Constructive Feedback?

[enlvalencia]

Hello!

I am sort of new to calligraphy... By "sort of new", I mean my old art professor tried to teach me how to do calligraphy back in high school, but it wasn't all that serious, and I wasn't very talented at it.

I recently picked up a few scroll & brush pens by Zig, and I decided to experiment with them tonight, copying out a quote I found on facebook.

Any constructive feedback on how to improve would be very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

[enlvalencia]

Oh! I am not sure why that came out sideways... And I'm not exactly sure how to fix it, either. It is right side up in the camera roll on my phone... sorry, total rookie mistake...

[Randal6393]

No problem, Nicole, just remember to check the orientation in a photo editor. Think your lettering is great, love to see color work and scroll work of this caliber.

 

When handwriting was taught as a regular thing, the suggestion was to practice with a thin, translucent ink. That way one could see the strokes easily. And compare to whatever exemplar is used. Maybe try a black Zig, especially one that was a bit older and beginning to fade? Or get a Pilot Parallel pen, around 3.8 to 6.0 mm to write large letters for study.

 

Best of luck,

[enlvalencia]

Thanks for the feedback! I will check in a photo editor next time.

 

I will try again with a black Zig when I can get my hands on one. I don't have any that are fading at the moment, but I saw that they sell them in lighter colors, too, so I'll pick one up the next time I get out to the pen store.

 

Unfortunately, parallels are hard to come by here, but I have a 3.8mm one on order, so when it gets here, I'll start to practice with that, too.

 

Thanks again!

[Randal6393]

Great, best of luck to you in your endeavors.