Calligraphy
One of the things my school never taught me was writing in cursive. As of now, I am good at it, but when the word “calligraphy” was brought up in class in college, I was all hooked.
Using different speedball nibs for writing your name in practice or simply writing what you felt was amazing to do. Like to thank one of my printmaking teachers, Stephanie Smith, for talking about it my first time in her class nearly three years ago. The use of calligraphy has been used for many different ways and purposes. People can either make their name look much nicer on a big sheet of paper for certain events, introductions, etc, design it onto their new business cards, or write a letter to a loved one. Many companies have had certain calligraphy works or a font vectorized and plastered onto the side of their buildings or individuals would hand out flyers with the main header in a hand-brushed calligraphy style. Calligraphy should be generally practiced daily if you are pursuing a certain style or want to have that practice in your life.
Learning the history of calligraphy is important for those who want to learn from its roots. Deriving about 600 BC in Rome. There are many examples of calligraphy in all parts of the world like Chinese writing with the use of brushes with ink, or documents with amazing styles of writing. Colonial settlers used cursive writing in their own letters, documents, and even official papers that were being held in vaults or displayed in museums. Examples of people’s certain writing styles and tools could be taken into account to your own practice of calligraphy
In today’s society, the use of calligraphy has been used in a digital setting more than in the traditional way. There are websites that generally ask for you to choose a style of calligraphy for someone you want printed, painted, etc. Many websites I have been to have had their title in a style that I can not match to any font, making me assume that it was digitally written in a style that best suited the website’s structure. Looking at all these examples, it is good to consider what you can use or improve on throughout the practice of calligraphy.
I am an artist who generally is into studio art. My main focuses are illustration, painting, and sequential art, and employed currently for vectorized logo designs, but I think I am willing to practice calligraphy in my studies for a while. It is important to practice the style of calligraphy, along with studying its anatomy to better perform clearer writing and a unique style.