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How To: Gradient Calligraphy in Photoshop
Today, I want to show you how you can create gradient calligraphy in Photoshop with just several easy steps. This is a great way to colorize your work digitally with a nice realistic gradient overlay....
View ArticleThe #52Letters Alphabet Challenge
Calling all calligraphy and lettering artists! What better way to bring your skills to the next level than with a hardcore, in-depth challenge? In an effort to foster creativity, practice, and...
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The 2018 #52Letters Challenge
I know I’ve already made an official announcement about the 2018 #52Letters Challenge, but I wanted I wanted to write a more in-depth post about it. Specifically, I want to touch on why I think it’s...
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Pilot Parallel Hacking: The Unofficial Parallel Owner’s Guide
The Pilot Parallel is my favorite writing instrument in the entire world (in fact, I have over two-dozen Parallels). Perhaps it’s yours too. If you’re into Blackletter or any other type of flat-pen...
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Broad Edge Calligraphy Technique – A Comprehensive Guide to Stroke...
This post is a revamped consolidation of all of the intricate flat pen calligraphy techniques I’ve learned over the years. I wanted to have all of these learnings comprehensively detailed in one place...
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The Ultimate Blackletter Calligraphy Resource Guide
In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know when it comes to shopping for and experimenting with supplies for Blackletter calligraphy tools. This post is NOT an all-encompassing list of...
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Learning Blackletter Alphabets (Free Downloadable Guides)
It was actually blackletter script that got me into hand-lettering years back. No matter what style I would pursue, I would always find myself coming back to the “gothic” school of letterforms. You...
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Understanding and Creating Blackletter Calligraphy Guides
In this article, we’ll discover what blackletter calligraphy guides are and how they can help improve consistency within your blackletter or flat-pen calligraphy work. You’ll also learn about line...
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The History of Blackletter Calligraphy
In this article, you’ll learn about the four core styles of Blackletter scripts, how to distinguish the nuanced differences between each of them, and how they came to be historically after centuries...
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