How do you use a fude nib?

[gbryal]

Recently I wanted to get some cheap pens to play with the nibs, and ordered one semi-blindly on ebay. When it arrived, I think it is some species of Jinhao x450, I found it had a fude nib. I tried to write with it, decided I had no idea what I was doing, and planned to give it to a friend who writes with Japanese brushes. Meanwhile, though, I think I'd like to try again but do it correctly.

Can anyone point me to a page or video on how it's done? I only know how to make Roman letters, but I don't think that has to stop me, learning to make Chinese or Japanese characters would be cool.

[Sailor Kenshin]

As a southpaw overwriter, I find these pens give my scribble some character.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5531/10312451616_3babd610f0_z.jpg

I'd just play around with them. Or Google some videos. You're 'supposed' to change the angle of the pen to change the width of the stroke, but I never mastered that. They just work like a triple B with a bit of a line variance. So, great for light and shading inks.

Good luck!

[KBeezie]

You write with it like you normally would, just has a very broad look to it that gets thinner the higher the writing angle gets, but I find the fude style nibs that are used on the Jinhaos to be mostly gimmicky.

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[gbryal]

Yeah, maybe I'll just fill it with Apache Sunset and enjoy the color variation.

[kaisnowbird]

Here is a link (http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/2378-What-is-your-latest-pen-acquisition?p=48808&viewfull=1#post48808)to my chicken scratches using a Hero fude nib, shown in another thread.

I actually enjoy writing English with the pen - besides, I have little opportunity to write Chinese.

[dr.grace]

Writing Chinese or Kanji is where these nibs really shine. They can mimic brush-strokes. But I've also used them for writing English, and they create an unusual effect with the lines thinner at the bottom of the stroke.

[dr.grace]

Here is a link (http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/2378-What-is-your-latest-pen-acquisition?p=48808&viewfull=1#post48808)to my chicken scratches using a Hero fude nib, shown in another thread.

I actually enjoy writing English with the pen - besides, I have little opportunity to write Chinese.

Your Chinese writing is quite nice!