Writing Upper Case S-Z in Calligraphy

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we'll be learning the letters "S" through "Z" in the magescule Italic Calligraphy cursive hand. Ok. So, the letter "S," you're going to come up to the cap line again. And, once again, you want to turn early so that you get a good, balanced letter. And that one I turned a little too late and you can see there's too much counter-space on the top, and too little on the bottom. You really need to turn quickly on the "S" in order to get a good, balanced letter. The "T." The "U." "V," again, it's going to come in. "W," two "V"s, again. And the "X" is just like it is in the minuscule, just bigger. Same with the "Y and Z." It just comes up slightly at the end. With the "Z," there's a tendency for people is to do that. So you really want to be sure, when you get that last lift, it's just a little lift off the pen."