Learning italic - progress

[flaviocu]

As I already posted in my introduction thread, I'm currently working through Fred Eagers book on "The Italic Way to Beautiful Handwriting". If anyone cares, I'd like to post some show-offs of my progress. I know my work does nowhere compare to whatever else has been posted here, but I'm proud enough to post it anyway

Maybe someone likes to join in on the italic fun, I'd like to see some other works.

I'm currently at lesson 28, writing quotes in calligraphic and cursive italic, and I think I'll spend a few more pages on that before progressing to the next chapter.

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(sorry for the german)

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I know I have to work on the consistency of the slant and I made some spacing errors between words and sometimes between letters. Thanks for any other input.

[tandaina]

I adore italic nibs... My italic writing is however... non traditional. :P

[flaviocu]

I've only started using a italic nib about 3 months ago, but I'm already thinking about getting a fourth one.

I quite like the line variation and how sharp the edges look on a formal/crisp or firm formal italic nib compared to a stub, and I'm thinking about getting one of these (as seen on http://www.nibs.com/calligraphicwriting.htm) in the future. One last for today, I had to try out my new inks (Caran d'Ache Hypnotic Turqoise, it really is glowing on the paper, a great color, and Divine Pink, very wet, but also nice):

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And good night!

[9iron]

Very nicely done! Thanks for posting that link, I've been looking for a source for beginners books and necessities.

[Sham69]

it is wonderful writing.

[VertOlive]

88It looks like you've
steady progress if you wring was ordinary beforehand. Thank you for the instructional book resource!

[earthdawn]

Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing that with us..

really well done!

[Carole]

Thanks for posting, lovely work! Will be interested to hear what your next italic nib choices will be. I don't know if you've seen James Pickering's Calligraphy site, but he has samples of cursive italic for everyday handwriting. He used all kinds of pens, even non-italic nibs. Very inspiring.

[Norm Matthews]

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Here is an uncommon nib that is fun to use if you can find one. It's called a shadow nib. Sheaffer and Osmroid have made them for their pens in the past and I have seen a few old Esterbrook dip pens like this.

[flaviocu]

This shadow nib looks indeed great and fun to use. How and where did you find it?

[Norm Matthews]

Sorry for the first post. I thought I deleted it. I got the shadow nibs at auctions, flea markets and on ebay.

[Norm Matthews]

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Here is what split nibs look like

[Goldfish]

I've bought Sheaffer No-Nonsense Italic nib sets including a Shadow nib on eBay. Pendemonium also sells No-Nonsense and Osmiroid Shadow nibs. Look under Sheaffer No Nonsense and Pen Parts.

[AndyT]

There's a couple of shadow (or scroll) nibs for Manuscript fountain pens currently going for the princely sum of £4.25 per unit here, plus quite a few options for dipping, including Automatic Pens.

[kaisnowbird]

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Here is an uncommon nib that is fun to use if you can find one. It's called a shadow nib. Sheaffer and Osmroid have made them for their pens in the past and I have seen a few old Esterbrook dip pens like this.

Wooo, this is awesome! Serious nibbage, no doubt.

[Carole]

DIY Your own shadow: has anyone else tried this? Just to experiment with scroll nibs--and during boring meetings and classes--you can take a chisel-edge marker and just cut a notch in it (like the nibs pictured above)....And bob's your uncle, a fun nib.

[AndyT]

Or you can take a nick out of a carpenter's pencil.

[flaviocu]

New year, new pages. I keep making mistakes all over, I feel that I still have to concentrate too much on the lettering, and silly mistakes are made. Sorry for the sloppy work.

Left side is 3.5mm (doesn't really fit the 1.5mm nib) lines, "classic italic"; right side 5mm lines, "lightly flourished" italic. Slants are still a problem, but I'm working on it.

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Thanks for your interest...

[AndyT]

I'm impressed. Italic strikes me as very demanding.

[VertOlive]

Kudos for the steady work and updates. You've been an inspiration as I wait for my book Write Now and my dip pen to be delivered!