“The 5 tools I’d recommend to any calligraphy beginner”

Starting out calligraphy there will be an overwhelming amount of products you are going to be seeing. Because to be honest there are a lot of them out there that are not good. But that is subjective and you have to try many different ones out that work for you.

The easiest to start with is brush pens. The vast amount of brush pens that are available I’d say buy many different brands, types and colors. The default that people automatically go for is Tombow dualtips. As Tombow dual tips are good markers. I came to the point that its not good to just get caught up in using them. Especially since I stated trying to use different brush pens rather than the most common ones. The brush pens I like to use are from Kuretake/zig mostly. To me the quality of the ink and build of the marker works great. But as a beginner the Bic Intensity dual tip brush pen is a great beginner brush pen and its easy to find. Also the one pictured the Tombow fudenosuke is a great beginner brush pen as well and its easy to find and not super expensive.

The type of pencil that I use is a lead holder. A lead holder is a mechanical pencil used for drafting, illustrating and etc. I feel lead holders have a greater strength of lead and also the sharpness of the pencil lasts longer. Plus the sharpener is another addition that works well with it. The one here has 2 slots for cleaning off the shavings. The other spot between the two holes is a piece to clean off the lead after shaving it.

The eraser I use is a Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser. Cause using the standard gum eraser to me is harsh on the paper when I am erasing. Also I love that it doesn’t leave any stain on the paper either when erasing. This is what I have found that works for me.