Thanks Zoe! I like that feedback the brush gives, too. It feels so free. (Which also makes it more challenging!
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Vince, you are a man of many talents! Beautiful brush lettering!!! Thanks for those great links, too. I love, love, love Sergey's work. It is just delicious! I find the pentel brushes difficult, too. But once you get a feel for the motion, it's not bad.
I like to do brush techniques with a cola pen, too. It is very similar to using a ruling pen. I took a great class with Thomas Hoyer years ago. I'll have to dig that out.
Emily, (and others), you might like Martha Lever's online class:
Calligrafun. Really fun and I love this style using brush markers.