Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'lettering'.
-
I'm in my 40s and am an artist wanting to learn calligraphy. I'm particularly interested in Copperplate. A recurrent issue is that I have a weird pen grip -- index and middle finger on the pen and thumb high -- a lateral quadrupod, from what I've been able to discover online. While I'm sure there ar...
- 28 replies
-
- grip
- lamy safari
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Pilot Steel Italic Nibs Of Different Widths
A Smug Dill posted a topic in Fountain & Dip Pens - First Stop
Now that it is possible to buy Pilot Plumix pens — which are fitted with broad-edged nibs — with different (F, M and nib widths, I bought a new set (as opposed to the old three-pack all fitted with M nibs; I still have another one of those sitting in a drawer unopened, although Amazon Australia don... -
Introducing the Canada Day Limited Edition holder. This holder will be available from July 01 to July 07 (Saturday). Only 18 will be made (please limit 2 per order). (Buy Now) A certificate of authenticity will accompany each holder. Holders will be shipped 1 week from the day of the order. There...
- 1 reply
-
- calligraphy
- lettering
-
(and 4 more)
Tagged with:
-
I am lucky to know cool people. Azizah (Gourmet Pens) recently made this cool video of how she uses the Brass Folded Pens from Toronto Pen Company. I love the range of styles she gets with them. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8TNx4qdD0[/media] These pens are available at the online s...
- 4 replies
-
- brass folded pens
- cola pen
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Expressive Lettering And Non- Calligraphy Hand Lettering
larsenproject posted a topic in Handwriting & Handwriting Improvement
Any other ruling pen, brush lettering folks out there. I realize this creeps beyond fountain pens, but I love comparing techniques, non-traditional styles. http://i61.tinypic.com/95z908.jpg Drawn letters, brush letters (Badda Badda) with dialogue lettering done with a broad fountain pen. http:/...- 5 replies
-
- hand lettering
- lettering
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Beauty through Adversity - This thought kept echoing in my mind as I was carving this holder. Just like a hardship caused this Maple to become so uniquely beautiful, we too become stronger, better and uniquely beautiful through adversity. This holder celebrates the beauty in all of us as we face l...
- 8 replies
-
- calligraphy
- lettering
-
(and 4 more)
Tagged with:
-
Regarding Edward Johnston's Writing & Illuminating & Lettering
dragos.mocanu posted a topic in Calligraphy Discussions
Greetings, I was looking to buy a copy of Edward Johnston's famous book, and stumbled across this piece of information: it would seem that copies printed prior to the 1940s have 499 pages, whereas those published after the 1940s only have 434 pages. Does anyone know which of the pages might be mis...- 7 replies
-
- edward johnston
- book
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
I just wanted to share this lovely Ghost Sign with you all. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2584/4082664308_35aef5c79c.jpg Walker Bros. Fount Pens by Ewan-M, on Flickr My partner went for a talk at St Bride Library ( http://www.stbride.org/ ) on ghost signs today, and showed me this sign which I t...
-
"hand To Type – Scripts, Hand-Lettering And Calligraphy"
Estefa posted a topic in Calligraphy Discussions
Another amazing book I just aquired. It covers not only a lot of contemporary takes on calligraphy / lettering as well as script-style font design but also some chapters about current developments in non-latin writing systems such as arabic, indian and japanese. Some of the examples are totally appl...- 4 replies
-
- calligraphy
- contemporary
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with: