5 basic strokes for calligraphy
As many of you know, calligraphy is a well known visual art related to lettering. It is a masterpiece from a simple handwriting. It is used for designing invitation cards like weddings, birthdays, etc.
Now that you know what calligraphy is, get your materials ready and I’ll show you now the basic strokes for calligraphy
I’m going to use a pluspen (from miniso) and a small journal notebook as my paper in demonstrating the strokes of calligraphy
Here are the strokes that I’m gonna show you:
I know that lots of newbies are having a hard time doing the up stroke, but that’s okay. Even though your up stroke is a little bit shaky you can improve it by practicing it. I’ve been there, as well as the other who are good at calligraphy.
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TIP: Hold your pen 45 degrees inclined and make an up stroke with light pressure. This is the thin part of your lettering.
This stroke will be an easy one. This was one of my favorites strokes. And this is the really basic stroke. Don’t be afraid that your down stroke is too thick. Thick stroke may possibly result a good calligraphy.
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TIP: Use more pressure when doing a down stroke. It is the thick part of your lettering.
This is similiar to curve under but this one will a be the opposite of the curve under. It will start out as up and the curve down stroke.
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This stroke will be like a letter U or V in lowercase form. It will start out as down and then curve up stroke. This might be a complex one.
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This stroke will be a little bit hard. It is a mix of curve over and curve under stroke. Start with a curve over transitioning to curve under stroke. Up stroke first, then down and then up again.
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And that’s all for now. I hope that these 5 basic strokes that I have shown helped you improve your lettering. Just remember, up strokes are less pressure and then the down strokes are more pressure. Just keep practicing and you'll achieve your goal in calligraphy. Also, try doing the 30 day challenge like HappyLetteringChallenge to see the results of your improvements on lettering.
