#copperplate script

I think you sent me a double!

As a bonus: most people see copperplate calligraphy and think it's just regular cursive, but calligraphy is generally "drawn" rather than written. Each letter is made up of strokes that are carefully placed, which means the pen is lifted after each stroke. For example, lowercase 'e' is written in two strokes. Some like 'S' are written in one, though you have to be precise about angle and thickness (thin on the upstroke, thick on the down). It's a finicky form, and you spend a lot of time just getting the dip/ink right, and making pages of marks for muscle memory, but when you can pull it off it feels soooooo good!

Sixth entry into my book! This is how I wrote it! 😉 Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it is the ocean - Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Master