#copplerplate

All the blacks! Each one is unique and all of them look lovely on this G Lalo stationery 🖤🖤 I've been having trouble with my McCaffery's though, two bottles in a row now are growing things like crazy and even after scooping the goop out, they just aren't oxidizing to black, I guess I'll just reserve it for when I'm going for brown :/ I did a bad job on the consistency on that lunar black watercolor too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The script is based on a font called Allyson that combines the flattened lozenge terminals I used on a recent client piece with the inverted curve entry strokes I like to do, and a Spencerian styled set of lowercase letterforms. I happened across it yesterday and had one of those "Oh! That has all the things I love moments" 😊

I finally finished this diptych last week, just in time to have it ready for hanging😬. I'm pretty happy with it I think. If you're in Chicago, you can see it in person this Sunday at the opening reception for my two person show with @karenazarnia. We'll be there 2-4pm at 2233 Throop St in the Mana Contemporary space #607.

All the envelopes! I love how these complimentary sets came out, especially the inner envelopes. The grey ink is from Ziller, the white ink is bleed proof white.

I was digging through old practice and scratch sheets and found this alphabet I was playing with combining Italic letter forms with copperplate and pointed pen techniques. Something about the compressed ascender space really appeals to me

If you don't already follow @handletteredABCs on Instagram, you should definitely check them out. It's a great supportive community for feedback on your calligraphy letterforms