Hey Ellen! I just found you on IG. Love your lettering!! I want to sign up for Molly's Skillshare class, just to have access to her videos. I was lucky enough to go to her in-person workshop in SF last month and she is so nice! Her calligraphy is just amazing.
I feel exactly the same way about practicing. I don't know if I'm practicing the right way, or at least the best way to see improvement. I tend to listen to podcasts while I'm practicing, so I just write what I hear on them, lol. It makes for some interesting sentences!!
Erica, the image of you asleep on your laptop made me laugh out loud!! That's serious commitment
I can definitely see how envelopes would be good practice. It's the tedious stuff that I don't look forward to (having to center the lines, draw lines on dark envelopes, erase those lines, etc.). And yes, the pressure!! It's someone's super special day and the invitations are the first impression of it. Maybe I just need to wait and re-evaluate once I'm more confident. Maybe those things won't seem as intimidating
Looking forward to the tutorials! And advice on HOW to practice daily would be awesome. Should we start every practice session the same? With strokes, or with letters, or go straight into words?? How do we know if we're doing it right?
Thanks for this great community
Wendy