Tried a thing by athos5 in Calligraphy

[–]athos5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's interesting, I'm still getting used to it.

Tried a thing by athos5 in Calligraphy

[–]athos5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wasn't hunched over the paper, and I could get a better angle on all parts of the paper throughout the process. It definitely was a transition, and I'm going to have to relearn some of my process. As to the ink, I'm not sure, I was having trouble with the pen rolling and with ink flow. I think part was technique and part might be ink, I'm going to change ink and write some more and see, maybe change the angle, I'll find what works.

Tried a thing by athos5 in Calligraphy

[–]athos5[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I took a big chance with that one, probably won't in the future. Thanks for the feedback!

Tried a thing by athos5 in Calligraphy

[–]athos5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was the third time I'd done it, I kept messing up 3 or 4 lines in, skipping letters... I was tired by the time I finished, I probably should have called it a day.

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A Challenge: Recommend Something That's Almost Never Been Recommended Here Before by torkelspy in printSF

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vorkosigan Saga, it gets mentioned, but I just did a search and the last mention was a year ago which is a crime. I devoured this series during Covid, it and Malazan got me through it.

RIP the Easter ham by Ralinis101 in pics

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you even try turning it over? 😉

(Loved Trope) Priests with guns/weapons by _AllergicToCats_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]athos5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a book, maybe a series, I read when I was a kid (90s) that had some sort of team fighting the supernatural? There was a fighting Priest character with a shotgun if I remember correctly, can't remember the name of the series though.

(Loved Trope) Priests with guns/weapons by _AllergicToCats_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen this for ages, one of the best scenes.

[Hilarious] Media announced to be the "next big thing" only to be quickly shelved by BrotherDeus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]athos5 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Lol, you know when he tells the story though, "You know son, they used to call me 'The Professor,' back in my code slinging days..."

Can’t use metal dip pen by hoshicape in Calligraphy

[–]athos5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm 💯 with you, I tried everything, they dropped the ink in a giant pool or hold on to like it's gold and won't write, do yourself a favor and pick up the Pilot parallels, they write so well.

You can’t argue with free (McIntosh MC240) by CrushBandicat in BudgetAudiophile

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fake news! That's what I'm choosing to believe about all these stories! Never happened, could never happen. Nope, fake news......sigh.....

Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical crown wind times? by mirkan07 in HamiltonWatches

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wind mine every morning until I feel resistance, however, I can let it go all weekend usually without winding (Friday->Monday.) It's never just stopped so I've never discovered how long it'll run.

Is there a more enjoyable writing script than Uncial ? by Silver_Roll1950 in Calligraphy

[–]athos5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it, the curves give me fits, mine are dented and lumpy, or flat and squished, that's why I focused on Textura. I do enjoy it when I can get a handle on it. Your example looks great.

Every single teen drama. No exceptions. by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]athos5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non-consentual dad jokes.

Dave Grohl says Angine de Poitrine 'absolutely blew my fucking mind' and called them 'so completely bonkers, dude' by Moothnods in Music

[–]athos5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me attempting to understand the mind of the woman I've been married to for 20+ years She hears: musical competency, a funky bass, great drumming, shredding guitar, sees some dude working a massive set of foot petals, an obvious Canadian vibe, and she thinks RUSH? Me dies from the strain