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Chalk pastel isn’t an easy medium to work with; it’s dusty, messy, and smudgy! However, with a little time and patience, you can create beautiful illustrations with soft, blended colors. This chalk pastel tutorial will show you how.
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When I received two artisan-made calligraphy pen holders in the mail {one straight, one oblique}, I had to know how they were made! New Mexico artisan Rodger Mayeda was kind enough to take photos of his process and tell me a little bit about how my beautiful pen holders came to be.
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Recently, I have enjoyed playing around with embossing. I am absolutely delighted with the shiny results of embossing, and that’s where I came up with the idea for these DIY envelope liners featuring glittery gold polka dots. I created mine for casual correspondence, but they would be just as lovely used as invitation envelope liners.
Wood engraving was a nice, enjoyable project — though it’s a bit time-consuming and labor intensive! Learn how to make a pretty and intricate painted wood engraving in this blog post.
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I speak two languages at a conversational level: French and Spanish. I have a minor in French; and Spanish I learned on my own. As I was learning French, I noticed that I was having trouble remembering which word went with what, which is how I developed my little system.
Lindsey Bugbee
designer + illustrator + calligrapher
The Postman’s Knock is a blog focused on teaching creative techniques and offering guides to learning modern calligraphy and illustration. I hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy writing it!
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