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2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« on: December 02, 2021, 01:31:01 PM »
I did this a few years ago on Instagram and it was really fun. I posted a bunch of Copperplate and Spencerian capitals behind a “door” image each day until Christmas. Instead of posting a bunch of pictures, I am going to post one with all the variants on it, each day until Christmas. Feel free to comment or add some variants.

These are capitals I am playing around with in ProCreate on the ipad and will some day translate to pen and ink if possible. I love ProCreate for the free flowing pen tool and ability to redo as many times as I need without wasting paper or ink. It doesn’t always translate to pen and ink later because of the pressure and directions I go, but still a useful exercise.  :)

Hope it inspires you to play and create your own!  :-*

If you click on the photo, you can see a higher res version and each letter up close.

December 1 | A
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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2021, 01:31:53 PM »
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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2021, 05:36:57 PM »
Looks like fun. Hope to post something next week.

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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2021, 12:41:32 PM »
I am so excited about seeing this series. Your flourishing is so inspiring!

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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2021, 02:38:30 PM »
Looking forward to it Mike! Thanks Sally!  ;D

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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2021, 09:24:19 PM »
I aspire to flourish as beautifully as Erica McPhee!

Thank you for gifting us with such a feast for the eyes. Beautiful indeed.
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself."
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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2021, 11:32:27 AM »
Thanks so much @ErinBear;D

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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2021, 04:50:35 AM »
Beautiful! My favourites to date.

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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2021, 04:37:13 PM »
Thank you @Gary;D

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Re: 2021 Calligraphy Capital Advent Calendar
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2021, 05:10:12 PM »
Just wanted to add, you can click on the photo for a higher resolution version and see each letter up close. Also, I edited the first three images so each letter is a different color which helps to differentiate.  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2021, 01:10:16 PM »
December 6 | F
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« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2021, 11:19:27 AM »
December 7 | G
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« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2021, 11:20:03 AM »
December 8 | H
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2021, 12:21:28 PM »
December 9 | I
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« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2021, 05:11:16 PM »
December 10 | J
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