Glenn Hirsch, Instructor www.glennhirsch.com

1. Nib Pen
Dip Pen
Metal or Bamboo
Variety of Sizes

2. A dip pen or nib pen usually consists of a metal nib with capillary
channels with no ink reservoir; therefore the user has to recharge the
ink from a bowl or bottle.
Recharging can be done by dipping into an inkwell; you can also
charge the pen with an eyedropper which gives them more control
over the amount of ink applied. Thus, "dip pens" are not necessarily
dipped.
A “crow quill” nib is smaller than traditional nibs, is formed into a
tubular shape and uses a smaller holder than other nibs. Good for
rapid sketching, crosshatching, etc. They are capable of producing
lines so fine that they are irreproducible when printed. They can also
deliver very bold lines, and hold a lot of ink. It has a stiffer, pencil-like
action.

3. crow quill nib

4. Nib pens are sensitive to variations of
pressure and speed, producing a line that
naturally varies in thickness.

5. F Jalira

6. Ty Ledisra work in progress

7. Ty Ledisra detail

8. Elizabeth Nixon

9. Leonardo

10. Van Gogh

11. Van

12. Van Gogh

13. Eugene Delacroix

14. Rembrandt

15. Rico LeBrun

17. Jackson Pollock

19. Richard Diebenkorn