Pilot Parallel Pen calligraphy pen for hand lettering

Pilot Parallel Pen – calligraphy pen with two parallel stainless steel plates

The Pilot Parallel Pen is a calligraphy pen for hand lettering, beautiful handwriting, lettered phrases and decorative flourishes. Instead of a traditional nib, it has a tip made of two parallel stainless steel plates, with the ink flowing between them. This gives even strokes, from broad lines to fine details, without having to dip a nib into an inkwell.

The Parallel Pen is available in several nib widths. Each pen has exactly one of them; choose the width from the options. With a single pen you can therefore only vary the line width within its range, by holding it flat or turned. For clearly different stroke widths you will need a second pen.

Writing with the Parallel Pen

Place the tip flat on smooth paper so that both plates release ink evenly. Draw the pen at a constant angle and the stroke width stays uniform. If you turn it, the line becomes narrower, giving you fine hairlines alongside strong downstrokes. Let fresh ink dry briefly before your hand passes over it. Rinse the tip thoroughly after use so that no ink dries on it.

Ink and colour gradients

Only Pilot cartridges fit. Because of its particular flow behaviour, Pilot recommends Pilot Mixable Colour ink. With the CON-40 converter you can fill the pen with bottled ink. For colour gradients, hold the tips of two pens with different colours together: the ink passes across, and as you write the colours blend into one another.

Pilot Parallel Pen product details

• Manufacturer: Pilot, model Parallel Pen
• Tip: two parallel stainless steel plates
• Nib width: one width per pen, choose from the options
• Ink cartridge: Pilot cartridge type IC-P3
• Bottled ink: possible with the Pilot converter CON-40 (available separately)
• Recommended ink: Pilot Mixable Colour

You will also need: smooth, ink-proof paper. For bottled ink, also the Pilot converter CON-40.