Calligraphy Roman

I haven't practiced Roman in some time.

And it shows.

I also think I need to recalibrate my scanner. I've noticed that bright, vertical bar, left of the center, from the last couple scans. My scanner was also dropped during the move; so it may or may not be correctable.

Calligraphy Celtic

I've been going through a Psalm a day, practicing the scripts that I know. I have been doing Bookhand and Italic up till now; then I realized that I should incorporate the others. Here's some more Celtic.

Calligraphy Italic

I realized, this morning, that I've been practicing Italic for several days, now, but never uploaded an update.

I also realized that this will probably be the last time I post in Gainesville for some time (since I'm leaving in a couple hours). It has been an interesting two years of my life. I thank God for all the persons I was given relationship with during my stay here, especially those of Living Faith Fellowship. The Lord bless you all.

I've also reached the end of the Learn Calligraphy book. The only things lacking are some Italic joins and numerals. My recommendation goes with this book for those just starting out in Calligraphy and for those that only want to invest around fifteen bucks (book plus calligraphic markers). I'm quite satisfied with it. Should I want to pursue this further, I feel I have a good foundation to build on.

168 was the last page in the book, and Margaret labeled it 10101000. That was a very cute touch.

Calligraphy Bookhand

Roman and Bookhand, side by side. I kind of scribbled these down, but the comparison amused me. Originally, these were two different scripts; now, they are one.

Calligraphy Bookhand

The quickest chapter, yet--probably because this is what I was taught in school (the 'a' and 'g' were different, though). Of course, I haven't spent this long drawing each of the letters since elementary school.

Calligraphy Gothic

Drawn capitals.

The H, V, X, and Y were my design. I also modified several of the letters. The second T was listed as the alternate T, and I prefer it, but I don't dislike the standard T, unlike the letters that I redesigned. The A and W were also alternates. These letters all seem like a single family, now, while before they looked like they had some cousins in the mix.

Calligraphy Gothic

Here are some barebones Gothic capitals:

Next up: drawn capitals. Then, I'll be finished with the Gothic section of this book. I do plan on continuing to work with this script, though.

Calligraphy Gothic

The Gothic script is probably the script I've enjoyed writing the most, so far. It amuses me how much "older" it seems than the Roman script, when the latter is far older.

I haven't practiced the capitals, yet. I caught the "and and" just as I wrote it. Oh well. I also switched a couple of the a's unintentionally.

Calligraphy Celtic

This is the front of a "thank you" card that I just made.

The 'n' is a little wonky, but I'm happy enough with it at this point in my life. I went with the Celtic script since it seems more inviting than Roman (and there's kind of a window of timeliness for thank you cards--thus, no waiting until I'm proficient enough with a different script).

Wow. Two posts on consecutive days. When was the last time I did that?

Calligraphy Celtic

I figured I'd drop a Celtic script before I moved onto Gothic. Celtic amuses me with its whimsical, fat lettering and assortment of alternate letters that are available with it. That's some serious, unintentional alliteration.

I'm still practicing both this and Roman, every day, and I intend to continue--at least as long as I'm following this book. Speaking of which, the book I purchased is entitled Learn Calligraphy by Margaret Shepherd. It's my first calligraphy book; I'm enjoying it, too. I like the way she writes, and all the little illustrations are quite amusing. She's certainly a master in her art, and art is certainly what she does.

Calligraphy Roman

I do not know when I'll return to this book. I have, however, taken up learning calligraphy. I've been working on the Roman script for about a week and, this morning, I decided to actually write a phrase (instead of a string of characters).

There's still work to be done. I currently find "S" to be the trickiest. If I draw a vertical guide to curve the body around, it comes out pretty nicely. Also, my marker is running out of ink. I actually like the faded fill effect it makes right now, though.