Yes, drawing with a dip pen using an easel is practically impossible – the ink doesn’t want to flow uphill, oddly enough!  So you have to hold the pen upside-down.  You can tell how awkward I found that by the quality of the drawing.  And by my grumpy expression!

Dip pen: Italic nib
J. Herbin ink: Lie de Thé

And another first – my first experience of using a dip pen.

Sadly, I had a bit of an ink malfunction.  I half expected it – I never really mastered writing with a fountain pen at school – my schoolwork usually ended up covered in blotches.

Dip pen: fine nib. J Herbin Ink: Lie de Thé

I am doing Inktober the lazy way, by simply continuing my daily selfie pratice … in ink.

This is also my first experience of making a blog!

Faber-Castell Superfine Pen

I look rather severe in this one!