When you make up your mind to learn calligraphy, you can do yourself a huge favor: Don’t buy a kit from a big box store! Carefully compiling your own kit will ensure that you have high-quality, effective supplies that will make for a great experience from the beginning. This article was originally written in 2015.…
Since we can’t actually go to Paris right now, let’s indulge in artistic wanderlust! In the Watercolor Illustrated Maps 101 eCourse, I’ll show you exactly how to make your own gorgeous map. The course will teach you layout, illustration, and watercolor skills that you can apply to many projects to come!
TPK’s new glass dip pens are a true pleasure to write with! You can use any ink color, and you’ll find that the pen skates smoothly across the page for several sentences before you have to re-dip. In today’s article, I’ll acquaint you with glass dip pens and provide you with a little tutorial video…
The Marvelous Mail eBook has arrived — just in time for the holiday season! In it, you’ll learn how to make centered and orderly event envelopes, fun casual mail art, and everything in between. The eBook also includes printable envelope templates, envelope design element mini-tutorials, and TPK’s beloved Illustrated Roses Template!
I recently had the opportunity to try the Osprey Scholar pen, which I call a “Frankenstein” dip pen/fountain pen. The Scholar is a fountain pen, but it rocks a Zebra G dip pen nib, giving it the ability to create dip pen-style calligraphy with efficiency and convenience! In this article, I’ll review the Scholar and…
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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