One day a year is inadequate for World Literary Day, so I’m continuing the theme today.
Pointed pen is not my first tool of choice in lettering. I’ve never had a class in pointed pen scripts — copperplate, engrossing, Spencerian, business hand, etc. — so what I know I’ve mostly picked up on my own … and mostly from the folks in Ornamental Penmanship discussion group at Yahoo. The resources available there are simply incredible.
Broad-edged pens are more familiar to me. But I’ve just finished addressing 450 double-envelope wedding invitations in my own brand of pointed pen script, and it’s starting to feel a little more comfortable than usual. The shoulder, now, that’s not so comfortable at the moment …
Wow Beth you have been posting a lot.
Your pointed pen looks fantastic. The only instruction I ever had was online years ago.
I read your past two posts and I know just how you feel about pigment and paper. At times I thought it was just me. And people think we just pick up a pen and write. ha
Everything is looking great.
Beth: Didn’t you recently post a sample of a broad pen copperplate-like script you did? If I didn’t hallucinate it, I wanted to ask what size/brand nib did you use for it. Thanks.
Toni, I do like pointed pen, I just don’t feel very competent at it, probably because I don’t practice. I do lots of envelopes, but I really need to practice. And I’m really actually fascinated with all the different properties of the various pigments.
Julie, I did post something back in August 2006. I just went back and found it by clicking on the “Lettering” label. It’s the 4th or 5th entry when searched that way. I used a #5 Mitchell roundhand nib. I’m actually in the midst of 200 envelopes using that style of lettering. I think the direct link is too long to post here, but I’ll try it anyway:
http://callibeth.blogspot.com/2006/08/broad-edge-script.html
Thanks, Beth. After I posted, I found the photos. But, I was still curious about the nib. Again, thank you.