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Spencerian Script / Re: My Signature

« on: March 11, 2024, 07:27:42 PM »

@Zivio, have you also seen the Stephen Ziller manual, Book #3, on “Card Writing” from the At Home With Artistic Penwork series? It gives some signature examples (most using Spencerian) and short notes on each. The notes might not be instructive enough for what you are wanting right now but the examples might be helpful.
Also, Book #2 “Artistic Writing” shows various connections of two or three capitals for practice.
Glad the Sull book has helped.

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Spencerian Script / Re: My Signature

« on: March 11, 2024, 07:12:43 PM »

Wonderful flow, so expertly done!

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Re: Italic writing in colour

« on: March 11, 2024, 07:08:10 PM »

This is great - color and writing. So, if I can make sure, did you dip the pen or load with a brush?

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Show & Tell / Re: My Copperplate book – now in English

« on: March 11, 2024, 07:01:58 PM »

That’s wonderful @Estefa, congratulations! I’ve always appreciated your input here in the forum.

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2024 Exchanges / Re: LOVE letter exchange

« on: March 06, 2024, 09:27:16 PM »

originally I had included a square of chocolate. . . it jacked the price up to $4.50 per envelope! So sorry folks, but the chocolate had to come out.  Hope you enjoyed it anyway. 

Definitely. Better than chocolate.

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General How To's & Projects / Re: Victorian Puzzle Purse DIY

« on: March 06, 2024, 09:18:50 PM »

It was so lovely, thank you, very happy to receive one and lovely envelopes!

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2024 Exchanges / Re: Love Letters 2024 Exchange Sign Ups are Now Closed

« on: February 25, 2024, 04:58:20 PM »

I was stressed too and eventually relaxed about it (after Valentine’s Day passed). Finally did have some fun with it.
List 3 members, please forgive my lateness. All are ready to go and planning to mail them tomorrow.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Etegami ...

« on: February 25, 2024, 04:30:01 PM »

This is great. I have some students from Japan - this gives me a new cultural question to ask them.

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Kind Critique / Re: Spencerian feedback + size question

« on: February 25, 2024, 04:17:07 PM »

Very nice! Glad you found something you like so much.

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Re: Medieval bookplate

« on: January 16, 2024, 05:26:48 PM »

I understand books were very expensive to make back then, but wow, that’s rough. Nice upright italic though!

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Show & Tell / Re: Verve …

« on: January 14, 2024, 02:45:12 PM »

@Zivio, I’m glad you shared this.
Picking up a pen and writing in a cathartic moment can be truly special. I’ve had this type of moment too, years ago, when I just picked up a brush marker and wrote my parents’ names shortly after my father’s passing (my mother had departed years before him). The letter size of their names was way too big for the brush size, but it wasn’t about that anyway.
Good to see you’re allowing your writing to have a therapeutic side and not only the discipline side of it.

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Show & Tell / Re: The Forth Railway Bridge

« on: January 03, 2024, 08:00:45 PM »

Wow, at first I thought it was a photo. And the italic writing is wonderful.

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Diamine Inkvent 2023

« on: January 03, 2024, 07:51:34 PM »

@AnasaziWrites, your dedication to sampling every ink was inspiring. 
@K-2, fun to see your art again. Very cool tree.

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ProCreate Calligraphy / Re: Procreate journey begins

« on: January 03, 2024, 07:40:51 PM »

Thanks!
You know, I don’t have any protector over the screen. I’m afraid I’ll put it on wrong, like have a bump or air bubble or something. I’ll look into it more though. I know some prefer with and some without.

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ProCreate Calligraphy / Re: Procreate journey begins

« on: January 02, 2024, 10:54:56 AM »

I drew this “R” and foliage accents in Procreate. I followed along with the “Digital Drop Caps” video that Gia Graham did for IAMPETH Virtual.
Of course professionals make it look easy. It takes some time to get used to drawing on the screen, using a digital pencil, and maneuvering the controls, but I liked the experience overall. I am pretty pleased with how it came out.