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@tombowusa Fudenosuke soft tip

I must admit today my creativity wanted a day off. I also must admit that I don't practice my calligraphy drills at all anymore. 😔 But this is the last time @thehappyevercrafter is running a live semester so I wanted to participate when I can. I tried using the @tombowusa Fudenosuke with the soft tip this time. I almost never use it. The hard tip is what I initially learned with and I don't have any problems using it. But the soft tip felt like the challenge I needed today. What do you think? Can you tell a difference from (the blue page) 2021 to today? I feel like they look mostly the same but I know how stressed I was the first time I learned and this time was a lot smoother and easier.

I've wanted to learn calligraphy for a long time. So long, in fact, that the popular style has changed in the interim. I'm learning that loose, loopy script people use now. In many ways I DETEST it because some words are difficult to read easily. However, I like being able to do what is in style for people if they want it. So, I'm taking a free online class from @thehappyevercrafter. This was day 1. I opted for the tracing paper method so I could keep the booklets I printed in nice condition for further practice (and I need it). It never occurred to me to use tracing paper until I watched one of the class videos. I have a nifty phone bracket I use to give my hands a break, shoot video, and hold the phone up for viewing references and videos. #showmeyourdrills #smyd #calligraphy #lettering #thehappyevercrafter #brushpen #illustratorsoninstagram #illustrationartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CFzeoZgF-gR/?igshid=5t34hntyytmb

no sweat sweetheart 😙❤️

aww, thanks! this one in particular has been getting a lot of notes lately and so many ppl are tagging w nice things it makes me so happy im so glad ppl appreciate them!