May 9, 2025
I've discovered the secrets to not smearing my ink as a lefty. - Skip lines and come back to them later when dry. - Go incredibly slow and take breaks between lines. - Right lines Left to Right. ....I need better secrets, but for practicing my Rotunda majiscules (capitals) filling out pages at a glacial pace will suffice.
#calligraphy#lefty calligraphy#Blackletter#Rotunda#medieval#It's Spring so I'm in full Little Medieval Guy mode#Sitting in my little scriptorium (the dining room) with my fellow monks (my cat) listening to the rain fall.#I should do a page with my quills but I really need a better tilted board setup than propping my work surface up with a book#Specifically Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose#Just as they would have done in the 14th century.
