![]() Since I don’t want to contribute to the hype, here’s just a hint that there are also lesser known, very good nibs besides the famous »dream points«. ![]() Admittedly: Most of my favorite nibs are antique nibs, are no longer made, and prices have risen to astronomical heights in some cases in recent years due to the awakened interest in calligraphy. My usual answer is, it depends! Not every nib is suitable for every paper, not every ink works equally well on every paper. very often I’m also asked about the best nib holders, inks and papers. As this book belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive series, its permission-free illustrations may also be applied to a multitude of graphic arts and design purposes.What nib? – Regarding calligraphic pens aka nibsįew questions I get asked more often on Instagram or YouTube than this one about what nib(s) I use. With this unique manual and ample practice, you will help keep alive a glorious decorative art. Over 150 lovely examples of flourishes form in themselves a wonderful collection of ornate pictorial calligraphy. The approach is quaintly traditional, the results delightful. Frequent helpful hints encourage calligraphers to cultivate grace, harmony, and symmetry by means of diligence, patience, and perseverance. Complete instructions lead you from proper positioning and basic exercises to finished flourishes of increasing complexity. A good pen, this book, and practice are all you need to create your own magnificent swirls, delicately shaded curves, harmoniously crisscrossing lines, from which birds, rabbits, deer, ribbons, and other images gracefully emerge. With the charm of words like these, this pleasantly old-fashioned manual inculcates a fine art that has been virtually lost: the art of ornate pictorial calligraphy, or flourishing. Therefore see that the lines run nearly parallel or cross nearly at right angles. But as soon as some rival crosses the pathway, especially in a diagonal way, there is likely to be trouble in camp. As long as everything goes along smoothly, harmony prevails. From the Back Cover The law of harmony in flourishing is the same as in love. As this book belongs to the Dover Pictorial Archive series, its royalty-free illustrations may also be applied to a multitude of graphic arts and design purposes. ![]() Book Synopsis The law of harmony in flourishing is the same as in love. About the Book Complete instructions and examples help you create your own magnificent swirls, delicately shaded curves, harmoniously crisscrossing lines, from which birds, rabbits, deer, ribbons, and other objects gracefully emerge.
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