Sheaffer Calligraphy Maxi Kit - Black, Yellow, Blue Fountain Pens with Assorted Nibs & Inks | Perfect for Hand Lettering, Wedding Invitations & Art Projects

These are good calligraphy pens, especially for a beginner. They are good for beginners because the new to calligraphy pens person does not have to worry about the potential mess of an open bottle or dish of ink. I have a set and gave a set to my niece. Like all calligraphy pens they take practice to use. You will get ink on your hands at first and likely later on but that is the way it is with all calligraphy pens and gets better as you get better. They are easy to load, just be sure that there is a slight click or pop. That means the cartridge is all the way in. You cannot right directly up and down with these pens but that is normal. The only drawback to these pens is that the cartridges do not come in a lot of colors and there does not seem to be a converter to use bottled. To get around I just save and clean my old cartridges and fill them with a syringe. One final thing. Some say that you cannot you these for everyday writing. I would say that depends on what you are writing. I use the fine tipped one for a lot of normal writing, journals, grocery lists, letters, etc.