Learn Beautiful Letterforms Step by Step
Core techniques explained one at a time: how to hold the pen, control pressure, keep a steady pen angle, and hold a consistent slant.
4 tutorials published
Slant is the lean of your downstrokes from the baseline. Learn how to choose one, rule slant lines, rotate the paper, and check that stems, ovals and loops all lean the same way.
Why a broad-edge pen makes thick and thin lines without pressure, what pen angle means, two quick checks to confirm yours, and how to hold it steady through curves.
What pressure does to a nib or brush tip, three pressure levels to practice, and three exercises for smooth transitions and downstrokes that match in width.
Common starting points for grip, sitting position and paper placement in calligraphy, offered as options to try and adjust, with notes for left-handed writers.
