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Ronde continued. The combination of paper, ink and nib was not optimal, as you can see – the hairlines are pretty thick even if I was using a very fine nib (a Hunt 22 EF). – But I'm kind of stubborn, and went on with this pretty shade of Periwinkle Blue from @zillerinks which looks so fresh on black paper. Btw I ordered some of @pascribe’s black and grey lined calligraphy pads from @scribblerscalligraphy, I’m very curious how these will differ from the paper I used here! (No affiliate links, I just share the information of what materials I use and where I get it …) :: #calligraphy #kalligraphie #kalligrafie #caligrafia #calligrafriends #ronde #frenchronde #calligralove #rundschrift #learningcalligraphy #kalligrafielernen #historicalscripts #calligraphypractice #zillersink #periwinkleblue #lightblue #blueandblack #blackpaper #flourishforum #federflugcalligraphy https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbk4JNAKlu/?igshid=16jshzz3hzgwt

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More versions of »ß« to come! And to make this more interesting for those of you who’ll never write that weird letter, I’ve added some flourishes that you can use basically with every letter that has a descender. The good thing about descender flourishes is that you can write them more spontaniously because they flow just on from the downstroke. Ascender flourishes often feel a bit more forced and complicated to me – they need more planning and concentration … Btw the first version is a ligature of long and short s, how it is used also in Antiqua fonts, the second is a more cursive version – like a mix between the Kurrent-ß and the Antiqua-inspired one. :: Hier ein paar weitere Beispiele des „ß“, und wie man es verzieren kann. Einen schönen Sonntagabend wünsche ich allen! :: #calligraphy #kalligrafie #kalligraphie #caligrafia #ß #flourishes #flourished #copperplate #englischeschreibschrift #ligature #typographyinspired #blue #blueink #zillersink #flourishforum #federflugcalligraphy https://www.instagram.com/p/B0eG8qSF1oa/?igshid=1p1fadu4qdqy7

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Now is that gold?? It’s fun to start working with these golden envelopes! Advert said they were used for Oscar invitations 😀! I have no idea if that’s true, but they are surely glamorous. It wasn’t easy to find an ink though that they take well – Ziller’s Glossy Black seems to work fine.

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How to correct spelling mistakes, when there is not one spare envelope … only recommended for private correspondence though!! (Here you can also see the very fine structure of the paper a bit)

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Work in progress with some more illustrative flourishing … with a Rose nib and a UniqueObliques penholder.

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Wrapping up an ink sample for a colleague in graphic design and lettering – I hope it arrives safely!

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It’s raining ink … a sheet with beginning strokes (to avoid blots in the first downstroke) that I always keep beside me.

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An envelope I wrote to an estimated new pen pal!

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More coral envelope addressing …

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More snailmail to a friend far, far away …

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Different inks on a paper I want to use for a project – the Rohrer & Klingner feathers, and the Ivory's nearly invisible, but that could be nice for some background or frame flourishes!

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Birthday greetings for my nephew I made last week.