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Tools & Supplies / Re: Vintage Soviet Nibs?

« on: September 26, 2016, 04:15:40 PM »

I can't recommend it. They was really horrible.
Everything created with such nibs was done "not because of but in spite of".
The main advantage of soviet industry: it did everything bad, but firmly. Real soviet nibs can clog the cattle, but do not write

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Show & Tell / Re: Uncial for a sword

« on: August 19, 2016, 02:54:58 PM »

My respect.
Calligraphy is some kind of swordsmanship too!

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Your Instagrams

« on: August 19, 2016, 02:37:56 PM »

I'm here: https://www.instagram.com/vpetrov29/

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Open Flourish | General Discussion / Re: Looking for books and downloads to learn - suggestions?

« on: May 24, 2016, 03:37:22 PM »

I would recommend Google Books. For the beginner there are a lot of helpful information on almost any topic.

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Flourishing / Re: Exemplar for broad nib calligraphy

« on: May 18, 2016, 02:51:47 PM »

Is his work considered to be a modern calligraphy, modern interpretation of Italics?

I really don't know. It's USSR, XX century, but old classic school.
And look at books of Villu Toots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/19/6a/46/196a4697e2606967ef7a0f19e6ee4dbf.jpg

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Flourishing / Re: Exemplar for broad nib calligraphy

« on: May 18, 2016, 02:04:22 PM »

Paul Luhtein - "Laisulega kirjutatud alfabeete"
It's a book of exemplars of famous estonian calligrapher.
You can find it here.
As I know, now it's free.

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Re: Cyrillic chancery cursive

« on: May 13, 2016, 04:15:31 PM »

Oh, that's original — Rainer Maria Rilke.

THE KNIGHT

The Knight rides forth in coat of mail
Into the roar of the world.
And here is Life: the vines in the vale
And friend and foe, and the feast in the hall,
And May and the maid, and the glen and the grail;
God's flags afloat on every wall
In a thousand streets unfurled.

Beneath the armour of the Knight
Behind the chain's black links
Death crouches and thinks and thinks:
"When will the sword's blade sharp and bright
Forth from the scabbard spring
And cut the network of the cloak
Enmeshing me ring on ring—
When will the foe's delivering stroke
Set me free
To dance
And sing"

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Cyrillic chancery cursive

« on: May 13, 2016, 01:48:08 PM »

Dear Colleagues! Please appreciate my attempt to recreate the cyrillic italics. The idea lies in creating some kind of everyday handwriting. I was guided by the classic and modern examples.
I'm asking for the severe critics.

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Introductions / Re: Greetings form RU!

« on: May 04, 2016, 04:44:38 PM »

Присоединяюсь ко всему вышесказанному
 

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Broad Edge Pen Calligraphy / Re: Learning Fraktur

« on: February 24, 2016, 02:01:25 PM »

"Fraktur Mon Amour" as a huge pack of samples and ideas

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Tools & Supplies / Re: Zebra G Help

« on: February 07, 2016, 03:18:07 PM »

I bought a few Zebra G nibs last week, and was faced with the same problem: a coating that does not want to wear off.
I tried to use soap, tooth powder, acetone, saliva. Nothing helped.
In the end I got angry and decided to resort to drastic measures: pure alcohol, fire, and after that - baking soda. After this ink were distributed uniformly over the surface and no longer blots. Hooray!

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Coffee & Nib-bles / Re: Dearest Erica, Happy Birthday!

« on: January 29, 2016, 12:31:06 PM »

Congratulations and best wishes, Erica!

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The Library / Re: Litterarum latinarum, Gerhard Mercator 1540

« on: January 16, 2016, 01:07:59 PM »

You may download Litterarum latinarum as an image files here: https://picasaweb.google.com/102436488922400531278/MercatorLitterarumLatinarum
It's my own web-repository, everything's from open sources

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Show & Tell / Re: Calligraphy Cat Club

« on: January 16, 2016, 10:55:14 AM »

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General How To's & Projects / Re: DIPPING YOUR NIB INTO WHAT?

« on: November 18, 2015, 02:22:00 PM »