I'm realizing that although I have shared my calligraphy journey, I never really elaborated on the process by which I started learning calligraphy.
It started with Michael's and an iPhone. In general shopping is a miserably long process for me because I HAVE to compare each choice and weigh my options factoring in price, value, and what I personally like. Now that I have an iPhone this process is even longer because I have to read reviews for every single option before I make a decision. So a few months ago I found myself sitting on the floor of Michael's with 5 different calligraphy pens spread out around me reading reviews for each on my iPhone until I made a decision.
Shortly after I checked out #calligraphy on instagram and found several people learning calligraphy. I followed them and looked to their posts as stylistic inspiration.
Then I started looking for places to learn calligraphy. This was pretty quick because I stumbled upon the Flourish Forum which has a comprehensive collection of youtube lessons for each individual letter. The most common lettering style is called Copperplate which is what I started off learning, but I eventually plan on learning Modern Calligraphy (the type most people use to address wedding invitations).
From the Flourish Forum I have been printing off worksheets and following the youtube lessons, mostly learning technique through trial and error. I didn't have a really good technical foundation as I mentioned in my last post, so I recently went back to youtube and the internet to learn more about technique when using dip pens.
The result of my searches are captured in the Pinterest board below. Pinterest was the natural choice for a curation tool because it's where all of the middle aged crafty women live. My board is different from most of the calligraphy on Pinterest however. I noticed most pins are just things that people thought were pretty. Mine is actually a collection of how to's for calligraphy from around the interwebs with descriptions on how to use each page. Also fun fact: you can now pin youtube videos!
It started with Michael's and an iPhone. In general shopping is a miserably long process for me because I HAVE to compare each choice and weigh my options factoring in price, value, and what I personally like. Now that I have an iPhone this process is even longer because I have to read reviews for every single option before I make a decision. So a few months ago I found myself sitting on the floor of Michael's with 5 different calligraphy pens spread out around me reading reviews for each on my iPhone until I made a decision.
Shortly after I checked out #calligraphy on instagram and found several people learning calligraphy. I followed them and looked to their posts as stylistic inspiration.
Then I started looking for places to learn calligraphy. This was pretty quick because I stumbled upon the Flourish Forum which has a comprehensive collection of youtube lessons for each individual letter. The most common lettering style is called Copperplate which is what I started off learning, but I eventually plan on learning Modern Calligraphy (the type most people use to address wedding invitations).
From the Flourish Forum I have been printing off worksheets and following the youtube lessons, mostly learning technique through trial and error. I didn't have a really good technical foundation as I mentioned in my last post, so I recently went back to youtube and the internet to learn more about technique when using dip pens.
The result of my searches are captured in the Pinterest board below. Pinterest was the natural choice for a curation tool because it's where all of the middle aged crafty women live. My board is different from most of the calligraphy on Pinterest however. I noticed most pins are just things that people thought were pretty. Mine is actually a collection of how to's for calligraphy from around the interwebs with descriptions on how to use each page. Also fun fact: you can now pin youtube videos!