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cimoreneWax's cousin and cousin-in-law and cousin once removed and aunt and uncle departed this morning, after cooking dinner last night. We drank one bottle of Wax's and my favorite wine (a Chilean gewürtzraminer) and then consumed two pots of mango and peach black tea. Wax's brother and goddaughter left by train yesterday from Turku, but we're gonna see them again soon. We immediately unrolled the rag rugs and bathmats (to cover the oak parquet, which is unpleasantly slippery on floofy bunny feet) and distributed bunny fort, cushion, and boxes of hay back into the dining room so that both bunnies could be freed. There were binkies. Tristana immediately came downstairs, where she then immediately curled up next to Snookums on the cat cushions in the kitchen window and went to sleep.
Most of the time lately I have been lettering, or drawing letters freehand, rather than practicing calligraphy, where letters are formed with a predetermined number of strokes which go in predetermined directions. But I do like calligraphy! And I have decided to try to practice blackletter more, as it's the italic style I've spent the least time on... even though in general it seems to be the most popular italic style for modern calligraphers, probably because it's the most impressive and formal. Here's some highlighter calligraphy: any wedge-shaped marker can be used for italic calligraphy, but it just doesn't work as well as a metal pen nib. (Quicker and easier than filling pens, however.)
Are you familiar with that thing where if you're drawing letters that take a lot of work, instead of just writing, you forget to pay attention to what you're doing and leave out a letter or draw them out of order or whatever? This happens all the time, usually resulting in misspelled words, but it was surprisingly difficult to write "regerts" instead of "regrets" here - I had to start with the center "e" and go alternately to right and left.
Most of the time lately I have been lettering, or drawing letters freehand, rather than practicing calligraphy, where letters are formed with a predetermined number of strokes which go in predetermined directions. But I do like calligraphy! And I have decided to try to practice blackletter more, as it's the italic style I've spent the least time on... even though in general it seems to be the most popular italic style for modern calligraphers, probably because it's the most impressive and formal. Here's some highlighter calligraphy: any wedge-shaped marker can be used for italic calligraphy, but it just doesn't work as well as a metal pen nib. (Quicker and easier than filling pens, however.)
Are you familiar with that thing where if you're drawing letters that take a lot of work, instead of just writing, you forget to pay attention to what you're doing and leave out a letter or draw them out of order or whatever? This happens all the time, usually resulting in misspelled words, but it was surprisingly difficult to write "regerts" instead of "regrets" here - I had to start with the center "e" and go alternately to right and left.
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Date: 20 Jun 2022 02:53 pm (UTC)YARD SARD
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Date: 20 Jun 2022 03:32 pm (UTC)