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Tips for Left Handed Calligraphers
tomcalligraphy:
--- Quote from: CiarraClaire on December 17, 2015, 01:15:20 PM ---Hello Everyone!
I will say that one thing that changed everything for me as a left handed calligrapher was watching youtube videos of John DeCollibus. I usually have the paper tilted at lest 90 degrees clockwise and write perpendicular to my body. He does as well, and uses a right-handed oblique holder. Crazy right?! Well, the right handed oblique holder allows me to keep a comfortable body and arm position that I am used to and achieve angles at a more comfortable position that gives me more control and smoother hairlines. Thats my lefty tip. :)
Ciarra
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ChristenAllocco:
My calligraphy teacher, Betsy Rivers Kennedy is actually a left hander. She wrote Insights Into Left-Handed Calligraphy, a book that Paper & Ink Arts sells, if you're interested. I can't necessarily vouch for how helpful the book is (simply because I'm a righty), but Betsy has some serious talent and I'm always impressed with how she writes so beautifully, even upside down :).
http://www.paperinkarts.com/inlhca.html
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