Qotw - 2018

[dms525]

QOTW for 2 April, 2018:

 

Do not hurry at the beginning. Understand what your are doing, or you are only wasting time.

 

Lloyd Reynolds, "Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting: Exercises & Text," 1969.

 

This seems like good advice for the acquisition of any new skill, but, of course, Reynolds was speaking of how to use his instructional materials.

 

Enjoy!

 

David

[Inky.Fingers]

[Stompie]

[Stompie]

Rats! I see you have already posted David.

 

Sorry, but I have been struggling to find how to post pictures here now that Photobucket has changed. It is ridiculous how much one has to wade through to get a simple answer!!!

[dms525]

Rats! I see you have already posted David.

 

Sorry, but I have been struggling to find how to post pictures here now that Photobucket has changed. It is ridiculous how much one has to wade through to get a simple answer!!!

 

 

Please excuse me if I misunderstand your misunderstanding. The "rules of play" as set out in the OP are that the first person to offer a calligraphic rendition of each weeks quotation is to post the following week's QOTW.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

Edited April 3, 2018 by dms525

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

Since pictures weren't helping me much, I found videos of people writing the italic script. Seeing the motions and the letters as they were formed helped greatly in my opinion.

I think I understand a bit better what Randal said, about the quick, abrupt nature of this script. After practicing the alphabet and the quote three times, this is what I've managed to lay down.

I've enjoyed practicing the proper motions more than I thought I would.

 

[Stompie]

[Andrew_L]

My one easy:

 

[Runnin_Ute]

In order, the inks/pen combos are:

 

KWZI El Dorado, Lamy Al Star 1.1 mm

KWZI Pine Green, TWSBI Eco 1.1 mm

Noodler's Apache Sunset, TWSBI 580 B stub

KWZI Brown #4, Pelikan M200 Brown Marbled M

 

52 gsm Tomoe River paper

[Randal6393]

@RoyalBlueNotebooks: Great improvement in your Formal Italic! It's fun, isn't it? Here are three different styles for contrast:

 

 

 

[dms525]

[Inky.Fingers]

Closing down the week with this quote

 

Una mujer original no es aquella que no imita a nadie, sino aquella a la que NADIE puede imitar

maria felix

[bobje]

[Randal6393]

 

From Google Translate:

 

An original woman is not the one who does not imitate anyone, but the one that NO ONE can imitate. -- Marie Felix

 

First time in a long time that I have attempted Rotunda, seemed to fit this quote. Yes, I need to practice a lot.

 

Enjoy,

[Runnin_Ute]

My contribution for this week.....

[Andrew_L]

Maria Felix (de Los Angeles Felix Guerena):

 

The quote is not straightforward and we can argue with it, but this is a high cinematography, high fashion and high arts

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1523437602/7013f6d0/21331556_m.jpg

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1523437602/35b5de45/21331557_m.jpg

 

https://images.vfl.ru/ii/1523437602/4ca10f06/21331558_m.jpg

Edited April 11, 2018 by Andrew_L

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

I haven't had the time to write this quote in Italic yet, but I can offer a simple cursive for the time being.

 

Pen: Yiren 359 F

Ink: Rohrer Klingner Verdigris

Paper: Copy 80g/m.

 

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

I like writing in Italic though progress is slow.

 

I'm nothing but stubborn persistent.

 

[dms525]

 

 

Pen: Conway-Stewart Belliver with a IM nib, crisped up by Michael Masuyama

Ink: Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses

Paper: Rhodia R

 

David

[Inky.Fingers]

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