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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Presidential Calligrapher for Kennedy Inauguration

« on: November 05, 2017, 01:16:30 PM »

Thank you for sharing this great article!
Unbelievable how fast she could write...
And so many hours each day...
Very interesting that she thinned her Higgins ink with black coffee!

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Writing on handmade paper

« on: November 01, 2017, 11:04:29 AM »

I found these tips of Younghae / Logos Calligraphy about writing on handmade paper very helpful:

https://instagram.com/p/BVvJNT7AJzs/

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Open Call for Virginia Woolf hand calligraphy model!

« on: August 15, 2017, 08:18:17 AM »

What a cool job 

I also hope someone from this community will apply for it!

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Watercolor and ink - paper

« on: August 10, 2017, 01:39:47 PM »

I agree with Katie @Katie Leavens , hot press watercolor paper is a good choice!
Cheaper than Arches is watercolor paper from Fabriano (at least here in the Netherlands..)
I have the Fabriano Studio Watercolor Paper Hot Press in 140lbs ( 300g/m3) and find it very smooth for pointed pen 
Bristol Board is also very smooth. You could use that for light watercolor purposes. But if you need to use a lot of water for your piece, it's not the best choice.

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Introductions / Re: Hi from Hong Kong

« on: August 06, 2017, 10:03:03 AM »

Hello Pauline,

Welcome to the forum!
I too find it very hard to write with the more flexible nibs, so I would also suggest trying one of the G nibs.
Enjoy your calligraphy journey 

Greetings from the Netherlands,
Simone

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Dark Envelopes

« on: August 02, 2017, 01:56:00 PM »

Much thanks for the replies.  As I am a huge fan of Schin's work I think I'll go for the Dr Martin's bleedproof white in the first instance.  Not sure if understand what gouache is, or how it is prepared and used, so may keep that suggestion on the back burner for now.

Really appreciate the help! 

Have fun with the ink, it's a good choice!
In the beginning it might take some time to find a good consistency, but once you found it, it works great! And I also noticed that some nibs work better with this ink than others. Just experiment a bit 

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Dark Envelopes

« on: August 01, 2017, 08:50:39 AM »

You could use Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White.
You can read about this ink and other white inks on the great blog of The Postman's Knock:

https://thepostmansknock.com/white-calligraphy-ink-showdown-part-ii-bleedproof-white-winsor-newton/

And I really like gold on dark envelopes.
You can use Finetec, but I often use the Liquid Metal Ink in Classic Gold of C. Roberson & Co, as that is a waterproof ink. I bought it at Scribblers: https://www.scribblers.co.uk/product-category/inks/calligraphy-inks/liquid-metal-inks/

You can also use lighter gouache colors, but they will also not be waterproof.
I have some examples of gouache on black paper on my IG account:
https://instagram.com/p/BWkZeq-Df4H/
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Hope this helps!

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Introductions / Re: Hello From California

« on: July 29, 2017, 04:15:13 AM »

Hi Fmich!

Welcome to the forum 
Enjoy your calligraphy journey!

Greetings from the Netherlands,
Simone

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Introductions / Re: Hello from Canada

« on: July 29, 2017, 04:11:22 AM »

Hi Debbie,

Welcome to the forum 
I'm already following you on Instagram for quite some time.
Love your work!

Greetings from the Netherlands,
Simone

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Artificial Intelligence Quote Generator

« on: July 20, 2017, 09:34:50 AM »

And here is the one the quote generator gave me:

If you slave to happiness, try not to lock up moments.

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Compendium of Lettering Styles

« on: July 18, 2017, 03:44:39 AM »

This gives such a great over iew 

Thank you very, very much for making this overview @Ken Fraser !!

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Guidelines / Re: Calligraphy Guideline Generator

« on: July 18, 2017, 03:41:00 AM »

Just a beginner here, but could one of you recommend the settings for Spencerian guidelines? These are great links, but the original one seems to make the ascenders and descenders equal to x height. In my Mott workbooks, they look like half the height of x...

Here you can find great guidelines for Spencerian, made by @Martín :
http://theflourishforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=322.0

Hope this helps!

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Introductions / Re: Hello from Indonesia

« on: July 08, 2017, 05:53:56 AM »

Hi Suwarni!

Welcome to the forum 
Enjoy your calligraphy journey!

Greetings from the Netherlands,
Simone

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Introductions / Re: Hello from Germany

« on: June 29, 2017, 03:59:25 AM »

Hallo Isabel!

Welcome on the forum!
And enjoy your calligraphy journey 

Gruesse aus den Niederlanden,
Simone

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Looking for a nice oblique holder in the UK

« on: June 28, 2017, 01:36:31 PM »

@Fayep81 I'm sure it'll be a better one than the plastic one!
Enjoy writing with your new holder & the walnut ink