Hi AR, thanks for your question. I did quite a bit of trial and error with a pencil designing the style of the letter A and then the scrollwork around and through it. I looked at lots of photos of similar styles to get ideas, but in the end I needed to make the curves look right with my design. When I did the final penwork, I followed my pencil lines and then erased the pencil after the ink dried and cured. It was quite a long process, but I learned a lot about where to place ovals vs circles, watching videos of calligraphers who do flourishing. Hope this helps!
Yes - I've lately been very happy using a Micron pen by PIGMA. These become waterproof after the ink has dried and set (typically after about 2 hours). If you're interested in seeing a funny "save" of a project using Sumi ink, watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/evXAWzjE5EA/v-deo.html
@@joannemayarts6765 Thank you very much for your kind answer. I search for the speedball calligraphy ink and it is waterproof or so they say. I know the Micron pens. But i like to use pen nibs and all that for calligraphy . This new interest fit me very well as i paint mostly watercolor. So i can wait for my order to arrive. I'm currently using a cheap national brand (México) Wich is useless . I'll watch your recommended video ;) Love your work.
absolutely beautiful work!
Thank you!
Impressive. Very nice.
Thank you for your comment!
So beautiful art work
Thanks so much!
lovely lovely work thank you for sharing do you have a video showing how you put on the gold for the A
Yes - thank you for your nice message! Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/GA1_Q8T0jZ8/v-deo.html
How do you go about designing the scroll work so the roundness is uniform and cohesive with the other scrolls? Is it impromptu or mapped out?
Hi AR, thanks for your question. I did quite a bit of trial and error with a pencil designing the style of the letter A and then the scrollwork around and through it. I looked at lots of photos of similar styles to get ideas, but in the end I needed to make the curves look right with my design. When I did the final penwork, I followed my pencil lines and then erased the pencil after the ink dried and cured. It was quite a long process, but I learned a lot about where to place ovals vs circles, watching videos of calligraphers who do flourishing. Hope this helps!
How scary to go to all that magnificent artwork with a bleeding ink. Wich waterproof ink would you recommend? Just a newbie here.
Yes - I've lately been very happy using a Micron pen by PIGMA. These become waterproof after the ink has dried and set (typically after about 2 hours). If you're interested in seeing a funny "save" of a project using Sumi ink, watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/evXAWzjE5EA/v-deo.html
@@joannemayarts6765 Thank you very much for your kind answer. I search for the speedball calligraphy ink and it is waterproof or so they say. I know the Micron pens. But i like to use pen nibs and all that for calligraphy . This new interest fit me very well as i paint mostly watercolor. So i can wait for my order to arrive. I'm currently using a cheap national brand (México) Wich is useless . I'll watch your recommended video ;) Love your work.