the tip from fraying?
It hasn't dripped yet, and I haven't used it enough to answer that fraying question.
Okay, Thank you for that for now!
I have had mine (Kuretake No. 13) for over a year and it never dripped on me. The more I write the shorter the brush becomes and the tip loses its point a bit. However I can still get hairlines and when I don't it's usually a skill issue. After a year of daily writing the tip does split sometimes. You just have to reset its shape once in a while on the edge of your paper or on scrap paper.
Very cool, thank you! I think I'll try it!
Uuuh, where can I get one of these? Hopefully not just in China?
https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-fountain-brush.html
A whole bunch to select from there.
Thank you!
I've only ever tried ink in one of the transparent water tank ones, which works, but the plastic stains a lot. I'd rather have a cartridge one for ink, but never saw them for sale... until now :)
Chinese or Japanese calligraphy?
I'm in China, so I'd be using it for Chinese calligraphy. When I get around to learning it.
That's amazingly wonderful! I don't read either, but find it beautiful. Maybe you'll post and maybe I'll learn something.