Calligraphy

[cutekangaroo]

Anyone here still interested in calligraphy? Or now it's all done by computers? (Thanks should go to Steve Jobs, from Apple Corp.)

I picked up a fairly expensive fountain pen, a few calligrapy markers, and a calligraphy instruction book, calledp the speedball textbook.

If anyone have experience with calligraphy, reply with any tips you have found along the way.

I don't want to take a class on it, it's a hobby.

 

[GirlThunder]

Sorry can't help you. maybe try serching it on google.

 

[TurtleTape]

I've done a little bit of it with an ink block and a caligraphy brush, its a lot of fun to do, but I didn't do enough of it to give you any tips. But I would recommend using an ink block and brush, it looks much more authentic.

 

[alldogsDONOTgotoheaven]

I learned it myself from a book and I just use caligraphy markers. I had a fountain pen but it was always clogging on me and didn't work well. Probably too cheap.
I mostly use caligraphy when I'm making cards or things like that.
I'd just practice different styles you like from your book until you get better at them. My problem usually is keeping all the letters the same sizes and writing straight on paper without lines. You can practice making borders with your pens too. You can always look at a library for more books if youd' like.
An ink block and brush does sound like it would be fun to use.

 

[beetlequeendiva]

I really want to learn Calligraphy, I'm going to buy a set at some point, becasue it looks great!!!

 

[Laurye]

My mom is really good at Calligraphy. She doesn't use it nearly as much as she did when I was a kid. My brother speaks Chinese and he's really good at traditional Chinese Calligraphy. I want him to teach me, as I can write japanese, but he never wants to. So one day I'm going to spend a bunch of money on all those supplies and teach myself.

 

[BeachBlonde]

I love it,I sign all of my Christmas cards in calligraphy,sometime I still write a letter and use my markers but the interent has stolen much of that away with the ease of emailing.I once calligraphy'd everything.

 

[JesusQuest]

I normally use a calligraphy pen, but if you don't have one try writing a fancy letter and writing another of the same letter just a little bit to the top right side, then fill in the spaces, it looks a lot like real calligraphy.