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Tools & Supplies / Calligraphy Ruler

« on: April 12, 2019, 01:00:33 PM »

Greetings,

I have searched, without success, to see if any US vendors carry Aquino da Silva's Calligraphy Ruler. Does anyone know if a US vendor carries this that I may have overlooked?

Thank you,
Catherine

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Calligraphy Book Reviews / Re: Introduction into Engrosser's Script with Bill Lilly "DVD"

« on: March 01, 2019, 11:25:59 AM »

Hi Kristin - thank you for the reply. You were helpful  I'll keep checking around from time to time to see if one pops up anywhere.

Warm regards,
Cat

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Calligraphy Book Reviews / Re: Introduction into Engrosser's Script with Bill Lilly "DVD"

« on: February 26, 2019, 11:10:59 AM »

I do not see this DVD available at Paper and Ink Arts. Does anyone know if someone else still carries this DVD?

Thanks,
Catherine

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General How To's & Projects / Re: How to use a Laser Liner

« on: February 23, 2019, 11:51:27 AM »

Ajab - This is a very nicely done tutorial. Thank you for taking time to create it and share it with us.

I learn something new everyday 

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General How To's & Projects / Re: Copperplate calligraphy for beginners

« on: February 20, 2019, 12:35:55 PM »

Very nicely done. Good content and layout. Thank you for posting your link so it can be shared.

Peace,
Cat

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Collecting pen holders

« on: February 03, 2019, 11:05:12 AM »

I have three and one of them is the Yoke Dual Pen that I practiced with while trying to find my 'sweet' spot.

My main reason for having more is I like using the Brause EF66 (which is a small nib) and the Hunt 101. I did not want to tempt fate manipulating the flange so I have a pen for each nib.

I admit it is hard not to buy more. There are many great pen makers out there and their work is beautiful, as well as functional.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: We have a new Superstar!

« on: January 30, 2019, 09:40:38 AM »

Congratulations Bianca. Here is to a thousand more shares of words of wisdom and gentle guidance.

(I'll take a little Sumi with a drop of Scotch)   

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Hunt 101 vs Leonardt Principal EF

« on: December 27, 2018, 09:55:50 AM »

Hi Nancy

A little backstory. My funds are limited so I did not want to 'ruin' a bunch of nibs while learning so I started out with a chalkboard and then moved on to using a pencil to develop a light hand.

When I felt confident I started with the 'novice' recommended 'G' (in my case a Nikko G) and found it too stiff.

After doing more research here on the forum I picked up a Hunt 101 and the small Brause EF66. I love both of these nibs (I did not try the Leonardt because I have seen too many experts remark on its unreliability). Since there is a size difference I do like Janis and have each nib in a different holder (I am left handed and use a right handed oblique holder).

The key takeaway here is the Hunt 101 and Brause EF66 are more flexible than the 'G' so if you feel you have a heavy hand keep in mind you will need to lighten up your touch.

I do not know if this helps or not, but I wanted to share another relatively new user experience with you 

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: 23.12.38 - 23.12.18

« on: December 23, 2018, 09:46:33 AM »

May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks,
May your heart be as light as a song,
May each day bring you bright, happy hours,
That stay with you all the year long.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday! 

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Christmas Card

« on: December 04, 2018, 09:10:15 AM »

Very beautiful Ken.

Merry Christmas and wishes for a gentle New Year.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Copperplate Calligraphy Ductus & How We Learn

« on: November 22, 2018, 08:46:41 PM »

I found, and continue to find, using a good ductus that shows the breakdown of a letter beneficial. When I started it was NOT intuitive at all as to how to correctly form the letters.

I printed out Erica's Pen lessons, Ken's Copperplate exemplar, Zaner's exemplar and relevant pages of John Jenkin's 'The Art of Writing'. I went back over the pages Erica created and traced the arrows in red. I find having the color variation is easier on my eyes; I can follow it better.

I also appreciated the way Jenkin's presents the principal strokes, numbered these, and details how various combinations are used to create the letterforms.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: You know you're a calligrapher when...

« on: November 18, 2018, 10:05:57 AM »

...you are trying to re-stitch the hole in the sleeve and ask a family member for a 'pin' and they hand you your dippen.

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Kind Critique / Re: How can I make this come to life?

« on: November 07, 2018, 11:11:55 AM »

Rachael - you did a great job on this, and like me, you are your own worse critic 

IMHO to make it look more alive I would work on the effect of it jumping out of the water. You have several little dots and squiggles under whale that I assume represent the water effect of the jump.

I googled 'Whale jumping out of water images' and found several examples that would be good references. Maybe do this google search and look at some of the images and see if they add that extra life you are looking for.

You are good at flourishing and I bet you will make a great flourished water effect.

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Flourishing / Re: Flourished monogram

« on: October 30, 2018, 10:23:18 AM »

I love this. I look forward to the day when I can start using the 'flourish' technique. Keep the inspirational videos coming 

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Rust in Flange?

« on: October 24, 2018, 10:23:17 AM »

Greetings - I hope the WD-40 works, but if it does not, maybe drop an email to one of the forum's experts, 'Chris Yoke' at [email protected]. He may have a solution.