Hey Geoff, thanks. Can I say right off the bat that materials don’t matter very much! All materials are good for is ensuring a predictable outcome, so let the materials you choose suit the mark you want to make. End of story!
Epilogue: I draw very small, more or less exclusively with a Hunt 108 nib and a Tachikawa T-77 nib, and Dr Ph Martin’s Black Star matte ink. And on Strathmore 500 bristol board.