Dip Pen Calligraphy

Flourished Calligraphy Country or State Art Tutorial

July 16, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 8 Comments
Calligraphy· Dip Pen Calligraphy· Home Decor· Sketchbook· Tutorials

Earlier this week, I launched the Intermediate Modern Calligraphy Online Course. The course extensively covers flourishing, so I decided it was appropriate to give you a project suggestion to exercise your new skills! This flourished calligraphy country (or state) art tutorial is an intermediate project that will exercise your eye for embellishment. Equally importantly, you’ll end up with a gift-worthy piece of artwork that’s bound to make someone’s day! Here are the simple steps to make it:

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22 “Real Life” Calligraphy Practice Projects

July 7, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 8 Comments
Dip Pen Calligraphy· Roundup

20 "Real Life" Calligraphy Practice Projects — You can use your dip pen to make some seriously cool projects to give as gifts or display in your home!

Every time you pick up your dip pen and write, you’re getting in some calligraphy practice. For your first few calligraphy sessions, that practice should be structured — ideally with a worksheet or a video course so you can learn the basics. But once you understand how to hold your pen and (mostly) regulate ink flow, it’s time to take on projects! Today, I’ve got several suggestions for real life projects that you can use your calligraphy skills to make.

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Schin Loong’s Flourished Swan Envelope Tutorial

May 7, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 22 Comments
Dip Pen Calligraphy· Guest Post· Mail Art

Hi everyone, my name is Schin Loong (@openinkstand on Instagram) and I’ll be showing you how to create a flourished swan envelope. This is a fun and versatile design and you can build it up with all kinds of flourishes and trimmings to make it your own.
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5 Ways to Know You’re Ready for Dip Pen Calligraphy

May 5, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 9 Comments
Beginner’s Calligraphy· Dip Pen Calligraphy

5 Ways to Know You're Ready to Use a Dip Pen — You’ll have success with dip pen calligraphy as long as you take on projects that excite and motivate you!

My first experience with dip pen calligraphy happened in 2006. At that time, I saw the dip pen as a tool that was fabulous for making artistic-looking scribbles! I had noticed how Sabrina Ward Harrison used a dip pen in Spilling Open, and I loved that messy, casual look.
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Calligraphy Pen Comparisons

April 21, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 73 Comments
Brush Pen Calligraphy· Calligraphy· Dip Pen Calligraphy· Oblique Pen Holders· Review· Straight Pen Holders

When you’re new to calligraphy, it’s not exactly obvious which calligraphy pen you should use! In today’s article, I hope to give you some clarity with calligraphy pen comparisons. That way, you can start off with the pen that’s best for you and take it from there! After all, if you begin with the proper writing utensil, your chances of sticking with calligraphy are much higher.
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Tackling Diacritics in Calligraphy: A Polish (and Czech) Challenge

March 3, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 63 Comments
Calligraphy· Dip Pen Calligraphy· Video

Today, I decided to take on a (friendly) challenge from a Polish reader: write diacritics in calligraphy. This reader was kind enough to provide me with a list of words featuring diacritics and/or difficult letter combinations! Initially, I planned to write words and show you the photos. Then, I realized that it’s probably more helpful for you to see me writing them out to so you can get a peek into my thought process!
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