Best Beginner Pens

Lamy's classic fountain pen in a textured black plastic with black clip with interchangeable nibs ranging in size from extra fine to broad black steel nibs, or 1.1, 1.5, or 1.9 italic steel nibs. This pen features an ergonomic grip section and spring-loaded brass wire clip. Comes with one blue cartridge. Lamy's Z28 converter is available separately.

The LAMY safari is a timelessly modern pen for the young – and the young at heart – and is in a class of its own. It created a stir during its market launch at the beginning of the eighties with its avant-garde design and its prominent, spring-loaded clip. Now available in steel black. The fountain pen holds the famously firm and smooth Lamy steel nib made in Germany. The Safari Steel Black is also available in a capped rollerball, ball pen with springy black rubber push button, and a mechanical pencil with push-top advance mechanism. Cartridge/converter fill.

The LAMY 2000 has been writing its way into design history since 1966. Even today many people regard it as one of the worlds most modern writing instruments. The Lamy 2000 Series Fountain Pen is made from a combination material of fibreglass-reinforced Makrolon and stainless steel with a brushed effect. Features a platinum finished 14 carat gold nib that is hand polished and semi-hooded to prevent ink drying when left uncapped available in Extra Fine Fine Medium or Broad point sizes. This pen has a piston filling system with a large ink capacity (uses bottled ink only). Fountain Pen features: Makrolon reinforced by fiberglass & brush finished stainless steel body. Spring operated stainless steel clip. Platinum-plated 14K gold nib in sizes F EF M & B. Piston operated with large ink capacity.

The Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen in Black Plain, with a 1.0mm Stub nib is an incredible value! The body features a fashionable matte finish over a brass barrel, lending both style and weight to the pen, which creates a very comfortable writing experience. This is a pen that is perfect for both novice and experienced fountain pen users, and this also makes a terrific gift! The Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen in Black Plain with a 1.0mm Stub nib comes in a standard gift box, and includes both a CON-20 squeeze converter and a proprietary Pilot cartridge to get you started. You can also upgrade to the CON-50 piston converter as well.

The classic Fountain pen from the Kaweco brand from the CLASSIC SPORT series is made of high-quality plastic, in combination with a gold nib and logo on the cap. The characteristic octagonal design from 1911 is only 10.5 cm long with the cap closed. This series also includes a Ballpoint pen, Rollerball, Mechanical pencil and a Clutch.

The Lamy Ocean Blue AL-Star is well known for its modern style and dependability. The aluminum body and self sprung metal clip that makes Lamy pens instantly recognizable. A contoured grip section ensures that the pen is held correctly for the optimal writing experience.The Ocean Blue Lamy fountain pen features a polished bright blue-green metal surface, a silver clip, black accents and a transparent smoked grip section. The pen contains one cartridge get you started. A Lamy converter is available separately.Read our review of the AL-Star here at our blog!

The Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen was designed with novice and experienced fountain pen users in mind. The Kakuno features a fun smiley face on the finely crafted nib to ensure the perfect writing position. One cartridge of black Ink is included with the pen. Pilot Kakunos only use Pilot Brand cartridges. A simple guide to fountain pen point sizes: Extra Fine is for tiny writers and people who want to write a line thickness similar to their gel pens. A favorite to use in Japanese planners. Fine is most people's favorite. It is a good middle ground between very fine writing, without being too scratchy. Medium is great for beginners because it will be very smooth to write with and will be easier to write with! Larger nib sizes have a wider angle of acceptable writing positions.

The Vanishing Point retractable fountain pen is a product rich in both history and performance. Its brilliant design and ingenious technology make it a pen for the new age. A larger size, durable metal body and attractive appointments make the Vanishing Point unmistakably unique. All are available with an 18 karat gold fine, medium or broad nib. Each Vanishing Point fountain pen is beautifully merchandised in a gift box.