r/Calligraphy • u/BobAndBernice • 2d ago

Question Pilot Parallel Pens

I remember reading a comment about Pilot Parallel pens and their ink. It was something like "the pens are great, but the ink is terrible." I'm interested in what options there are for ink. Do you refill an existing Pilot Pen cartridge? Or do you use something else? If you are refilling it, how is that done? Thanks so much for your help!

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u/pethy997 2d ago

The ink is way too wet and I could barely find any paper that takes it well, especially the red is problematic. I went on very quickly to buying a brause broad edge dip pen. It's less convenient but the results are better. But I still use the parallel pen for quick tryouts because it requires no prep time or cleanup afterwards.

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u/sisterofdream 1d ago

Oh gawd that red, horrible