• Chalk Pastel Tutorial

    Chalk Pastel Tutorial

    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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  • Artisan-Made Calligraphy Pen Holders

    Artisan-Made Calligraphy Pen Holders

    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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  • DIY Envelope Liners with Gold Polka Dots

    DIY Envelope Liners with Gold Polka Dots

    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.

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  • Wood Engraving

    Wood Engraving

    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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  • Using Illustration to Learn a Language

    Using Illustration to Learn a Language

    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.

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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!

If you are new to calligraphy, check out the Beginner’s Guide to Modern Calligraphy!

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The TPK Modern Calligraphy Starter Kit

Start Learning Calligraphy Today

TPK’s starter kit includes all the supplies you need to ensure pointed pen success! Pair it with The Beginner’s Modern Calligraphy Online Course for the ultimate learning experience.