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Offline Ken Fraser

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Gothic Blackletter
« on: October 21, 2018, 09:11:43 AM »
Gothic Blackletter


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Re: Gothic Blackletter
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2018, 05:31:42 PM »
I'm curious to know, what is the x-height on the original and what nib did you use to write this?
Interesting style.

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Re: Gothic Blackletter
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2018, 08:08:40 AM »
It was written at an x height of about 13mm with a Rotring Artpen fitted with a 2.7 nib.

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Re: Gothic Blackletter
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2018, 09:03:28 AM »
It was written at an x height of about 13mm with a Rotring Artpen fitted with a 2.7 nib.
I see. This is a nib that is cut straight across, right. Is there any flex to it? Also, in forming the fine lines of the capitals, do you use a corner of the nib?

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Re: Gothic Blackletter
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2018, 04:17:15 AM »
It was written at an x height of about 13mm with a Rotring Artpen fitted with a 2.7 nib.
I see. This is a nib that is cut straight across, right. Is there any flex to it? Also, in forming the fine lines of the capitals, do you use a corner of the nib?

There is no flex to the nib. Yes, I form the fine lines with the corner of the nib. As occasionally happens, the nib doesn't carry sufficient ink, I retouch with a fine point.