calligraphy supplies

If you going to the art store involves you staring at all the endless options and feeling overwhelmed, this is for you. Here’s a comprehensive list of our favorite calligraphy products!

BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY SUPPLIES

• Tombow Dual Brush Pens
• Faber & Castel Brush Pen (the B = brush and not the SB = soft brush)
• Momento Dual Brush Pens (there isn’t as much ink in these as the Tombow)
• Higgins Eternal Ink – Black (Such a lovely watercolor consistency, my favorite ink! Caution: may bleed on printer paper, but will be fine on Rhodia, layout bond paper, or mixed media paper)
• Speedball India Ink (this ink is thicker than the Higgins and won’t bleed through on thin paper)
• 4 round brush
• 2 round brush (finer lines)
• Canson Mix Media or Sketch books (this will work for watercolor ink — like the Higgins — and regular markers. Note that your Tombow brush pens will last longer on smooth marker or layout bond paper)
• Borden & Riley Layout Bond Paper (this thinner paper is more expensive that regular sketch paper but is super smooth and semi-transparent, making it great for tracing.)

POINTED PEN CALLIGRAPHY SUPPLIES

• Speedball straight pointed pen holder (the straight pen holder is great for beginners and lefties alike)
• Nikko G nib
• Gillott 404 nib
• Vintage Hunt 22 Superfine nib
• Higgins Eternal Ink – Black
• Speedball India Ink (this ink is thicker than the Higgins but won’t bleed through on thin paper)
• Borden & Riley Layout Bond Paper
• Rhodia Dot Grid Paper

OPTIONAL

• Dinky dip with screw on caps
• Higgins Ink – Sepia 
• Copperplate practice pad
• Higgins Ink – White (watercolor transparency)
• Dr. Martin’s Bleedproof White (opaque)
• Daler & Rowney Acrylic Artists Ink – copper, gold, bronze, assorted colors (available at Dan Smith and Blick)
• 0.5 lead pencil
• Prismacolor art gum erasers (they’re the square, light brown ones at the art store. Love!)

VENDORS AND STORES

• Seattle: Daniel Smith Art Supplies – SODO and Bellevue (sketch books, pens, brushes, ink)
• Seattle: Blick Art Supplies (sketch books, pens, brushes, ink)
• Seattle: The Paper Source (canvas pen bags, paper and envelopes)
• Online: Paper and Ink Arts (nibs, layout bond paper, lined calligraphy paper, pens, ink)
• Online: Cards and Pockets (a TON of colorful paper options!)

CALLIGRAPHY DOWNLOADS

•  Pointed Pen Practice PDF

STILL LOST?

If you find yourself with a ton of cool products but no idea what to do with them, come tocalligraphy class! We teach comprehensive calligraphy classes in the Seattle area (and beyond!) in a fun, supportive environment. They’re a blast.