This will be a series of blog posts aimed to help the newly starting calligrapher.  I won’t cover every detail as beginners tend to get overwhelmed by all the details.  This is about how to get started and then improve from there.

Christmas time is often when people are gifted their first calligraphy kit(s).  They get a pen holder.

Different kinds of pen holders.  (Not including offset pen holders)

Some pens, usually called nibs

Different kinds of pens also called nibs, used for dip pen calligraphy

And a bottle of ink.

Ink bottles! Containing a calligraphers best friend and biggest challenge all in the same bottle.

Maybe even a book on how to do calligraphy.  (The link is a google search not an endorsement of any given calligraphy book.)

So now what?

First things first.  Take care of your new toys.  Proper care and maintenance is super important.

Your…