Master Penman at work

[mitch]

supposedly one of only 11 'master penmen' in the world. regardless, he's pretty good...
http://www.dump.com/masterpenmen/

 

[Newton Pens]

I'm going to show this at school. VERY cool. Thanks.

 

[JJ Roberts]

Mitch,Thanks for sharing,penmanship is a lost art,children today can't even read cursive let alone write it.Penmanship and art were my favorite subjects in school. J.J.

 

[Newton Pens]

Some schools still teach cursive - even though Common Core Standards say it's unnecessary. The students at Mountain Pine know cursive, and some of my kids have beautiful writing. I gave my 8th grade class dip nibs and some letters to practice, and some of them, two girls in particular, just blew me away with their script writing.

 

[Andrew Biggs]

He's certainly a Master alright. His work is incredible. Good penmanship is always a thing of beauty.

When you see the way young people hold a pen or pencil today, it makes you shudder.

Cheers
Andrew

 

[mitch]

i've never seen a nib pushed like he does. i've always assumed one only ever pulled the pen on a downward stroke. my own experience with calligraphy is limited, so i've never tried it that way.

 

[Newton Pens]

When he pushed the nib, he wasn't applying pressure. He only spread the tines on the down strokes - or whichever direction he was pulling the nib.

 

[Terrezar]

Thank you for sharing this

 

[mdengraver]

Great video and aesthetically pleasing! Thanks.