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General Categories => Word of the Day => Topic started by: nibn00b on February 19, 2016, 08:30:30 AM
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Merriam-Webster WotD (http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/astrolabe-2016-02-19)
astrolabe: a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant
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Critical analysis:
* a has a sloppy connection on the hairlines at the top
* s is too thick above the x-height, shade is sloppy where it meets the exit stroke
* t's square top is slanted
* r's shade is too tapered at the top and ink pull on 2nd stroke
* o's shade is too thick at the bottom? and the a too, I think.
* l is wavy on the shade at the top and the loop isn't very nice
* a #2 didn't meet up with the i stroke very well
* b's shade is too thick at the top & bottom, the loop is gross, don't like the turn, either
* e is too fat, bowl is gross and exit is meh
But I'm still way ahead than I was a month ago! :)
Walnut ink, Hunt 99 on some $0.99 Tops paper from Target.
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Let's not forget the positives: for example, the transition on the bottom of the t is quite lovely.
Paper from Target, you say? Hmmm... {wheels turn}
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Let's not forget the positives: for example, the transition on the bottom of the t is quite lovely.
Paper from Target, you say? Hmmm... {wheels turn}
Thanks! I was working on underturns all morning before I wrote the word. :D
Check out close-up pictures here on the paper: Tops College Rule Filler Paper (http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=209.msg56760#msg56760). $0.99!!!!!!! 175 sheets!
They also carry a notebook by Miquelrius that is $6.99 for 120 sheets and the paper is just as smooth as Rhodia and doesn't bleed. I'd say the quality is about 90% of Rhodia. It has an M-R on the front, with the R in a circle. Look for it! :D