Calligraphy flourishes

Hopefully you have done about 100 flourishes on a j, y or g. This page shows how you make the same flourish on a b, h, d, or k. You simply turn the page upside down and do the same flourish. The l is a little trickier. You have to be pretty careful when you join the stem to the base part of the letter. Notice the same flourish can be done on a slanted letter as well as an upright letter. Pulling a pretty cross bar on the t utilizes the same graceful curve. The second and third y's show how…

Learn the Copperplate uppercase alphabet with a simple printable worksheet from Loveleigh Loops! In Copperplate calligraphy, capitals are the final step and are a great place to add some calligraphy flourishes. Here you'll find calligraphy examples of flourished capital letters to serve as inspiration for your own calligraphy. Follow Loveleigh Loops for more calligraphy tutorials and tips!

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Here you find a short introduction of what it takes to learn how to flourish. You get also some essential tips whats important

This is a practice page done on 100% cotton, resume paper using a Gillott 170 nib and Moon Palace Sumi. E.A. Lupfer is one of my favorite Master Penmen, and these exercises can be found in his "Ornate Pictorial Calligraphy" published by Dover. I am naturally heavy handed, and it takes great concentration for me to lighten up. For those in the States, I hope you have a lovely holiday weekend! Tomorrow is Matt's graduation open house. I am swimming in a sea of "to do" lists, but I am looking…

Where did the time go? December is here with frost and chilly weather. We have had bits of snow here and there but nothing too much. The days have been very grey which makes the sunny moments so special here in Canada. I already miss my morning reading time with the squirrels and chickadees on the porch of my studio. It is just a bit too cold now. But if a warm day peeks through the frost, I will be back out there! I usually get my Christmas cards in the mail on December 1st each year but…

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Struggling with shaky lines in calligraphy flourishes? Here are 7 tips for smoother lines: • Less hesitation, more confidence • Warm up your writing muscles • Move fingers, wrist and arm • Choose the right tools • Go faster (or slower) • Sit comfortably • Examine your emotions Read more in this blogpost!