Completed my illuminated manuscript of Psalm 93 in time for Mother's Day!
I used a modern variation of the Beneventan hand, which was most widely used in southern Italy in the middle ages. The historical script had lots of ligatures, but those are hard for modern readers, so I didn't use any here. This is also the hand where our modern question mark originated.
I'm now officially deprecating Calligraphy (Couldn't do it yet, but should happen in the next few days). I don't consider it worth maintaining anymore.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to it, and to @omglinux for publishing an article on it the day after its release!
Portland (Oregon) area calligraphers! We're fortunate to be one stop on Spanish calligrapher and tattoo artist Viktor Kams' West Coast tour this spring.
Join us March 2-3 for an in-person weekend workshop at the beautiful Grotto to explore his double-stroke Gothic script!
Workshop cost is $125 (plus $30 membership if you're not in the guild yet). Lunch and supplies are bring-your-own, supply list is at the link.
I learnt a little walking cursive in Chinese calligraphy class, but I never got round to grass cursive. So I've been working with this 1958 Yale University Press book. It's hard but it's so much fun to get my pen to do these wild gyrations!
Possibly my biggest #fountainpen regret is that my very first good fountain pen can no longer be used. It is a #Pelikan MC120 de luxe #Calligraphy pen I bought in 1990, when I was employed by a Pelikan stockist. I've all the nib sizes for it.
It developed a leak past the piston, and I don't think these pens are repairable.
It uses the same pen body as the M150, but while I could possibly find a body, they cost about as much on the secondary market as a new M200 (which the nibs will fit).
#calligraphie#calligraphy#fountainpens
Diamine Starlit Sea, shimmering ink.
Stub 0.8 and rather soft (for a steel) nib can have problem with line thickness consistency. Shimmering parts can stuck between nib and paper and then reduce line thickness. I will try Speedball dip nib, however it is no less tricky to use, bc you need to shake ink very often😓
Does anyone have recommendations about #handwriting or #penmanship - books, apps, videos? I’m not talking about #calligraphy per se but calligraphers might have some recommendations for beginners that could help me. The goal is legible cursive - fast, or at least not painfully slow, but still legible even if I’m concentrating on what I’m thinking instead of the mechanics of writing. Currently my handwriting looks quite childish unless I write in block capitals :(