Talk:Dip pen

Needs more inline citations.

Simonpratt (talk) 15:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Image to include: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Three-pens-six-nibs.jpg
 * Done now. --Elijah 20:34, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)

"notably manga?"
I don't see how the dip pen's use in manga is somehow more notable than it's use in comics anywhere else in the world. Computer techniques have become common (in Japan, too), but the standard cartooning tools are still ink with dip pen and/or brush. Superfluous, and I'm deleting it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acidtoyman (talk • contribs) 00:02, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Someone's trying (anonymously!) to add "mainly manga artists" into this article. I'll keep deleting it until someone can show conclusively that dip pens are use mainly by manga artists. Which nobody can do, because the statement is absolutely false.Acidtoyman (talk) 04:22, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Pictures
What about including these images of special types of nibs? They're from the German Wikipedia but I translated the titles of most of them.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:01Bandzugfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Spitzfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:07Redisfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:02Doppelstrichfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:05Notenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:04Ellenbogenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:08Plakatfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:06Rechteckplattenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

--89.247.28.10 (talk) 18:31, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

I like the photos and think them helpful. Inclusion is a good idea. FurnaldHall (talk) 20:35, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Unclear Text in Main Article
Re: "One improved version of the dip pen, known as the original "ballpoint", was the addition of a curved point (instead of a sharp point) which allows the user to have slightly more control on upward and sideways strokes. This feature, however, produces a thicker line rather than the razor-sharp line produced by a sharp point."

I find the words "a curved point (instead of a sharp point)" do not evoke an unambiguous image. Could anyone clarify just what the shape of the nib was, and in which direction it curved.....a photo or drawing would help. Does it mean the very tip of the pen was rounded off slightly, or that the tines of the point were bent upwards? FurnaldHall (talk) 20:34, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Glass Pens
Glass Pens have seen something of a resurgence through interest online in recent years. Perhaps there should be some mention of this, or more mention of glass pens in general? I shall insert a picture of a glass pen if I can find one Intellectualrunoff (talk) 14:49, 21 August 2021 (UTC)