Every once in a while, it’s therapeutic to go back to calligraphic lettering that’s more traditional! I’ve been focused on lettering that stretches the bounds of legibility. This commission took me back to my roots. Interestingly, I discovered that by stretching my drawing skills, returning to more traditional letters energized them!
Detail of casual Roman capitals. Pigma micron 005 on Arches watercolour paper 140# HP, gouache on Ingres Laid, handmade paper embedded with newsprint, Xuan paper imprinted with curated world news headlines from the same random date—November 13, 2023.
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