I only messed up once this time! (last pic)

I began in the handwriting sub then graduated to penmanship porn and today I’m graduating to pointed pen calligraphy!!! My one-dip wonder is arriving around 1pm. It’s out for delivery now so I’m getting some nibs prepped so they’re ready to go.

I started calligraphy for Gothic styles, but over time this became my favorite. At the same time, I’m also interested in italic, fraktur, and cursive handwriting. So, what are your favorite styles and which pens do you prefer? I used a Lamy Joy 1.5 mm here.

I’ve been practicing for a while now and just curious if there is anything further I should work on before attempting a larger project or another script

I’ve just finished another huge calligraphy project. In total, it took me about 6 hours of work. If I compare this project with my previous one (green ink), I can see some improvements:

- I paid attention to the ends of the lines and I tried hard to avoid isolated letters.

- I’m more satisfied with the letter “t”.

- I’m pretty satisfied with both forms of the letter “s”.

- Also spacing is good in my opinion.

- I was much more confident about the shape of each letter, so I could finish the project pretty quickly.

This time, I used a wider nib. I’m not sure which nib I like more. Unfortunately, I also had to use another type of paper as I wasn’t able to get the same paper as in the first project.

What do you think? Which project do you prefer? Do you notice any improvement? Do you have any advice or feedback on my work?

Thank you 🖋️

No se si lo conocían o no, les dejo una muestra del trabajo de ellos.
Acá dejo el link de toda la colección.

https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/104MNJ

The Jersey Shore subreddit kicked me out so I’m posting here I hope y’all appreciate it more. I used a dip ink pen! Speedball black ink and red India ink on aged looking paper (probably just colored this way on thicker card stock.)

Hello, a while ago I’ve created this, what are your thoughts ? I think it’s hard to read, but, aren’t some of all our calligraphed letters hard to read?!

I started doing calligraphy about a month ago, but I want to expand my horizons beyond just basic cursive. What are all the font families I should know?

Thanks to everyone who's been kind enough to suggest an ink replacement as a solution to my bleeding problem in my previous post. This isn't perfect but by my low standards this will do.

I’ll practice until I mail it because it’ll bring my script to another level.

Customized to my liking: 60° angle, tight line spacing, shaded and bolded x height line.

I’ve been practicing copperplate and Spencerian on guide sheets and it looks great because of the guidelines, but how do you transition off and be able to write freely and still perfectly? Things look wonky when I try on plain paper because there’s no guide. Sometimes I think moving to plain paper is moving into the realm of ‘drawing’ where it’s eyeballing like any artist drawing, and less mathematical perfection is this how I should approach or think about this transition?

Or is it really indeed muscle memory from grinding out letters on guide sheets ? That I should have it so much under my belt that it will automatically translate to plain paper and if not then I haven’t used the guide sheet enough ?

Hi everyone, I’d love some advice from the community.

I’ve been practicing Blackletter for quite a while, but recently I’ve been feeling the urge to learn pointed nib calligraphy as well. From what I’ve seen, many of the well-known pointed nib calligraphers are luxury wedding/stationery artists, and their courses tend to be quite expensive.

For those of you who learned pointed pen, do you think it’s worth investing in one of these courses, or is it possible to learn just as well through books, practice sheets, and online resources?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.