Seeking help: calligraphy and 100% cotton paper

Re: Seeking help: calligraphy and 100% cotton paper

• schadbourne member

  

  December 2010

  well i am no expert but cotton is such a fiberous paper it is most likely not helping with a crisp line. Also if the paper has a texture to it that would also contribute to uneven lines. Flat paper that has another material other than cotton to help the stiffness as well as smoothness should help you write a consistant line.
  
  Go to an art store (not a craft store) and see if you can get samples from them to test out paper. Printmakers paper like stonehenge or mulbury is amazing paper and takes ink like nobodies business....those paper do cost a pretty penny though.
  
  I would also check your ink, if it is cheap, the ink hasn't been 'shaken up" in a while or you are watering the ink down the ink will blot up and wont be consistant.
  
  goodluck

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• flamingtwig72 member

  

  December 2010

  I'll just comment to say that we used Crane paper as well (100% cotton) and hired a calligrapher, and it came out beautifully, so I know it can be done. Now, unfortunately, I don't know what type of pen she used, but perhaps you could ask someone at a nice paper shop for a suggestion or go to a specialty pen shop with a sample of the paper and see if they can find the right pen for you.

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• Tanq&Tonic

  

  January 2011

  Thanks, ladies.  I suspect it is a crappy pen / ink.  Sadly, the $1.99 marker I bought transfers a much smoother line.  BAH!  :-)

  

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