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Spencerian Script / Re: Seeking Perfection in Imperfection
« on: August 26, 2016, 10:21:06 AM »
@AnasaziWrites it looks monoline almost
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 25, 2016, 01:26:59 PM »
hi @ash0kgiri . Pick an example specimen of the style you want and we'll go from there.
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Spencerian Script / Re: Old-school style
« on: August 25, 2016, 01:23:58 PM »
Great info on this thread. Thanks, guys!
Thanks for posting those pages in high quality. Here's my attempt at the Hood page. Two years on and still can't dilute Bleedproof White properly to save my life. Will try Spencer's 'Penmanship' page later.
Thanks for posting those pages in high quality. Here's my attempt at the Hood page. Two years on and still can't dilute Bleedproof White properly to save my life. Will try Spencer's 'Penmanship' page later.
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Spencerian Script / Re: Seeking Perfection in Imperfection
« on: August 25, 2016, 01:02:09 PM »
Very impressive page but the lowercase doesn't do it for me. Overall though, undeniable beauty.
@AnasaziWrites I can relate to feeling like the gap is increasing between golden age and our writing. The more I study and practice OP the more I feel 'meh' about my writing. This is a good thing though. The sharper the image is in our head of what we want to achieve the better it is for our progress. I do miss the days when the work:contentment ratio was much higher because my eyes weren't that critical but when I put away the exemplar and see quick glances when I pass my own attempts on the table my work pleases me. The trick is to not take a long hard look, haha. I've been told, "You scare me, James. You see all the tiny details." I have to be careful though. I have to remind myself that the critical eyeglasses do not need to be worn when looking at other people's work otherwise I feel like a huge d-bag on the inside.
Seeing the archives at IAMPETH made me a little sad actually coz I had actual specimen in front of me and my eyes were still saying "This was done by hand?!"
but there were some that made me go "I can do that." I don't mean today or the next year but I think it's possible. That sounds arrogant but if I didn't have that tiny voice in the back of my head I think I would've given up on this a while ago. (or maybe social media 'Likes' can sustain me for a bit)
@tiffany.c.a Could you share your thoughts on the difference between perfection and excellence? I think excellence is a greatness in quality which is measured against perfection. What then is the rubric for excellence?
@AndyT It's so funny, when I was still making handwriting fonts many years ago my goal was for people to do a double take and go, "wait, that's not handwritten?" (Then I discovered OpenType technology and I just about lost my mind with Contextual Alternates.) But when I took up calligraphy with all these copybook pdfs I suddenly wanted my writing to look "font-y." Weird.
@AnasaziWrites I can relate to feeling like the gap is increasing between golden age and our writing. The more I study and practice OP the more I feel 'meh' about my writing. This is a good thing though. The sharper the image is in our head of what we want to achieve the better it is for our progress. I do miss the days when the work:contentment ratio was much higher because my eyes weren't that critical but when I put away the exemplar and see quick glances when I pass my own attempts on the table my work pleases me. The trick is to not take a long hard look, haha. I've been told, "You scare me, James. You see all the tiny details." I have to be careful though. I have to remind myself that the critical eyeglasses do not need to be worn when looking at other people's work otherwise I feel like a huge d-bag on the inside.
Seeing the archives at IAMPETH made me a little sad actually coz I had actual specimen in front of me and my eyes were still saying "This was done by hand?!"
but there were some that made me go "I can do that." I don't mean today or the next year but I think it's possible. That sounds arrogant but if I didn't have that tiny voice in the back of my head I think I would've given up on this a while ago. (or maybe social media 'Likes' can sustain me for a bit)@tiffany.c.a Could you share your thoughts on the difference between perfection and excellence? I think excellence is a greatness in quality which is measured against perfection. What then is the rubric for excellence?
@AndyT It's so funny, when I was still making handwriting fonts many years ago my goal was for people to do a double take and go, "wait, that's not handwritten?" (Then I discovered OpenType technology and I just about lost my mind with Contextual Alternates.) But when I took up calligraphy with all these copybook pdfs I suddenly wanted my writing to look "font-y." Weird.
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 11, 2016, 02:17:23 PM »
awesome. i like those wedge shaped stems like in the 'B'. very dagger-y.
Schin and Amy go join us. Wanna your fave signatures too!
Schin and Amy go join us. Wanna your fave signatures too!
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Spencerian Script / Re: scraps from Open Study nights at Iampeth
« on: August 11, 2016, 02:10:51 PM »
@Daniel Mastrofski this is Docuworks black legal pad by Norcom. Got it from ebay.
@Scarlet Blue nope
@tmtcalligraphy aww that's too bad! That's what i get from not logging in to instagram of all days! I was there most nights writing and giving advice i'm not qualified to dole out haha.
Thanks for the kind words. I hope this forum doesn't get tired of my Spencerian. Would love to see you guys post too! Make this part of the forum more active.
@Scarlet Blue nope
@tmtcalligraphy aww that's too bad! That's what i get from not logging in to instagram of all days! I was there most nights writing and giving advice i'm not qualified to dole out haha.
Thanks for the kind words. I hope this forum doesn't get tired of my Spencerian. Would love to see you guys post too! Make this part of the forum more active.
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Spencerian Script / Old-school style
« on: August 11, 2016, 01:50:45 PM »
I'm going waaay back! Anyone have pics of specimen of old old Spencerian? Really digging this style lately but there's not a lot of reference material. Or maybe I'm just not looking hard enough. I tried to copy this from one of the files in my phone's screenshot folder, most likely from instagram. Anyone else interested in this style?
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 08, 2016, 03:14:13 PM »It filled three vans.
Thanks for the info. I've wondered all this time who this madocs fella was.
Yeah, I'm not that interested in clippings/reproductions but I don't know how to get originals
without breaking into @schin 's house.
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 08, 2016, 01:17:24 PM »
oh no, i don't have the original. but yes, it's a listing by Madocs that i screencapped on my phone. i don't own any golden age specimen/clippings. i wish!
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Spencerian Script / Re: scraps from Open Study nights at Iampeth
« on: August 08, 2016, 02:48:03 AM »
Thank you!
@Rednaxela Yes, so difficult. There's a lot of stuff to keep in mind as you write. Executing caps swiftly is a constant challenge >_<. Thanks for the kind words.
@Rednaxela Yes, so difficult. There's a lot of stuff to keep in mind as you write. Executing caps swiftly is a constant challenge >_<. Thanks for the kind words.
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 08, 2016, 02:44:29 AM »
Found the original on ebay. I suspect it's from the Business Educator but I'm not sure who penned it. Whole arm movement is no joke!
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Spencerian Script / Re: Spencerian Signatures We Like
« on: August 07, 2016, 06:31:48 PM »
good job! I have one in mind. I'll practice it when I get home today. I hope more people participate in this thread.
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Spencerian Script / Re: scraps from Open Study nights at Iampeth
« on: August 06, 2016, 11:56:10 AM »
(holy smokes, that's a big pic. i'm sorry. i feel so exposed 
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Spencerian Script / scraps from Open Study nights at Iampeth
« on: August 06, 2016, 11:55:04 AM »
Just some of my scraps from the convention's nights of practicing. I'm very apologetic about my calligraphy attempts (maybe too much so) and get anxious when people watch me write but somehow I got the courage to hang out at night in the convention room to practice. So nice to see other people working on their Spencerian. I have to admit I was secretly hoping people would be interested in how I wrote. I miss those nights, y'all. 
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Spencerian Script / Re: Illustrating mistake #147--Lack of Confidence
« on: August 06, 2016, 11:30:36 AM »
Thank you for sharing your practice page. The advice to be bold is sooo true. But it's so hard! A beautiful page of Spencerian is a nothing-can-go-wrong, let's-align-all-the-planets in one go kind of endeavor that makes is so daunting. Once that ink touches the paper it will tell the whole story of your movement. So scary. (Also, I can't swim )
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