{"title":"Flex Pens","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA flex nib responds to pressure. Press harder and the tines spread, producing a wider line. Lift the pressure and the line narrows. The result — a line that varies expressively with the movement of your hand — is unlike anything a fixed nib can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLearning to use a flex nib properly takes time and produces broken nibs along the way. That is the honest truth. But the illustrators who commit to it describe a directness of mark-making that changes how they think about line entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Pilot Falcon uses a special alloy that gives it flexibility without the brittleness that affects many flex nibs. The Sailor Naginata uses a different approach — a curved nib profile that creates flex through geometry rather than material softness. Both work best with the pigment inks in our Waterproof \u0026amp; Archival section — Sailor Kiwa-Guro and Platinum Carbon Black specifically.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/inkwellartsupplies.com\/collections\/flex-pens.oembed","provider":"Inkwell Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}