Re: New Script

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:

>
>True, Burmese typefaces are unnaturally circular. I haven't seen any
>handwritten
>Burmese, but I'd imagine I'd look rather more elliptical for a start.
Exactly. It looks far too regular for my tastes. It must be a bear to
write all those circles. I wouldnt be surprised if some of the characters
were simplified and written with one stroke.
>
>My big problem with scripts is that they all end up looking like the
>cursive
>one I did for Ternaru. I'm trying to model my one for Erëtas on the Manchu
>one - that's just gorgeous, I think. I doubt I have the artistic skill
>though.
>
>K.
I am artistic by nature. I've always been good at drawing, so i'm quite
good at  reproducing simple things. When i did the script, i did a variety
of different chapes, chose which ones were different enough and with
enough variety. Many are variations on other letters like pa and ka. I
just chose shapes that were pleasing to me. I think i re-did the diacritic
for /e/ about 8 times before i settled on a shape i liked (which is the
shape for the cedilla :)).


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