It seems like "Introductory calligraphy set" would tracing paper, a teach-yourself-ish book (or access to online learning materials somewhere), nibs, holder, and ink. Assuming one really is a beginner, they still have a bunch of other stuff to get before being able to really do anything.
callingshotgunHey @callingshotgun -- That's a great idea! We can definitely work on a bundle like that.
What are some of your preferred brands of the materials you mentioned above?
PS - The 'Introductory' in this case is to distinguish it from the Brause Advanced Calligraphy set.
JonasHeinemanI honestly haven't been in it long enough to have preferred brands: I've sort of haphazardly thrown together materials from a few drops (rhodia, an ink drop), and the "list of required supplies" from an online calligraphy course which I didn't take (few dip nibs and a jar of ink and pen holder) and a teach-yourself book I picked upon Amazon. That said, I don't have a frame of reference for how good any of this stuff is compared to its competitors (with the possible exception of the rhodia paper, which floats my pen on air). It's the reason why the idea of a full "introductory kit" occurred to me: I was wishing there was a hermetic kit with "everything you need and instructions on how to do it" available :) BTW, I'm left handed, so I don't know if this would be too complicated for a single intro kit drop, but having left-handed selections (left oblique nibs or something) would be great for some of your customers :)
callingshotgunThis is really helpful info, thank you so much for the reply @callingshotgun! We'll check out more products that could be combined to make an "Introduction to Calligraphy" bundle.
What are some of your preferred brands of the materials you mentioned above?
PS - The 'Introductory' in this case is to distinguish it from the Brause Advanced Calligraphy set.