Nibbus Maximus
A quick follow-up to my earlier post, from back in September 2010.
Jim Woodring's dream has at last become a real-life object! Nibbus Maximus, a 7 foot long nib pen, is now deftly putting ink onto paper.
You gotta love Jim Woodring; he's not doing this as a promotion for his own line of new products, no, he just thinks more people should try using nib-pens. Fantastic! I wrestled with nibs briefly in the past, but found the process frustrating, so I shelved it. I mostly work digitally these days on a cintiq, but more and more often I'm longing for the feel of the tooth of a page as a brush or pen is pulled across it. hmmmph. We'll see.
Glen Fleishman's photostream of the unveiling of Jim Woodring's giant pen here.
Jim Woodring's dream has at last become a real-life object! Nibbus Maximus, a 7 foot long nib pen, is now deftly putting ink onto paper.
You gotta love Jim Woodring; he's not doing this as a promotion for his own line of new products, no, he just thinks more people should try using nib-pens. Fantastic! I wrestled with nibs briefly in the past, but found the process frustrating, so I shelved it. I mostly work digitally these days on a cintiq, but more and more often I'm longing for the feel of the tooth of a page as a brush or pen is pulled across it. hmmmph. We'll see.
Glen Fleishman's photostream of the unveiling of Jim Woodring's giant pen here.