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As I was reading Molly Suber Thorpe’s Modern Calligraphy, I came across a novel idea: using watercolor to create calligraphy with a sort of blended rainbow effect. Sure, I have used watercolor as ink in a pinch {when I don’t have the colored calligraphy ink that I need} … but I had never thought to…
Lately I’ve been hooked on making thumbprint guest “books”. I love the idea of a guest book that is not a book at all, but a work of art. I don’t know about you, but I’m one of those people who displays guest books for a year — maybe two — on the coffee table,…
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Creating faux calligraphy is great for beginners who are intimidated by a dip pen, and also for seasoned calligraphers who want to write on irregular surfaces. Try out this fun and easy tutorial to create some of your own faux calligraphy today!
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All of the “Gawkerverse” sites are essentially a hyper-polished, categorized, and filtered Pinterest that showcase tutorials and ideas. That’s wonderful for the person seeking ideas, and as a blogger, it’s ideal for you as a person peddling ideas. If you have a blog or are planning on starting a blog, I highly recommend submitting photos to…
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DIY washi tape is for those of you who have amazing paper or fabric that you’ve looked at and thought, “Huh. I’d love to have some washi tape that looks like that.” It’s for you all who need washi tape at this very moment and don’t have access to it, don’t have the time to…
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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