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Bound is Boatless Man

I saw this quote on the t-shirt of a friend last summer, whose father teaches how to build wooden boats at the WoodenBoat School in Maine. No joke. SO COOL. Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur (Bound is boatless man) is a Norwegian (Viking) expression. Awesome or what.

Below is my first illustration and calligraphy in Engrosser’s Script.

I made a larger painting for the BF for his 30th birthday. The quote was done by using a pointed pen and dipping in masking gum to write the words. Then I waited for it to dry, watercolor painted over it, and afterwards rubbed off the masking gum. Voilà!

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I've been really bad at posting on tumblr because I mostly focus on my Instagram account. A few days ago, I reached 100 followers! And while that doesn't make me IG famous, I am grateful to everyone who follows both on IG and on tumblr. Thank you thank you thank you! You can find me at https://www.instagram.com/janocalligraphy/

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I am believing this more and more each year.

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The baby gift I made for the son of my childhood friend. And some pine leaf doodles on the packaging.

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I saw this quote last week and immediately wanted to create an illustration of it. The quote is by Jarod Kintz in Seriously Delirious, but not at all Serious found on goodreads. Watercolor and calligraphy were the perfect mediums!

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Botanical Border

Work in progress. Planning to update this with my 2016 goals/habits written in calligraphy. I first started off with the Postman’s Knock’s “Kitchen Sink” watercolor leaves art. Then I continued and added my own -  I tried not to repeat any of the same leaves and actually it wasn’t that hard. Nature has such an abundance of variety.

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A personalized card as a note of encouragement to a child suffering from serious illness.

Send your note to:

Cards for Hospitalized Kids  6567 N. Olmsted  Chicago, IL 60631

Guidelines on how to write the cards here and more information about Connie Chen’s giveaway here.

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Some envelope art to contain this season’s greetings.

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A bit lopsided and more brown than gold, but something simple and festive as December has so quickly approached.

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Some addressing needed to adorn the art. Will need to apply extra postage ($0.22 for an extra oz. worth).

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Can’t believe it’s already December! Glad the whole Black Friday Cyber Monday thing is over. Let’s not make the holidays all about consuming, unless it’s being consumed by love!

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This quote is by Christopher Johnson McCandles, an American hitch-hiker and adventurer, whose story was portrayed in Into the Wild. When I think about family, friends who are practically family, and togetherness, I think about all the cherished moments, laughter, and joy that have taken place and have yet to take place. People and shared experiences are what true happiness rests upon. Portfolio: @janocalligraphy Calligraphy Submission by: pneuma.tumblr.com

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My submission to Scribe By Night’s recent calligraphy contest. First time using walnut ink and attempting ink splatter. Got a bit carried away with the latter.

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An easy first step to learning a calligraphy script is building muscle memory by tracing, using translucent tracing paper or a light box (I got mine on Amazon for only $45!)

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Following the awesome Lindsey Bugbee AKA the postman’s knock’s How to Draw Lace tutorial, spent a couple hours creating this custom envelope for my sister’s birthday note back in October. Upon receiving the envelope, she at first thought I bought it, and wondered how it was so customized to a 25-year-old little sister haha. Best compliment ever.

White ink is Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White. It’s thick so mix a bit of water into it and test out the best consistency for your nib.

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And this, explains how I’ve developed a passion for calligraphy, art, surfing, tennis, swimming, running, Ashtanga yoga, cooking, being in nature, traveling, and so much more.

Using the Heartwell font introduced by Teela Cunningham’s Skillshare course, Waterbrush Lettering Essentials, and my art deco font.

Using a cheap small round brush resulted in unclean letters, as the bristles would unevenly start falling out or come loose. Teela recommends using Aquash Water Brushes, which I just bought and agree they make for cleaner lettering, but only come in one size. Need to invest in nicer 0, 00, and 000 sized round brushes for smaller script.

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To-do Calligraphy & Art Projects

Finish (the amazing) Connie Chen’s Bettering Our Lettering Online Course by the first week of December. I would totally recommend this course for building a solid foundation for Engrosser’s Script.

No $ for Christmas presents so planning to send out as many handmade holiday cards as I can with brush lettering and dip ink calligraphy.

Improve on photoshop and illustrator skills for creating digital designs for wedding calligraphy.

Watercolor! Some trees, leaves, houses and shit. My friend Anita wants me to paint some nice trees we saw in a magazine (image below) for her dining room lol. Looking forward to testing this out. 

Make Jano Caligraphy more legit - semi-urgent steps are incorporate the business and create a logo. Order a cute embossed stamp from that logo.

Draw more with oblique/straight nib pen, such as the Bird + Koi from this blog post, and practice/incorporate flourishing.

All the Skillshare courses on sketching, painting, lettering, photography, etc. that I’ve saved. Message me if you want recommendations.

As always, so much to do, so little time. Just gotta make that time, just gotta show up.

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Putting a twist to “put a bird on it.” Maybe koi fish will become the next hipster icon ;)

I drew this in June 2015. I’ve been meaning to do more of these - ah, so many projects to work on! Next post for accountability - a to do list of projects in mind.