I tried my hand at calligraphy for the first time this week! There is ink ALL OVER MY FINGERS!! I started with the real calligraphy pen and let me tell you, it is so fun, but pretty difficult.
Alright, so pens. I don't think I'm going to use a brush pen. The actual calligraphy pen is pretty difficult because of the upward/downward strokes and the amount of pressure that needs to be applied, so I think it will be enough without the brush pen. The calligraphy mini set I purchased has 4 ink cartridges and 3 different nibs (tips). The tips are fine, medium, and broad. I did not try the fine tip, but I used both medium and broad. I liked the medium much more than the broad because the broad bled too much. But when I switched the tips, I got a tonnn of ink on my hands #art
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So, slight change of plans. I've decided to change the alphabets I want to learn. I will still pursue the lowercase alphabet I posted previously. The calligraphy set that I bought comes with an uppercase alphabet that I will be working on in tandem with the lowercase alphabet I already posted. In addition to that pair, I will be working on a Seb Lester style. Seb Lester has a form of calligraphy using a thick marker and making block-type letters. There is a certain way that the rounded letters have to be made, and everything has to be written with precision.
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Through this week, I've learned a couple of things. The first, and most blatantly obvious to me, is that my cursive is SERIOUSLY lacking. One alphabet that I'm focusing on is deeply grounded in cursive, obviously, and the way you hold the calligraphy pen is how you are supposed to hold the pen while writing cursive. Because I haven't had "formal training" in cursive, I struggle a little with the calligraphy pen, but whatever. Another thing I've realized is that calligraphy isn't always cursive or elegant handwriting. It can be something like what Seb Lester does or anything that can be categorized as beautiful handwriting.
Ok, so actually getting to my calligraphy. This was just some of the final products I did. I had 3 pages of my struggles with the pen, but I'm choosing to not post those because... you know... they're terrible. Anyway!! Here's some of my writing:
Here are a couple of the links that I used while writing:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOsGCh1ltFw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=comgcj90TFs
Bye for now
Your blog is really nice. I don't know how much I'd be able to help you with the artistic ability thing as my handwriting is awful, but I think that your lettering is good for just starting. I just had a few questions about your overall project. What do you plan on doing with calligraphy? Are you just going to be making words or will you eventually move on to phrases? Those are just some things I wanted to know, but other than that I really enjoyed your blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm going to start with the alphabet in different styles, but then yes, I will move on to phrases. Maybe some quotes?
DeleteWow! Glad to here your project is going well. I love that you decided to change your overall plan (dropping an alphabet to pick up a different one). It's good that you're keeping your project flexible-- it leaves more room for meaningful improvement and improvisation. By changing your goals, you're showing that you're already learning (since you learned of a better alphabet to try). Also your week 1 writing examples look great! The Burberry squirrels would be proud.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hubbs! Love the deep insight man!!!!
DeleteIf you get bored with the pen you should try writing with your fingers.
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