I can’t believe how many times I had to write this to get even somewhat happy with it! This was AT LEAST attempt #23, using different tools, different styles.
Calligraphy brings my perfectionist gremlins out like nothing else! ?

Thankfully, I’ve learned some gremlin-whispering techniques, otherwise I’d NEVER POST ANYTHING!
Repost from @calligraphyhowto
Pen: Pentel Fude Touch Sign

Paper: Rhodia Dot Pad

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Repost from @calligraphyhowto — This J. Herbin Encre Violette Pensée is so luscious to write with, I didn’t even realize I was spelling it wrong! ? Well, it’s somebody’s name, so I’ll just count this as a #writeaname video. (Check out the most recent name video on my @calligraphyhowto IG account to find out how to get YOUR name in calligraphy. ?) This video is 2x speed (formal—or formal-like—pointed pen scripts are SLOW!) Pen: Brause 66EF in an oblique holder

Ink: J. Herbin Encre Violette Pensée
Paper: Rhodia Dot Pad
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Repost from @calligraphyhowto, where I share all calligraphy, all the time.

Shown at double speed (pointed pen scripts are SLOW!) Pen: Leonardt EF Principal nib in oblique holder

Ink: Daler-Rowney Pearlescent Ink in White Pearl (it’s sparklier than it appears here)

These Pearlescent colors are so nice to write with! They tend just a tad to the wet side, so watch for blobbing (you can see how the ink flowed just a little too fast at the end of the “l” and the second “c”) Hop over to my @calligraphyhowto Instagram account and leave a comment on my latest name video and you might get YOUR name in calligraphy, too!

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#Reposting @calligraphyhowto with @instarepost_app — For @pdbradshaw, with thanks to @jodeesturm for tagging you! ?

@mytcr8tiv asked if I’d try Dr. Ph. Martin’s Copperplate Gold (Iridescent Calligraphy Colors), so that’s what I used here.

Not nearly as exciting when wet—it just looks brown—though it does get more glittery when it dries. A bit watery for my liking, but that could also be because my jar is probably (gulp!) 20 years old!!! ?

Want me to write YOUR name in calligraphy? Enter the lottery pool!

1. Follow @calligraphyhowto on Instagram.

2. Leave a comment on the ORIGINAL post (at @calligraphyhowto on Instagram), and tag one or more friends. If I pick you, I’ll do your name AND your friends’, too! (Be sure to include your names!) And don’t forget to grab your FREE Brush Lettering Guides at http://bit.ly/1U0olPy! ?
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#Reposting @calligraphyhowto with @instarepost_app — @jodeesturm I hope you don’t mind my using a Pentel Fude Touch Sign. I know you love those Tombow Dual Brush Pens, but I felt like writing smaller today. ?
Want me to write YOUR name in calligraphy? Enter the lottery pool!

1. Follow @calligraphyhowto on Instagram.

2. Leave a comment on the ORIGINAL post (at @calligraphyhowto on Instagram), and tag one or more friends. If I pick you, I’ll do your name AND your friends’, too! (Be sure to include your names!) And don’t forget to grab your FREE Brush Lettering Guides at http://bit.ly/1U0olPy! ?
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