/r/ornamentalpenmanship
The "Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship", from 1850 to 1925, was a unique period in American calligraphic history. Beautiful penmanship was the rule of the day, and the flexible pointed pen was king.
The "Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship", from 1850 to 1925, was a unique period in American calligraphic history. Beautiful penmanship was the rule of the day, and the flexible pointed pen was king.
This subreddit is welcome to those interested to learn anything about Spencerian, Ornamental Penmanship or Business Penmanship. You may also know these by their other names: Palmer, Cursive or Joined-Up Writing.
Modern master penmen (1960 - current)
Past master penmen (1880 - 1959)
/r/ornamentalpenmanship
Hello, I'm new to reddit and new to Copperplate (years ago dabbled in calligraphy, but copperplate intimidated me). I bought a Bortoletti dip pen about 20 years ago in Venice as a souvenir. I've never used it, but now I would really love to. It's not oblique. Is there any kind of adapter or way to make this a good pen to work with for copperplate? I don't want to handicap myself from the get go.
My fiancee has been trying describe and ornament she wants of our wedding invitations to the person making them through a website. She is having a hard time because we can only communicate through DMs on the site.
Is there a name for a waved line, going up and down only 2 or 3 times, with 2 back slashes in the middle intersecting it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi I'm interested to dive deep into the subject of copperplate calligraphy, from the history to the modern tutorials. Before I start I would love to have some resources suggested. Thanks guys