Christmas is a time for classic ghost stories 馃槉
Anke
and 2 others
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So fountain pen ink, which has to be thin so as not to clog the workings of the pen, is formulated differently from India ink (like what you use for calligraphy with a dip pen and nib), which has binders that make it a tiny bit thicker and, when dry, more permanent. In my experience, at least, fountain pen ink doesn't work as well for dip pens and in some cases doesn't work at all, as it flows out too much and bleeds and feathers on paper that would otherwise be suitable.
This made me very sad, as there is a far wider range of fountain pen inks. So I got a bottle of gum arabic, a traditional paint binder made from tree sap, and adding just a drop to a little bit of fountain pen ink makes it much more tractable!
A nice side effect is that it makes the sheen in sheening ink really pop.
Today's #calligraphy practice. Hunt 101 with India ink. Not my best but regular practice is necessary to not suck.
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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A recently finished commission ^.^
So fountain pen ink, which has to be thin so as not to clog the workings of the pen, is formulated differently from India ink (like what you use for calligraphy with a dip pen and nib), which has binders that make it a tiny bit thicker and, when dry, more permanent. In my experience, at least, fountain pen ink doesn't work as well for dip pens and in some cases doesn't work at all, as it flows out too much and bleeds and feathers on paper that would otherwise be suitable.
This made me very sad, as there is a far wider range of fountain pen inks. So I got a bottle of gum arabic, a traditional paint binder made from tree sap, and adding just a drop to a little bit of fountain pen ink makes it much more tractable!
A nice side effect is that it makes the sheen in sheening ink really pop.
A recently finished commission ^.^
check out the wonderful flourish animals from this 17th-century copy book!
(plus some renderings of Ashkenazi and Sephardi cursive ["running hand"] which look rather like they were copied by someone who doesn't know Hebrew, like those medieval manuscripts with weird-looking lions. The regular Hebrew alphabet is fine though)
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Little commission finished :)
A5 size cardstock with metallic and archival inks.
You can commission something like this starting from 拢25 here: https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/commissions ^.^
Close up angled shot showing the metallic paint in the border, and a slight gold shimmer in the green text
'What if it all goes right?' calligraphed in green ink, blackletter script, decorated with a border of colourful leaves, vines, and flowers twirling around a gold bar
Alex, the Hearth Fire
and 1 other
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A5 size on cardstock with brown ink (it's not quite as red as it looks here) and gold highlights.
拢20, postage is 拢2 UK, 拢3 Europe, 拢5 elsewhere. Message me to buy it :)
Angled shot showing the gold ink catching the light
'I'm trying, but I'm very tired...' calligraphed in brown ink in blackletter script. The ink on the last 'd' of 'tired' and the first dot of the ellipsis is smudged, and there are ink splatters all over the page. There's a border of swirling vines with gold-flecked leaves in the bottom left and right corners extending up and across the page and ending in straight lines across the top.
Anke
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Better daylight pics, and prints now available!
Matt-finish prints: https://ko-fi.com/s/6e2265d683
t's A4 size, 拢150 if you want it, postage is free in the UK, 拢5 Europe and 拢8 everywhere else. Message me to adopt the original 
#MastoArt #Calligraphy #Illumination #MementoMori #FediGiftShop #ArtForSale #OriginalArt
Another angled view with focus on the bottom.
Angled view showing the gold highlight lines, and iridescent pearl on the lilies, catching the light.
Close up on the raven skull centerpiece. The skull is shaded to look 3D, the grey knotwork around it is shaded to look like cracked stone, the entire circle piece has shading that makes it look raised from the paper, and the columns of patterns extending up and down are shaded to look like 3D engraving.
A hand-drawn black ink artwork in a gothic thick black frame.
The words 'We're dying to live' and 'We're living to die' are calligraphed in black ink Blackletter script in boxes at the top and bottom. There's a central circle that has a raven skull surrounded by vines and lily flowers against a black background, set inside a ring of Celtic knotwork coloured in cool grey to look like cracked stone. There are detailed columns of repeating patterns extending up and down from the circle, and two strips of warm-grey coloured stone celtic knotwork down both outer edges that entwine around tiny skulls. There's gold highlight edging throughout.
Better daylight pics, and prints now available!
Matt-finish prints: https://ko-fi.com/s/6e2265d683
t's A4 size, 拢150 if you want it, postage is free in the UK, 拢5 Europe and 拢8 everywhere else. Message me to adopt the original
#MastoArt #Calligraphy #Illumination #MementoMori #FediGiftShop #ArtForSale #OriginalArt
Another angled view with focus on the bottom.
Angled view showing the gold highlight lines, and iridescent pearl on the lilies, catching the light.
Close up on the raven skull centerpiece. The skull is shaded to look 3D, the grey knotwork around it is shaded to look like cracked stone, the entire circle piece has shading that makes it look raised from the paper, and the columns of patterns extending up and down are shaded to look like 3D engraving.
A hand-drawn black ink artwork in a gothic thick black frame.
The words 'We're dying to live' and 'We're living to die' are calligraphed in black ink Blackletter script in boxes at the top and bottom. There's a central circle that has a raven skull surrounded by vines and lily flowers against a black background, set inside a ring of Celtic knotwork coloured in cool grey to look like cracked stone. There are detailed columns of repeating patterns extending up and down from the circle, and two strips of warm-grey coloured stone celtic knotwork down both outer edges that entwine around tiny skulls. There's gold highlight edging throughout.
Little commission finished :)
A5 size cardstock with metallic and archival inks.
You can commission something like this starting from 拢25 here: https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/commissions ^.^
Close up angled shot showing the metallic paint in the border, and a slight gold shimmer in the green text
'What if it all goes right?' calligraphed in green ink, blackletter script, decorated with a border of colourful leaves, vines, and flowers twirling around a gold bar
P.S. best worst lines from tonight's #Monsterdon get elegantly rendered in my best copperplate calligraphy, go
update
calligraphy practice: this George Bickham copybook
real "nailed it" vibe to some of my copies, but I'm getting there.
if i get sent back to the 18th century and have to make a living writing busine趴s letters, I am 趴o fucking 趴et
A5 size on cardstock with brown ink (it's not quite as red as it looks here) and gold highlights.
拢20, postage is 拢2 UK, 拢3 Europe, 拢5 elsewhere. Message me to buy it :)
Angled shot showing the gold ink catching the light
'I'm trying, but I'm very tired...' calligraphed in brown ink in blackletter script. The ink on the last 'd' of 'tired' and the first dot of the ellipsis is smudged, and there are ink splatters all over the page. There's a border of swirling vines with gold-flecked leaves in the bottom left and right corners extending up and across the page and ending in straight lines across the top.
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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I've opened commissions on my Ko-Fi shop for a specific style of illuminated calligraphy:
https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/commissions
Get an illuminated quote with a colour border and gold highlights, with or without an ornamental first letter, starting from 拢25GBP - and for one week, enter code ILLUMINATEME at checkout (or order via this link: https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/link/ILLUMINATEME ) to get 10% off commissions \o/
'Punch Nazis' calligraphed in gold ink blackletter script, surrounded by a metallic pink bar across the left, top, and bottom, that becomes delicate swirling vines with green leaves and pink flowers on the right-hand side.
'Twas the tism, my lord' calligraphed in insular script and decorated with an ornamental first letter in blue and gold, with a border of swirling vines extending down the left and across the bottom, framing the text.
I've opened commissions on my Ko-Fi shop for a specific style of illuminated calligraphy:
https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/commissions
Get an illuminated quote with a colour border and gold highlights, with or without an ornamental first letter, starting from 拢25GBP - and for one week, enter code ILLUMINATEME at checkout (or order via this link: https://ko-fi.com/welshpixie/link/ILLUMINATEME ) to get 10% off commissions \o/
'Punch Nazis' calligraphed in gold ink blackletter script, surrounded by a metallic pink bar across the left, top, and bottom, that becomes delicate swirling vines with green leaves and pink flowers on the right-hand side.
'Twas the tism, my lord' calligraphed in insular script and decorated with an ornamental first letter in blue and gold, with a border of swirling vines extending down the left and across the bottom, framing the text.