Here's some soothing footage from Japan's Plachina Fountain Pen Company. (I haven't used a fountain pen since my penmanship classes in elementary school.)
The newer ballpoint pens and their inks are so slick that the resistance on the paper has disappeared entirely. As I get older and my penmanship gets sloppier, I’ve found the fountain pen provides enough resistance to have better control. When writing checks, with a fountain pen the number 9 no longer has a horizontal tail at the bottom as I move to the next number. Of course you whippersnappers may not need the help. xoxoxoBruce
The newer ballpoint pens and their inks are so slick that the resistance on the paper has disappeared entirely. As I get older and my penmanship gets sloppier, I’ve found the fountain pen provides enough resistance to have better control. When writing checks, with a fountain pen the number 9 no longer has a horizontal tail at the bottom as I move to the next number. Of course you whippersnappers may not need the help.
ReplyDeletexoxoxoBruce