Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Inktober 2018

Not having the skills to draw, I used the month as a chance to practice Copperplate writing.

Thirty-one lined pages with copperplate lettering, written with dip pen.
Yay, a new old hand.
I used Eleanor  Winter's Mastering Copperplate Calligraphy, working on one letter per day (the other five went for fundamental strokes, and conecting the miniscules). I still have a lot of work to do on this hand, but it's off to a fun start.

Favorite letters: F, T, X, V, f, s, s (long), p, w (old style), z.
Least Favorite: M, Q, the round forms of B, P, R.

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    1. Thank you. The camera distance certainly flatters it compared to a close examination.

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