Day 21: shine. I know I’ve written this word a few times so I wanted to try a new technique. I only did this once or twice last year (or was it 2021?) I probably could have used gold leaf for an even shinier result but that is SUCH a pain to clean up. It…
Day 20: courage. Juicy markers make everything better.I’ve been in a calligraphy funk… I don’t know what’s causing it but I’m just feeling so apprehensive about everything I make. And when I’m done I just can’t keep the negative thoughts away. Does this ever happen to you? What do you do about it?🖊 @karinmarkers Brushmarker…
Day 19: health. So LTH is a tricky letter combination to figure out how to do. They get in the way of each other. I tried it a few times with a smaller crossbar on the T but it looked cramped. I do think this longer crossbar looks better but it can make the L…
Day 18: emerge. I don’t know why but I struggled a lot today. The spacing on this style is sooo hard to get right without any guidelines. But I love watching videos where the calligrapher just freehands the piece. It’s so much more satisfying!🖋@jetpens Diamine Ink “Memory Lane”Glass pen from Amazon📜 @cansonusa Marker XLWatermark by…
Day 17: focus. Short words get that slow, real time video goodness. 🐢 As someone with an ADHD brain focus is so difficult for me. I’m either laser focused on one thing for a short time or I’m bouncing all over the place from thought to thought. Anyone else have like 5 books they’ve started…
Day 16: connect. Have a real time video for you today. Yay! Slow and steady wins the race in calligraphy.I’m not entirely comfortable using these pens with the soft tip (hard tip is my all time favorite) but I think I did pretty good despite that.🖊 @tombowusa Fudenosuke Pastel@sakuraofamerica White Gelly roll📜 @cansonusa Marker XLWatermark…
