Spencerian / Copperplate Hybrid

[caliken]

I can't claim to have thought of this. Combining Spencerian majuscules with Copperplate minuscules has been used many times. However, this is the first time I've tried it, and I like the combination very much.

I made very minor adjustments from 52 to 55 degrees for the Spencerian and used the Spencerian Ladies Hand extended minuscule f.

It was written with a Hunt 101 nib with Higgins Eternal ink on Mondi IQ smooth selection paper and retouched with Winsor and Newton white Gouache and black ink. As usual, I used pencil guidelines. On screen, is the actual size of the writing.

 

Ken

 

Edited October 29, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[SujiCorp12345]

As with all of your other writing, it looks great Ken!

[Anne-Sophie]

Lovely as ever!

[Tasmith]

Best of both styles.

[discopig]

Very nice mix of both styles.

[jasonchickerson]

Very beautiful script and execution. I can't say that I love the extended f but your symmetrical rendering is quite spectacular.

[Belles-lettres]

that is a home run!

[httpmom]

Many thanks for sharing this! Sometimes I find myself mixing the two by accident, it seems natural enough, but I always thought of it as being a real no no in the real world of calligraphy. However, most people seeing it would not have a clue, so why should I care?

 

Nice to see I'm not the only one.