Back To Calligraphy After 30 Years...

[alex2131]

This is my first Calligraphy practice in 30 years. Thanks to my daughter who wants me to teach her I'm now back to my old love - Calligraphy that is

My hand started to hurt like at the letter C, my vision is obviously not the same - I see the lines like dancing, but overall I'm happy with today's results, I though I wasn't going to remember a thing. I know I'm still very far from how I use to write, but I hope practice will do. I'm using an Osmiroid 65 with B-2 nib, I use to practice with small nibs like fine and medium, but until I get me a new pair of glasses I'll be practicing with the B-2. BTW I'm a huge fan and a little of a collector of Osmiroid. Old habits I know, I'm about to get me a new set of the Pilots Parallels Set, they work like wicked, but still I prefer the good old and trusty Osmiroid.

 

This is my first time with the Osmiroid 65, I learned with the newer model, I feel that in the 65 model the ink flows more than the newer one, At least that is how I remember it, (I was 18 then, now I'm 49). I'll try my next practice with the newer model to see.

 

Your comments and advice are welcome.

Alex

 

 

SaveSave

SaveSave

[dms525]

Isn't muscle memory wonderful?

 

You know your letter forms, even if their execution is not consistent. But that will come with a few hundred hours' practice. I would say you should move on to writing whole words, copying quotations and so forth. You can work on letter form consistency and letter spacing at the same time.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

[alex2131]

Thank you David for you comment and advice. I agree in writing words and sentences. I'll give it a try on next practice. Thanks again.

 

Alex

[teryg93]

I'm new to calligraphy. As I first step, I've been working on my handwriting, which I can do on regular paper. When I move to the next step, I'm guessing I'll need paper like the paper used above. I looked around on amazon and saw various things called calligraphy practice paper, but they did not show the inside. Is that what the paper shown here is?

 

Thanks,

Tery

Edited August 14, 2016 by teryg93

[alex2131]

This one come pre printed for three different sizes: https://www.amazon.com/Calligraphy-Ken-Brown-Practice-Pad/dp/B007JYUAMI/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1471214457&sr=8-11&keywords=calligraphy+practice+pad

 

Can't tell about the quality, never used it myself but find it better (and cheaper) because of the different size nibs sheets. There are other pads also pre printed, you might want to read the different reviews and opinions from real users. Remember preprinted comes designed for a specific nib size, you need to know the size of your pen nib you'll be using prior buying the practice pad.

 

There are also some templates for free download and you print them yourself, don't expect the quality paper be the same (it will bleed) but useful none the less.

 

Cheers,

Alex

[Randal6393]

Yeah, the old Ken Brown Calligraphy Practice Pad. Not bad but better pads are available, the Strathmore, Bienfang, etc. on Amazon. Or jump over to www.johnnealbooks.com for some REAL practice pads. Most good pads take underliner sheets, better than pre-printed in my humble opinion.

 

Best of luck,

[teryg93]

Thanks!

 

Tery

[sidthecat]

Looks like you've still got it!

[alex2131]

Thank you Sidthecat, I'm having a real hard time focusing, sometimes I see a bunch of nibs and lines and not sure which is the real one, so I stop my practices until I go to the eye doc.