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[medicalcpa]

I just entered a calligraphy contest, and this is my entry.

 

 

[caliken]

Everday Italic Handwriting (enlarged)

 

Edited March 28, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[caliken]

I just entered a calligraphy contest, and this is my entry.

 

Interesting & attractive construction and layout IMO.

 

I like the missing upstroke hairline in the letter w. It made me look twice!

 

Ken

[caliken]

Rather a deep thought for a little, light Italic.

 

Edited March 27, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[Mickey]

Everday Italic Handwriting (enlarged)

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/Mozart550.jpg

And even that far gone, Mozart was still more creative than A. Lloyd* Webber

 

Here's something you may find interesting. A few months ago, I purchased (that is, I finally received in the mail) a Naka-ai with a cursive left-oblique medium nib. This is now my carry pen. Consequently, my routine handwriting has shifted from mono-line Spencer back to italic. Lo and behold, my Spencerian efforts recently made a quantum leap up in quality.

 

I guess the moral of the tale is, it is probably best not to practice one's mistakes.

 

* Please pardon the pun.

Edited October 22, 2013 by Mickey

[caliken]

And even that far gone, Mozart was still more creative than A. Lloyd* Webber

 

Here's something you may find interesting. A few months ago, I purchased (that is, I finally received in the mail) a Naka-ai with a cursive left-oblique medium nib. This is now my carry pen. Consequently, my routine handwriting has shifted from mono-line Spencer back to italic. Lo and behold, my Spencerian efforts recently made a quantum leap up in quality.

 

I guess the moral of the tale is, it is probably best not to practice one's mistakes.

 

* Please pardon the pun.

"And even that far gone, Mozart was still more creative than A. Lloyd* Webber"

 

Absolutely!!

 

"A few months ago, I purchased (that is, I finally received in the mail) a Naka-ai with a cursive left-oblique medium nib. This is now my carry pen. Consequently, my routine handwriting has shifted from mono-line Spencer back to italic. Lo and behold, my Spencerian efforts recently made a quantum leap up in quality.

 

I guess the moral of the tale is, it is probably best not to practice one's mistakes."

 

Interesting.

 

Ken

Edited October 22, 2013 by caliken

[thang1thang2]

 

"A few months ago, I purchased (that is, I finally received in the mail) a Naka-ai with a cursive left-oblique medium nib. This is now my carry pen. Consequently, my routine handwriting has shifted from mono-line Spencer back to italic. Lo and behold, my Spencerian efforts recently made a quantum leap up in quality.

 

Interesting.

 

Ken

 

I believe (though I may be wrong) that this could be attributed to the fact that Mickey, having written in italic for so long, still tries to write in italic no matter what he writes with if he is writing normal "every day" handwriting. As such, writing spencerian requires a lot more focus for every day hands since you have to try and not write italic at the same time. However, if you go back to the familiar italic for everyday writing, you free up your Spencerian only for when you are ready to sit down and seriously study the script; leading to an overall increase in quality due to increased attentiveness of the script.

 

Again, just a guess

[Mickey]

 

I believe (though I may be wrong) that this could be attributed to the fact that Mickey, having written in italic for so long, still tries to write in italic no matter what he writes with if he is writing normal "every day" handwriting. As such, writing spencerian requires a lot more focus for every day hands since you have to try and not write italic at the same time. However, if you go back to the familiar italic for everyday writing, you free up your Spencerian only for when you are ready to sit down and seriously study the script; leading to an overall increase in quality due to increased attentiveness of the script.

 

Again, just a guess

Nice guess, but probably not. I don't practice with any more focus than formerly. If anything, quite the opposite. My practice is more relaxed (this morning, 30 minutes in a coffee shop having a latte and scone.) It's more a case of my 1/2 hour or so of OP no longer having to overcome 3 or 4 hours of less than well executed business writing. Put more simply, my hours spent writing for content, now being italic, no longer undo the limited time I have to work on writing for writing's sake (Spencerian).

 

p.s., I'm a little disappointed not to have garnered at least one groan for my wretched pun.

Edited October 23, 2013 by Mickey

[caliken]

p.s., I'm a little disappointed not to have garnered at least one groan for my wretched pun.

Sorry - I missed it!............a bit too subtle, for me

[caliken]

This lettering was used as a sign outside the gallery and was also painted in gold on the window at about 4 feet wide. Greatly reduced in size, it was also used as a heading for stationery.

 

Ken

 

Edited March 27, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[Mickey]

Sorry - I missed it!............a bit too subtle, for me

 

Maybe too obscure (as in Sunday Times crossword obscure) would be more accurate.

 

A. Lloyd = alloyed = debased. (It's not so much fun when you have to explain it.)

[Estefa]

This lettering was used as a sign outside the gallery and was also painted in gold on the window at about 4 feet wide. Greatly reduced in size, it was also used as a heading for stationery.

 

Ken

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/CARLYLES600.jpg

 

This is lovely … these flowing, swinging flourishes under the script. Thanks for sharing this.

 

Stefanie

[caliken]

Thanks, Stefanie.

 

Here's a personal tribute to Willington Clark.

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/WillingtonClarkMC5.jpg

 

And here's a display of just a few of the variations of Gothic Blackletter...all related but all quite distinct in their differences.

 

Ken

 

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/caliken_2007/BlackletterOne3.jpg

Edited October 26, 2013 by caliken

[mvarela]

Reviving this nice thread...

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3674/11330270423_267ab3312c_h.jpg

 

Brause Bandzug 3mm and 0.5mm, Diamine Damson on cartridge paper.

[HDoug]

That must be really tiny writing! Any idea of the x-height of both scripts?

 

Doug

[Mickey]

That must be really tiny writing! Any idea of the x-height of both scripts?

 

Doug

 

Considering the nibs mentioned, I would guess around 12mm and 2-2.5mm, depending on the ink and paper. Do I get a prize if guess right?

 

BTW, very handsome work.

Edited December 11, 2013 by Mickey

[HDoug]

I misread 3 mm for .3 mm. An order of magnitude here an order of magnitude there... It starts making a difference...

 

Doug

[mvarela]

That must be really tiny writing! Any idea of the x-height of both scripts?

 

Doug

It is... I've been doing some tiny writing lately (spencerian @1mm, italic @1.5mm, roughly). I find it quite useful to practice my control of the pen.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/11085569326_c8d40444ed_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/11314098346_4cdf5c4a82_b.jpg

 

 

Considering the nibs mentioned, I would guess around 12mm and 2-2.5mm, depending on the ink and paper. Do I get a prize if guess right?

 

BTW, very handsome work.

 

Thanks Mickey! And yes, you're pretty much spot on on the x-heights. About the prize... we'll have to see

 

I misread 3 mm for .3 mm. An order of magnitude here an order of magnitude there... It starts making a difference...

 

Doug

Yeah, that's a small difference

[caliken]

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Edited March 27, 2014 by Ken Fraser

[migo984]

Stunning!