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BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY 101 PART 6: HOW TO WRITE THE UPPERCASE ALPHABET USING YOUR BRUSH PEN

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On How to Write Lowercase Letters using Brush Pen , we group the letters based on the first stroke, the oval group, curve group, ascender loop group descender loop group and the special group. You can check the tutorial here if you want to check it out again. This time I will teach you how I write the Uppercase letters using brush pen.   But unlike the previous tutorial on lowercase letters that I used templates, in this tutorial I will use videos. The reason behind is teaching Uppercase Letters is more complicated than lowercase letters. Per video is   composed of three(3) letters for you to review the video easily. I usually used combination of print and cursive letters in uppercase letters. Some letters are stylish in Cursive and some in print. Depending on your preference any will do.  I will also provide other brush lettering variants   in the future post. So lets get started. Feel free to share this post to your friends. Keep writing! Uppercase

CALLIGRAPHY GUIDELINES GENERATOR

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Tired of making your own calligraphy guidelines sheets? or you need to customized the practice sheets you have downloaded but don't know how. Well, you are in the right place. I have collected the most recommended Calligraphy Guidelines Generator that will suit all of your needs either in Copperplate, Spencerian, Italics, Gothic and more. All you have to do is to input your requirements like the x-height, ascender height, descender height and slant angle. You can also print it depending on your available paper size. Without further ado, let's get started.

5 COMMON BEGINNER CALLIGRAPHY MISTAKES

“ Learn the rules like a pro , so you can break them  like  an artist” - Pablo Picasso. Are you new to calligraphy? Have you ever wondered how experience calligraphers do their beautiful work of art?  Have you ever tried doing what they do yet end up being frustrated and near to giving up? My friend, you are not alone. Most if us, if not everyone have experience this beginner dilemma. To help you out,  I am listing below the five (5) common mistakes and misconceptions of aspiring calligraphers and how to deal with it. Warning: It might hurt you a little bit =)