Fantastic tool to have. I picked this up to use for my comic book work as i got tired of having to constantly buy new G and crowquill nibs. Great balance, feels very very nice in the hand. Ink goes on nice and smooth. There is a slight learning curve if you are used to using flex nibs, but changing your speed and the angle of the pen you can get very nearly the same variety of strokes as you can with a flex nib, if not more so. Also works great for spotting larger black areas, widen the tines, lay down some ink, and use the smooth curve of the nib to spread it out.

The only thing to watch out for, when cleaning the ink reservoir (small knobby piece that sits inside the nib), it is very very tiny and if you're not careful it might go down the drain. Luckily you can purchase replacements.

Example below is my inks using the OneDipNib on Jim Lee's pencils of Absolute Superman

Beautifully made pen, feels great in your hand. However predictable and consistent ink flow and line weight has been a real issue for me. I am a fairly experienced calligrapher, but unfortunately none of my inks or gouaches not even semi ink will flow. I have had to water my inks to such an extent that they're no use for anything else, even using this watered down ink and following the guidelines on how to use the nib it has real issues. Having bought other pens from Tom with no issues I am so disappointed I really wish I hadn't bought it. In fact I'm going to look into returning it.

First and foremost it is a good pen, no problem with the function.

There was a bit of confusion, on my part, about how to change out the nib for another: My pen seemingly didn't have a ferrule but after few emailed questions, which the staff must have thought weird, I realised that what I thought was the end of the nib WAS the ferrule and that they were just stuck together and coming out of the pen in one piece....EMBARRASING lol.

It would also be good if a spare pack of one-dip- nib reservoirs could be sold because I know I will lose it, eventually.

Really enjoyable pen to draw with, still feel like I am getting used to it, but it's really fun to work with. The ink lasts for a long time and it's been easy to maintain so far. Presentation was really beautiful as well.

So far loving it once I figured it out. I felt like I needed to use my fingernail to wedge open the slit just a tad, after I watched the video mine didn't seem as wide so maybe it just needed that to be able to expand and contract better? but that could just be me being a little weird and unnecessary. And once I realized that you need to leave it in the ink for a little while before you take it out so that it can suck up the ink I was like ...duh! Anyway so far great pen, I started on this ink drawing and this is how far I got with just ONE DIP! Beyond just the initial outline I could even fill in some full black parts and even thicken some lines. This is an 8.5x11 sheet!

Very nice pen, perfectly balanced and a wonderful object. This is important to me. I am new to dip pen. This one certainly goes a long way a full A5 page as promised. Adjusting the width is uneasy ( knob is tight and it is easy to open or close too much) but I will get to it. I will probably buy the other nib.

I’m so impressed with the wide variety of mark-making this new nib can make by simply shifting the angle of your hand or turning the screw. It holds a good amount of ink too.
Another great pen to add to my collection and it looks beautiful too. Thanks Tom.

Thanks for another great drawing tool. Still learning how to use it. So far I find it amazing on how much you can draw with just one dip.

I bought this nib and am loving the versatility of it!

I ordered the dip pen and as of today, I’ve left six emails for Kelly have not had anybody get back to me except for the AI thing. The pen was defective. I want to send it back and I’ve gotta pay for shipping because nobody’s getting back to me and I shouldn’t have to pay for shipping. Its pen is defective and so I’m a little upset and yeah nobody’s getting back to me and there’s no return on the shop app but yet every time you go to any website, the shop app tries to log you in so but they don’t help you with returns. It’s just I’m just upset very very upset.

Excellent I've already bought fromy local shop toms studio dip pens plus I bought this to add to my collection tor use for my art projects which I thoroughly enjoy using these pens

After discovering how to fill the nib, which necessitates decanting some of the ink into a small wide pot ( available at Toms Studio), I have enjoyed playing with my textural calligraphy styles. The brass nib gives a lovely fluid style. I am now going to try to get more varied lines and use for drawing as well.

I tried with this nib but my attempts were unsuccessful

Great fun to use to achieve a variety of ink line widths in one direction giving a really interesting effect to say, a plant stem, leaf or petal.

Beautiful and well balanced.

Quite underwhelmed with this nib pen. I thought the ink would last quite a while but it doesn't seem to any more than a traditional dip pen. It dries on the nib very quickly. I wish I had purchased the fountain pen now!!
Hopefully, with practice I will be able to see the full width of lines which I cant as the moment. I have the Lumos pen and fell in love with that straight away but this is a different beast. I fear it will go away and i will revert back to my trusted very cheap nib pen or Lamey fountain pen.

Going with five stars because, make no mistake, this is a very well made nib. A lot of care and thought went into it -- and it shows! It's very enjoyable to use, and it's quickly become my favorite nib to write with by far.

But therein lies a bit of a catch. Not enough to make me unhappy with the nib, but just something to keep in mind. My favorite nibs, and the ones I use the most, are those that I enjoy using for both writing AND illustration.

For writing, the One-Dip-Nib was second to none. For illustration, however... unfortunately, I just found it to not be the nib for me.

Das war nicht meine erste Bestellung und wird auch nicht meine Letzte sein.
Da Kauf ich gerne ein!

I bought this as a tool for drawing rather than calligraphy and it is excellent. It responds to pressure without getting scratchy and can produce a variety of marks. I’ve used it with waterproof ink in some of my mixed media work and it’s great for work where you want to build up washes and marks.

I bought this for my daughter for Christmas and she absolutely loves it! She has just completed her Masters in illustration and I thought it would be a great addition to her Lumos pen which she also loves.

One-Dip-Nib - A Very Versatile Nib

Was a bit hesitant in purchasing this pen as my experience of other dip pens wasn’t v successful but this pen is just brilliant.writes well, ink flows well.
Very pleased I bought the pen😊

This review is a HUGE THANKYOU to Tom’s Studio for going above and beyond. I have become a collector of Tom’s pens and accessories as everything I’ve bought is so good. So I ordered the one dip nib. Sadly the nib didn’t work out for me as a left handed writer. But the customer care I received was fast and they went above and beyond. So you can buy with confidence knowing that Tom’s studio take their customer service seriously! Thank you 😀

I don’t like this at all. It scratches and drags on the page. I don’t want to sandpaper the pen. I want to return it. It’s not for me.

I have every other pen from Tom’s studio and they are all great. There are quite a few negative reviews on here for this pen. I think perhaps you need to revisit the design.

I used to think it was impossible to narrow the nib enough and wrote to Tom. His advice had not helped UNTIL I FOUND THE FAULT MAY HAVE BEEN MINE! I am a terrible fiddler and like to know how things are put together. When reassembling, I had inserted the screw from the wrong side so the head was unable to sit in the countersink. Switched it to the other side Wow!
Though my pen and I are not yet quite comfortable, I think we are learning ... ... I'm otimistic

great service great product - incredibly versatile tool