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Surface
Ensure it
is smooth, clean and really black
(eventually
it will need a repaint or renewal, if it becomes worn). Unless you
are using BHMA’s Eaziwipe boards which never need maintenance.
Writing Straight
Put lines
of masking tape across the board and then write between the lines or,
use a Carb‘O’thello pencil to mark lines (Easily wipes
off with slightly dampened finger) please make sure your wetwipe
pen has dried first. If you are using waterproof pens then use a
chinese white water colour pencil for the lines, as these will wipe
off with a wet cloth once your waterproof ink is dry.
Correct proportion text
Make
capital letters 8 times the width of the line the pen produces, which
means that as the nib is a chisel tip, you can write two widths,
approx 3mm (with the tip) and 6mm (with the whole nib). So a capital
letter should be about 24mm tall using the tip and 48mm tall with the
full nib. The main body of lower case letters will be 13-14mm tall
with the tip and 27mm tall using the full nib.
Type of lettering
Print off
some letters in different fonts from a computer and see which one
suits your business the best, then practice writing the letters the
same as the computer fonts you printed.
Use of Colour
Black and
white are opposite colours and nothing will stand out more, or look
more traditional, however colour can enhance pictures and highlight
particular parts of the text.
Pens themselves
Store them
laying down, NEVER standing on end, as the ink solids will collect at
the end of the pen barrel and won’t be disturbed by the ball as
intended when you shake it.
ALWAYS
shake them for 30 seconds continuously before use
Prime ‘new
ink’ into the nib of your pen before starting.
Write with
‘pulling strokes’ refer to a calligraphy book for this
process.
To clean
off Illumigraph pens from a non-porous surface, use water.
To clean
off waterproof pens use Mr Muscle Kitchen cleaner, spray the board
and; most importantly, leave to dissolve the ink before agitating and
cleaning off with water.
Enjoy
writing your boards.
Copyright
BHMA 1993
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