I received some Tombow Fudenosuke pens for Mother’s Day this year which I took to be a sign that I needed to start working on lettering again. Last year I bought a package of Tombow Dual Brush pens because I kept seeing artistic work with beautiful calligraphy-style lettering on them. Upon further investigation (YouTube), I discovered that most people were using these dual brush pens. I figured that the skill would be harder to learn than it looked, but I was determined.
It WAS harder than it looked. I did a lot of practicing and was still struggling to master the strokes and more importantly the pressure required for downstrokes versus upward strokes. Using the pens took a surprising amount of strength for my arm and I could feel the old enemy tendinitis lurking. I waxed, I waned. I waned some more.
Eventually I noticed that there were some smaller tipped pens, the Fudenosuke line, that looked easier to use. Plus, I think it’s charming that Fudenosuke means “Mr. Brush.” I’m a naturally thrifty person, so instead of buying them, I put them in my Amazon “save for later” cart and forgot about them. And then they magically appeared in my life! Time to start practicing again.
Well, nobody said it would be easy. I like the feel of the pens, though, and they’re much easier on my arm to use.
There’s nothing magical about gaining proficiency, but by the time I got to the last word, I was feeling pretty joyful.
I’ll probably delete this in the morning unless Mr. Brush comes along and stops me.
Lynniebeemuseoday 
This is Mr. Brush (mustache). He says. “Hmmm… That’s some nice calligraphy.”
Also, probably of no worth to you, but here’s a couple of interesting websites I found when I was looking for technical details of how to host a website.
I Still Love You by Melissa Esplin – Art, Sewing, Design, Bookbinding, Photography, Crafts https://www.melissaesplin.com She’s the teacher at the following website. Calligraphy.org – Online Calligraphy Classes – Beginners Welcome https://www.calligraphy.org
Karl Nyhus karl@karlnyhus.com
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Thanks, Karl – I checked out both of those resources and they look like really good places to start. I signed up for the initial email for the calligraphy classes just to see what was involved. I’ll have to think about whether or not I want to pay for classes and more tools. I appreciate the feedback from Mr. Brush as well. This means I won’t have to delete yesterday’s post. 🙂
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