Old Roman Cursive means
capital letters and New Roman Cursive means lowercase letters. The new cursive Roman style is easer to read
than the old styles versions.
Starting To Write Roman and Foundation Hand Calligraphy
Set yourself up with a firm,
hard resting board to lean your work on.
Use smooth paper such as cartridge paper. Using about 2 sheets will give the surface a softer, cushioned
surface when you write. Secure the
sheets of paper with 2 bulldog clips or masking tape. Draw some faint guidelines with a hard, sharpened pencil, using a
ruler and a set-square.
Once you are set up,
practice writing the uppercase letters with either a pencil or calligraphy
pen. Hold the nib at about a 30ยบ angle
and keep it constant and steady. Be careful
not to press too hard on the paper.
Once you are happy with the
capital letters, move onto practicing writing lowercase letters. Keep practising and don’t worry if you
letters look scrawly or clumsy, if you keep practicing, you will begin to get
better results. Keep the pen movements
smooth, especially with the rounded letterforms.
Try to space the letters
evenly, not too close together or far apart.
You will find that this will get easier with practice.
Remember that the serifs
displayed at the bottom of the capital letters are typical structures of the
Roman style calligraphy. Try to add
them at the bottom of each uppercase letter to enhance the Roman font look.
A broad nibbed calligraphy
pen can give effective and pleasing results.
Once you have mastered
writing the Roman styles, you can move on to other, more complex styles of
calligraphy writing, such as Gothic or Italic writing.
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Experimenting With Broad Letters
Simple letterforms are great
for adding a personal touch to Roman writing.
For example, using colors and washes.
You can use the 2-pencil technique to produce very broad looking letters
and then you can use color pencils, pastels, chalk or watercolor washes to
paint between the outlines of the letters.
This technique is great for producing posters and flyers or
banners. You can then experiment with
shadows and 3 dimensional letters by drawing a faint outline of the letterforms
beneath each letter.
A simple calligraphy project
A simple calligraphy project
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