{"product_id":"pilot-parallel-pen","title":"Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Pen - Blending \u0026 Lettering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA flat nib for calligraphy and colour — what makes the Parallel different\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Parallel Pen has two flat parallel plates that form the nib rather than the pointed tines of a standard fountain pen. The gap between the plates draws ink by capillary action and the flat edge produces the thick-and-thin strokes of broad-edge calligraphy through stroke direction — exactly as a calligraphy dip pen nib would, but in a self-filling fountain pen format. For calligraphers who want broad-edge italic results without the maintenance of a dip pen, or who want to use fountain pen inks in an italic calligraphy context, the Parallel Pen is the solution. The colour blending use case comes from the flat plate construction: touching the loaded flat nib of one Parallel Pen against the flat nib of another loaded with a different Pilot Parallel mixable cartridge colour causes capillary transfer. Writing with the receiving pen produces a gradient from the transferred colour to the pen's own colour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pilot","offers":[{"title":"1.5mm - Most useful starting size for standard italic calligraphy at normal writing height","offer_id":53246245830984,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.4mm - Larger italic letterforms at A5 and A4 working size.","offer_id":53246245863752,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3.8mm - Larger italic letterforms and display calligraphy.","offer_id":53246245896520,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"6.0mm - Display calligraphy and large decorative lettering only. Not for sustained writing.","offer_id":53246245929288,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/0709\/2808\/files\/Pilot-Parallel-Calligraphy-Pen-main.jpg?v=1777476478","url":"https:\/\/inkwellartsupplies.com\/products\/pilot-parallel-pen","provider":"Inkwell Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}