Hi my name is Fernando and I'm from Oporto, Portugal.
I'm new to calligraphy and after being sent here by uncle Google more then a few times for tips I decided to join.
We have always had a wide range of writing supplies at home (pencils, fountain pens, dip pens, nice papers and more...) because my father really cherished handwriting and encouraged us to practice and cherish it...although i love writing...practicing my handwriting was not on my priorities as a kid
A couple months ago, watching a piece on Jake Weidman, I couldn't help to get inspired...and that little kindle that my father planted lit up. So, i discovered some nibs in a shoe box, got some printer paper, a bottle of ink that had been laying around for ages and jumped at it...head first. The pool was not full...but not empty at all
I have been enjoying myself ever since.
I guess my main goal would be to get proficient enough so I can use any type of calligraphy interchangeably, to create the best possible way to convey the thoughts and concepts of the actual words. Be those poems, posters, letters or even a simple signature. Right now I'm working on my Copperplate, Spencerian and Ornamental Penmanship. The tutorials, manuals and tips I've found online so far as helped me a lot, but I hope that being here would give me a way to improve that i can't get any other way. Hope I can get a lot of feedback here and maybe find a penpal (or 10), to have that extra encouragement
Feeling good to be here.
After a couple of months practicing. Here is the first "work" I was happy to show to someone. My way of saying "Hi" to you all
P.S.: It reads "Breathe Normally" in Portuguese.
