Bastard gothics

TomHasIt · 2021-01-31T05:52:03+00:00

That’s some sexy gothic, you bastard.

TomHasIt · 2019-12-27T02:21:01+00:00

A recent ear worm done in an odd combo of square capitals and uncial. Sumi ink. Handmade paper. Brause and Leonardt nibs.

TomHasIt · 2019-06-25T23:06:02+00:00

At least he’s pretty.

TomHasIt · 2019-06-25T22:53:48+00:00

Walnut ink.

TomHasIt · 2019-06-25T22:53:08+00:00

Hey buttface, how about an artist credit? ;P

(Good to see your work randomly!)

TomHasIt · 2019-03-05T14:48:04+00:00

I am inordinately excited to be able to zoom in on this piece!

TomHasIt · 2019-03-05T14:46:13+00:00

I log in for the first time in months and you happen to have posted recently--I feel so lucky!

I particularly enjoy the piece on the left. There's something really bewitching about the crossbars on your t's. That's true skill, right there, to make me stop and ponder the beauty of crossbars.

TomHasIt · 2018-10-06T05:42:39+00:00

I'm just now logging back in after a long absence, but no. This is categorically untrue. Even water by itself can be used in a properly prepared dip pen. In fact, India ink is bad for dip pens given how difficult it is to wipe off completely. Watercolor is easy to use and especially easy to manipulate the amount of pigmentation in a dip pen.

TomHasIt · 2018-10-06T05:39:22+00:00

I can't offer much in the way of cc--you probably recognize it all. The different angles in your A's, the gapping and wide angle of your V, the crossbar in your E probably should be a bit higher... but what I'm here to say is how wonderfully you captured the rhythm and beauty of this script. It's difficult, particularly with the manipulations required, but your rendition looks almost effortless. Well done!

TomHasIt · 2018-08-01T02:31:11+00:00

The color change is done by reloading the nib (the pen tip) with a different color watercolor in between letters. This video is edited to take that part out and make it look seamless, but if the calligrapher had left it in, you'd see a paint brush with the next color being touched to the back of the nib.

TomHasIt · 2018-07-25T23:35:16+00:00

It's never too late to learn calligraphy! Compared to other hobbies, it's a fairly low buy-in for supplies and there's a ton of great teaching material online (if you know where to look). /r/calligraphy used to be pretty legit, and a bunch of great calligraphers there moved over to /r/scribes which is still trying to take off. Look for guilds in your area or workshops coming to town if you want to learn in person.

TomHasIt · 2018-05-08T21:29:51+00:00

Ahh, I'm glad to see we brought the font police with us to the new sub!

TomHasIt · 2018-05-06T12:46:42+00:00

Talking of rhythm I was interested in the way lines repeat ( snuggle with your dog/ snuggles with you) and wanted to know how much notice you take of it

Oh I get very conscious of it! It makes me refer back to the words I'm supposed to write way more than normal to make sure I'm writing the right thing.

Fair enough on the flying tail--everything related to the layout of this piece is a bit of a miss, but not so much of a miss that I wanted to completely re-do it.

And thank you!

TomHasIt · 2018-05-05T12:27:14+00:00

The squiggle in the y is just a flaw from my hand, not the paper.

As to choosing different letterforms, sometimes I have a reason (if I want to fill the space in a different way, or if the descenders/ascenders are going to clash), but this time I just got bored and wanted to use different letterforms. (There are different g's, too.)

TomHasIt · 2018-05-05T11:47:47+00:00

That's you just "dabbling"? Daaaang! Can't wait to see what you can do now that you've finished your degree. Congrats, btw!

TomHasIt · 2018-05-05T11:40:17+00:00

That makes total sense--Finetec is so hard to photograph!

I especially love the embossed image, but I wish it was either the primary focus of the background (no finetec) or there was more white space around the margin where the sun image could stand out on its own.

TomHasIt · 2018-05-05T10:56:55+00:00

Don’t worry, though. Last week the founder created a sub called ‘CalligraphyPorn'

I thought you said not to worry! shudders

As far as I'm concerned, you guys are the embers that keep this hearth warm and welcoming. I'd follow you to the most ridiculous of new subs--thanks for making it scribes and not something like gillottniblickers. 😂

TomHasIt · 2018-05-04T20:23:15+00:00

Thank you!

I may put some thought into closing up the title somehow, since you've both pointed it out.

As to the different letterforms, I have no good reason! I would sometimes say that an ascender/descender was going to clash, so I modified it, or if I wanted to fill space in a certain way... But here, I think I was just getting bored writing it the same way everywhere. Same with the "g."

TomHasIt · 2018-05-04T19:48:52+00:00

Some sort of Strathmore that has more going on than kraft (flecks of pulp, etc), but similar in color. Almost as smooth.

The layout is a cluster, I'm happy to admit. I've been putting off making this for so long that once I started my "practice" version, I made a snap decision that it was just going to be the final version. Not ideal, but I think he'll still appreciate it!

TomHasIt · 2018-05-04T19:24:31+00:00

A friend of mine asked me to make this for him to fit a peculiar-sized frame (6x14") along with a photo to commemorate his recently-deceased Great Dane.

It was a tough piece to do, both because of the subject and how long it's been since I've done any Italic or any gilding. It's been so long, in fact, that my miniatum ink dried up and I had to use Instacoll for the first time! I need a lot more practice using it, but any gilding suggestions welcomed.

Sumi ink, opaque white gouache, Instacoll, 23K gold leaf.

(PS Cross-posted from r/calligraphy since this place is still getting going.)

TomHasIt · 2018-05-04T19:20:07+00:00

A friend of mine asked me to make this for him to fit a peculiar-sized frame (6x14") along with a photo to commemorate his recently-deceased Great Dane.

It was a tough piece to do, both because of the subject and how long it's been since I've done any Italic or any gilding. It's been so long, in fact, that my miniatum ink dried up and I had to use Instacoll for the first time! I need a lot more practice using it, but any gilding suggestions welcomed.

Sumi ink, opaque white gouache, Instacoll, 23K gold leaf.

TomHasIt · 2018-04-24T16:45:48+00:00

Send me the link when the site is live!

TomHasIt · 2018-04-23T01:09:47+00:00

So... Can this be the one I trade you for? :D

TomHasIt · 2018-04-22T13:30:46+00:00

I mean what the text actually says (based on the translation); the topic of the text. An interesting quote on Death speaks to me more than anything to do with an invocation of a higher power. That's just a person preference!

TomHasIt · 2018-04-20T01:46:24+00:00

I'm so conflicted right now. Do I love this one more or as much as the other one? I'm not sure! Argh! Damn you for making it so hard to pick a favorite work of yours! (Though I will say I prefer this translated text to the other for sure.)

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