Practicing Calligraphy

The carolingian reform in the 8th century developed a roundhand to promote learning.

Practicing calligraphy. In modern calligraphy we are mainly using the pencil to sketch out rough concepts create guidelines and for those who are on a budget you can even practice calligraphy with it. Tombow dual brush pens i used 555 and 565 and the blending pen. Start by working through the alphabet connect a to b b to c soft on upstrokes firm on downstrokes. I highly highly recommend roundhand as your starting point.

Soft in between letters. If you re ready to get your calligraphy practice on you ll enjoy this list of the best free printable calligraphy practice sheets on the tpk blog. Realize that there s more than one way to practice calligraphy. You will learn quickly and thoroughly if you.

Start by building a strong foundation. When it comes to the pencil i would recommend a simple hb pencil or a mechanical pencil like the staedtler mars 780 technical mechanical pencil. For more great calligraphy resources visit my calligraphy board on pinterest. A good roundhand is the calligraphic style which just keeps on coming back.

As with anything you have decided to learn you ve got to make practice enjoyable. Don t be scared to lift up your pen. How to practice calligraphy. It s okay to go back to basics.

If so easy calligraphy means the simplest and best hand from which to learn good habits and skills.