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Flourishing / 60 degrees for offhand flourishing?

« on: September 01, 2016, 09:00:52 PM »

Apologies if this is something that everyone already knows but when we refer to holding the pen at  60 degrees for doing flourishing (as mentioned in Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy and Hoang’s videos)，are we talking about pen being elevated 60 degrees from paper or from where?  Im trying to do the exercises in the book but the shading is hard when they run parallel to the lower border of the paper (so shading strokes but not down strokes).  Is there a way to resolve this?

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Contemporary and Modern Calligraphy / chalk art?

« on: August 31, 2016, 01:56:23 AM »

Just wondering if mmany of us enjoy this art form

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Tools & Supplies / printer/scanner recommendation?

« on: August 31, 2016, 01:53:07 AM »

dear all


whilst i realise most of you here are professional seasoned artists who send your  products to professional printers; can  you please recommend a home printer and scanner that is good enough for your personal use  like samples or  for projects of small scale for family and friends?

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Tools & Supplies / finetec or pearlex

« on: August 27, 2016, 10:08:31 PM »

Which do you prefer and why?

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Tools & Supplies / help needed when working with finetec or watercolour...

« on: August 05, 2016, 11:47:34 PM »

I'd like to know how everyone else draw guidelines or sketch designs in pencil before they start writing on top with finetec/watercolour? The pencil marks underneath the watercolour or finetec are not erasable.  Or do you use another medium to sketch the design when you know you will use finetec or watercolour on top?  If we are writing on white then I'd think even soapstone pencil or chalk pencil is not an option?