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Pinstriping wizard Bob Weisgerber demonstrates the relaxed looping strokes needed for a roundhand font. His right hand is resting on a mahl stick most of the time. (Direct link to YouTube)
Very cool, and instructional too (e.g., fat strokes down, thin strokes up). This reminds me, though, that as a lefty, I still haven't found a good approach to calligraphy. Sigh...
James, thank you for such an excellent, interesting and informative blog. Just incidentally I'm teaching myself copperplate script and beyond, so I'm loving these posts.
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Very cool, and instructional too (e.g., fat strokes down, thin strokes up). This reminds me, though, that as a lefty, I still haven't found a good approach to calligraphy. Sigh...
James, thank you for such an excellent, interesting and informative blog. Just incidentally I'm teaching myself copperplate script and beyond, so I'm loving these posts.
I could watch that all day. It's totally captivating.
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