I continue to practice my gestural lettering skills every day. I've got such a long way to go with this style. In the past several weeks I have tried a variety of nibs with very limited success. With a Speedball C4 nib I feel as if I am carving into stone and scratching the paper surface. I have better luck with Brause nibs as no surface scratches occur. Within the next week I plan to try some Tachikawa C and Mitchell Roundhand Square nibs.
At present the only nib that glides on the paper surface when I letter is a Condor fountain pen. I recently asked Richard Binder to make a custom nib for me that produces finer thicks and thins than a standard Condor. It works great! I hope that after a number of CCC calligraphy workshops I will have better success with dip pens and nibs. My goal is to float every pen over the paper surface like a Condor nib.
Looking good Alan. I'm curious about the 'things' on the 2 and 4 keys though…
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ReplyDeleteAdhesive backed foam is attached to the keys so I do not have to look at them while working in Illustrator.
umm why don't you want to look at those number keys?
ReplyDeleteI rarely look at the keyboard while lettering in Illustrator.
ReplyDeleteI would say the custom nib was worth the investment, as the contrast between thick and thin is wonderful.
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