Blending colors is so much fun! Blending also allows you to bring more color into your work, and experiment with various color pairings. This is great news especially for someone like me, who often gravitates toward using only one color in an entire piece. I am surprisingly not creative (or brave?) enough to use multiple colorsContinueContinue reading “How to blend with the Tombow blending palette and dual brush pens”
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How to apply pressure when creating brush calligraphy
When it comes to brush calligraphy, it’s important to really understand what is meant by “pressure.” Many tutorials and tips (mine included) emphasize the use of varying amounts of pressure, but what exactly is pressure? How do you create it? How do you control it? Can you apply the wrong pressure? What is pressure? Pressure isContinueContinue reading “How to apply pressure when creating brush calligraphy”
Tips for improving your brush calligraphy: Thin and thick stroke drills
I get it. You see calligraphy everywhere. There are amazing, talented artists and they seem to just write with ease. You wonder how on earth you will get there. Despite any artistic abilities, you must practice in order to improve. And not just any practice. But a deliberate practice. How can you deliberately practice? You can breakContinueContinue reading “Tips for improving your brush calligraphy: Thin and thick stroke drills”
Pieces Calligraphy 