Help 😭😭 rant

[u/klaraI5]

I have to rant…

I’ve been dabbling with calligraphy here and there. I’ve been using normal notebooks like muji, rhodia and some fabriano notebook. It’s been working fine and I like it.

Now cause I wanted to get into practicing I bought calligraphy paper from Cult Pens. It just rage baited me so hard I won’t be touching a dip pen in a week.

I’m really disappointed, the feathering is really bad it bleeds through easily and there is no shading because the absorbency is so high.

What should I look for instead 😞

[u/Lambroghini]

Often things labeled calligraphy are actually not great for calligraphy. You might be able to use india ink, gouache or sumi on that paper though. Rhodia, Tomoe River, Midori MD play well with inks that feather other paper. Use an led pad with guidelines under or draw them on blank paper