description Speedball Elegant Writer Extra Large Tip Overview
The Speedball Elegant Writer Extra Large Tip is a water-based calligraphy marker with a 3.5 mm chisel-shaped fiber tip. Its broad edge supports italic and other broad-nib lettering, while the marker format makes it suitable for practice, lettering, and informal calligraphic work without a separate dip pen or ink bottle. It is intended for artists, students, and writers who want a portable broad-tip calligraphy tool. [Speedball catalog](https://www.speedballart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Speedball-Catalog-Calligraphy-Illustration.pdf)
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What does the Extra Large Tip size mean on the Speedball Elegant Writer?
The Extra Large or Extra Broad version uses a 3.5 mm chisel nib. Speedball's size range runs from 1.3 mm Extra Fine through 3.5 mm Extra Broad. [Speedball](https://www.speedballart.com/elegant-writer-calligraphy-markers-black/)
What kind of ink does the Speedball Elegant Writer Extra Large use?
It uses dye-based, free-flowing, acid-free ink rather than a traditional dip-pen ink. Speedball also says the ink can be activated with water to create gradient wash effects for illustration and lettering. [Speedball](https://www.speedballart.com/elegant-writer-calligraphy-markers-black/)
Which lettering styles suit the 3.5 mm Elegant Writer?
The broad chisel edge is suited to italic, broad-edge, and other large calligraphic lettering. Rotating the nib changes the relationship between broad strokes and thinner side strokes, so it is more useful for display lettering than tiny writing. [Speedball](https://www.speedballart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Speedball-Catalog-Calligraphy-Illustration.pdf)
How does the Extra Large Elegant Writer differ from the smaller sizes?
The 3.5 mm model makes a wider basic stroke than the 3.0 mm Broad, 2.5 mm Medium, 2.0 mm Fine, and 1.3 mm Extra Fine versions. All of them use the same marker format, chisel-style design, and acid-free ink family. [Speedball](https://www.speedballart.com/elegant-writer-calligraphy-markers-black/)
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