Re: Calligraphic Sample

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:


>Pretty script.  It reminds me of a cross between Hebrew and Tengwar.  :)
>When you're not using a ruler to draw the glyphs exacting, what would you
>use to write with?  Is it important to preserve the thick-thin contrasts
>and serifs, or would writing it in a ballpoint pen be just as
>intelligible,
>if not as aesthetically pleasing?
>
I also thought it looked something like both tengwar, and hebrew (but to
me a little more like devanagari and siddham, but not quite).

Anyway, it can be written with a simple edged pen, as you would do
blackletter calligraphy. In fact, that's the main reason i designed it
this way, just so i could use an edged pen for it.

While the thick and thin contrasts are important for this style, I don't
see why you couldn't write the letter forms with a ball point pen. It
looks interesting and not at all like the usual way to write it with a
ball point pen (which is much faster and more cursive looking).