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History of Uncial Calligraphy
Pens for Uncial Calligraphy
Inks for Uncial Calligraphy
Paper for Uncial Calligraphy
How to Ink Pen for Uncial Calligraphy
Scale of Letters for Uncial Calligraphy
Uncial Calligraphy Guidelines
Pen Angle for Uncial Calligraphy
Letter Size in Uncial Calligraphy
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter O
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter A
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter C
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter E
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter G
Uncial Calligraphy: Letter I
Uncial Calligraphy: Recap of Key Letters
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"Now, when we write our letters, we're going to want to think about how we hold the pen and keeping that pen at a consistent angle. So, if we think of the baseline as our orientation, the line in which the letters are sitting. And, we think of a vertical or perpendicular to that baseline is ninety degrees, we're going to drop the pen angle down to twenty degrees, to write these letters. Now, some writers will actually use almost a zero pen angle. You can see what happens, I'm keeping the pen consistent, at a consistent angle. I'm moving my hand but I'm not moving the nib, so that's going to give me some lines that are thick and some lines that are thin. Now, if you want to practice that pen angle, you might just hold the pen at a consistent angle and zig-zag, and see what happens. Again, you want to work to keep the pen on the paper."
eHow Article: Pen Angle for Uncial Calligraphy
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