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Calligraphy Tools & Materials
Setting Up Calligraphy Pens & Ink
Calligraphy Grids & Guidelines
Warming Up for Calligraphy Writing
Writing Lower Case A-F in Calligraphy
Writing Lower Case G-L in Calligraphy
Writing Lower Case M-R in Calligraphy
Writing Lower Case S-Z in Calligraphy
Writing Upper Case A-F in Calligraphy
Writing Upper Case G-L in Calligraphy
Writing Upper Case M-R in Calligraphy
Writing Upper Case S-Z in Calligraphy
Writing Complete Words in Cursive Italic Calligraphy
Writing Numbers & Punctuation in Calligraphy
Using Calligraphy for Different Projects
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Summary: Try to use different styles and sizes of calligraphy nibs. Learn how to set up pens and ink to write cursive italic calligraphy in this free art video from a professional calligrapher.
Jody has been professionally working as a calligrapher and teaching calligraphy for nearly 20 years. Clients and projects have included The Emmy Awards, Paramount Studios, many...read more
"In this clip, I'll be showing you how to get your materials together to be doing the calligraphy italic cursive hand. First you need to have you pen nib and your pen nib holder. Typically, I like to have several different sizes and styles of calligraphy nibs. But for these purposes, for learning the italic cursive and working in the calligraphy workbook, I use a C-O nib and it's a broad, large nib, flat edge, and I put it into the nib holder nice and steady and tight. And sometimes I need to use a rag or cloth to help push it in there. And you do end up getting some ink on your hands. I also often will use a match and run a match through the nib very, very briefly, maybe five seconds, to burn off any film that the nib has been shipped with to protect it, because they always coat the nibs. And that way, you won't have any beading of your ink when you get started in writing. Once I get the nib in the nib holder, then I get my ink ready. And I like to work with black, opaque ink for teaching calligraphy because it's an easy way to see when you're making mistakes or if you're doing well because it shows very clearly how you're working with ink. So I will dip the nib into my ink and try to get the ink into the reservoir. And so once I get the ink into that reservoir, and I also try to take some of the ink off so that it doesn't end up in a big blob on the paper. And I use another piece of paper or a piece of blotting paper to blot the nib to get the excess ink off."
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