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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Happy Birthday sign
« on: October 10, 2023, 12:04:20 PM »
This is hilarious and completely relatable 😂😂 thank you for sharing Erica. Ill be gigglng about big a$$ letters all day 😂😂
Basic Strokes for Engrosser’s Script
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Hello Flourish Fellows!
My grandma has a pair of these bookends that have a ?blackletter? coin on the sides of them. Her husband had them before they were married. Grandpa passed away in September so we cant ask him. I think its a "L" but maybe a "C" or "D"? Anywho, I told her I know a great group of people that could probably help us figure it out.
So.. what letter do you think it is? :p
(I only took one picture.. the design is the same on both sides, just flipped.)
It's L
A form of textura, similar or identical to Linotext (also called wedding text) done by Morris Fuller Benton in 1901.
(this page 183 from "Fractur Mon Amour" by Judith Schalansky}
I think you'll find this is an "L".
In my experience the "C" has a curved left hand stroke while a "D" has a strong right hand stroke.
Hand Embossing - demo by Viktor Kams
Viktor taught his clear and accessible process for making embossings. I followed the steps as he outlined them, including when to add calligraphy, and tried to heed the tips he gave along the way.
Instead of a stylus, I used a bone folder to do the embossing (which he mentioned as a possibility). I am happy to say that attempt was generally successful. A bone folder will work. It might come out nicer with a stylus though. (They can be ordered online and I think some craft stores have them, maybe not expensive.)
I like the process and result enough that I’ll probably buy a stylus eventually. Right now I’m really happy that I can use something I already have. One must be careful, especially depending on the paper, not to rush and not to press any tool too hard, which could tear the paper.
I believe I will be doing this process again. It’s a pleasant and rewarding process. And fun. It’s almost like opening a gift with the anticipation of seeing how the embossing will look face up. This process will make for great cards and other projects.
Paper in example:
For the “A” stencil: heavy watercolor paper (maybe Saunders 140lb/300gsm) (notice the stencil is backwards)
For the embossings:
Canson Colorline I think the 92lb/150g version (white)
Aquabee Heavyweight Drawing 93lb/150gsm (off-white)
Strathmore Drawing 400 series which is 80lb/130gsm (plain “A”, darker off-white)