Feathers of the crow and raven were used for fine work, such as mapmaking and drawing ... Conventional dip pens typically had to be reloaded with ink by the end of each sentence.

There is no such thing as “black light wavelength”—so why do black T-shirts, black crayons, and black marking pens look black? Investigate a variety of black ink markers ... use a straw as a dropper.

Probably still drawing on cave walls with dandelions ... I got a lovely glass pen for my anniversary this year. It’s a dip pen, but the spiral ink feeder holds more ink than you’d think.

The art of putting pen ... nothing beats traditional fountain pens. Elegant tools for creative penmanship still find willing hands, whilst champions of cursive will surely find the perfect match in ...

Try experimenting with different colours of ballpoint pen to create layers of texture. Light-coloured felt tips can easily pick up darker colours from a drawing surface. This can be avoided by ...

When Professor Mohamed Boukhana was just seven years old, he faced a distressing experience that could have derailed his future. Bullied by a teacher who mocked his handwriting, he was told he wrote ...

We’ve been fortunate to have three talented history writers contributing articles documenting our area’s past. Betty Lou ...

With personalized picks she'll cherish for years to come to practical presents she'll use every day, these birthday gifts are ...

I applied ink to a toothbrush to place droplets on paper ... I once added the title “Final” to a rough drawing to be sent to an editor. But I later changed my mind and started committing ...

It’s shaped like a thick ink pen with dual sensors—one to check the internal temperature ... That makes them ideal as spot lights—they’d be great for drawing attention to a water feature, or an ...

Hansen, first-place winner in the Children’s/Young Adult Fiction category of the 93rd Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Choosing Week." ...

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