A Prize Worth Writing For ~ Penmanship Contest

[Randal6393]

Fountain pen versus dip pen? Hmmmm -- reminds me of the old rule for whittling. Anything whittled had to be done solely with a pocketknife (as opposed to carving, which uses chisels, sandpaper, etc.) But how can you rule a dip pen out when dip pens and quills are the precursors to fountain pens? For what it's worth, my vote is to allow dip pens in.

 

 

The old rule for whittling was often bent, by the way. For example, smoothing an edge in the wood was done with the edge of a blade used as a Swedish plane. And holes were drilled with a pocketknife with an awl blade. Many contestants received extra points for inventiveness.

 

 

Enjoy,

[USMCMom]

  On 6/22/2011 at 9:19 PM, TyGuy said:

Well, here is my attempt at some calligraphy... truth be told it is actually the first project that I have done, so even if it doesn't compare to alot of the art on here, it is still a small victory for me I used a fp from a 20$ pack of three Schaeffers from staples, with the included ink and printer paper(for all that's worth lol)

 

This is your first?? I think that's very, very good for a first time try!!!

[TyGuy]

  On 6/23/2011 at 12:33 AM, USMCMom said:

  On 6/22/2011 at 9:19 PM, TyGuy said:

Well, here is my attempt at some calligraphy... truth be told it is actually the first project that I have done, so even if it doesn't compare to alot of the art on here, it is still a small victory for me I used a fp from a 20$ pack of three Schaeffers from staples, with the included ink and printer paper(for all that's worth lol)

 

This is your first?? I think that's very, very good for a first time try!!!

 

 

 

Thank you very much!!!

[beak]

  On 6/22/2011 at 9:19 PM, TyGuy said:

 

 

Beautiful calm, neat and airy piece of work. I like it a lot.

[pb2]

  On 6/21/2011 at 4:04 AM, jbb said:

  On 6/21/2011 at 4:00 AM, aquariusamethyst said:

BTW, does a dip pen count as a fountain pen?

I was wondering about that too. My entry is dip pen.

 

It sure is nice though.... like WoW! Thank you!

[pb2]

Very Cool TyGuy! This competition is going to be difficult to judge ....again!

 

Keep up the good work eveyone! It's all good!!!

[Mephisto]

Hy folks,

my try is just for fun. It can not mess with the rest but it is something different and took only a few minutes.

 

PsalmScan.pdfFetching info...

 

 

PS: My bible is the Gute Nachricht Bibel from the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft (German Bible Society).

Edited June 23, 2011 by Mephisto

[PhxPiper]

How about in Sütterlin with a Mozart and racing green?

[Ghost Plane]

What fun to see the same verse in different languages! :clap1:

[pb2]

So far I think everything is quite wonderful. I am thinking that judging might consider extra points for actual Fountain Pen without ruling out the dip pens. You guys are just too good to "rule" out. Fair enough?

 

Also I appreciate the full membership voting suggestion. Still giving it some thought, but really want to announce the winners as part of the 4th of July weekend fun.

 

Pleas keep up the lovely work. We are all enjoying every entry. Thank you! ~ Pendleton

[River]

Here's my entry. I originally did this as a practice version, but I liked it.

 

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/Riversplitter/FixedColorcopy.jpg

[River]

I have neither much experience or much supplies for calligraphy. I created this on watercolor paper. I used: A Lamy 1.1 italic (not really broad or sharp enough for this sort of thing, with a Lamy Black cartridge. A Pilot Falcon with a Black Falcon Cartridge. A Pilot VP with Noodler's Black for the detailed work.

 

After I scanned the image, I printed it onto parchment paper, touch it up in Photoshop (the scanner wasn't great) and voila!

 

Also, I added the color on the computer, because I don't have any red or yellow ink.

 

If you are interested, I can post the original white one, but his looks nicer (I think.)

Edited June 23, 2011 by River

[River]

White color:

 

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/Riversplitter/XEROX252-1207.png

[River]

Original B&W scan (the scanner washes out the black ink, makes it look faded):

 

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/Riversplitter/XEROX252-1207-1.jpg

[beak]

 

There is the question of how far photoshop might be used to alter the work from a plain scan of the handwriting. When doing mine, I was tempted to correct the little errors and wonky letters, because that would be the natural thing to do at work, but decided that this would be cheating - where do you stop once you go down that path! Should we restrict things to a plain scan or photo of hand-produced work?

[pb2]

  On 6/23/2011 at 11:22 PM, River said:

I have neither much experience or much supplies for calligraphy. I created this on watercolor paper. I used: A Lamy 1.1 italic (not really broad or sharp enough for this sort of thing, with a Lamy Black cartridge. A Pilot Falcon with a Black Falcon Cartridge. A Pilot VP with Noodler's Black for the detailed work.

 

After I scanned the image, I printed it onto parchment paper, touch it up in Photoshop (the scanner wasn't great) and voila!

 

Also, I added the color on the computer, because I don't have any red or yellow ink.

 

If you are interested, I can post the original white one, but his looks nicer (I think.)

 

All things considered, I love your creativity Thank you for being open about the Photoshop. I think what we will do is "consider" it in the judging as we are also considering other various pens. Kind of like ice skating competitions, the judges will give everyone points for various things according to the book I wrote on judging such things. Each judge has a copy. Here it is in its entirety:

How to Judge a Penmanship Contest

for those like me who don't know scrap about such things

by Pendleton

Capter: The First ( and The First shall be last)

1) Look at them each and check for and adherence to rules. Rules are bendable but add more points if all are obeyed.

2) Then give them a 1- 100 score on each of the following criteria:

> gut feel, i.e., how it strikes you (1-100)

>actual expertise of craft (1-100)

> creativity ~ use of color, picture, material, (1-100)

3) Add up the points. Highest total wins. By using "100" as a high rather than 10, ties should not occur.

 

 

The end ( of the book, not the contest)

Edited June 24, 2011 by pb2

[pb2]

oops.

Edited June 24, 2011 by pb2

[USMCMom]

Don't think software should be used to enhance/change what's written for this contest. I agree ... think it would be cheating since this is about penmanship, not software and wouldn't it be a rather unfair advantage over those of us who don't have Photoshop or other software?

Edited June 24, 2011 by USMCMom

[TyGuy]

  On 6/24/2011 at 12:56 AM, USMCMom said:

Don't think software should be used to enhance/change what's written for this contest. I agree ... think it would be cheating since this is about penmanship, not software and wouldn't it be a rather unfair advantage over those of us who don't have Photoshop or other software?

 

 

I agree...maybe limiting entries to just scanning or taking a picture would be a good thing as this contest is supposed to be about skill with the pen, not computer.

[River]

:embarrassed_smile: Okay.

 

If I have time, I'll get some colored ink and maybe a broader italic nib, and make a 100% natural version. Anyway I really wanted to improve the quality of the calligraphy.

 

I'll also try taking a picture instead of scanning. I wasn't so happy with how it came out in the scanner. It made the ink light and any smears dark!

 

(By the way, the black and white version is a "natural" scan.