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  • The larger a body, the more slowly it moves

    GoDaddy was making me want to brain myself (IIS6 with PHP in safe mode!!!! ARRRRGHHHHHH), so I took a break, bought a swashy font (Parfumerie Script Pro) off my wishlist, and went to town setting a sentence and then tracing it with a metallic gel pen. Might have to frame this one and put it in my office as a patience reminder.

    The larger a body

  • Copperplate pangram

    Moving on from single words to full sentences. Next stop: capital letters and maybe even some swashes!

    Copperplate Pangram

  • look!

    I like how the connectors in the lowercase o’s give it motion and really illustrate the word.

    look

  • Handwriting script trial

    Decided to relax after writing practice by making something cute and in my own basic handwriting. Chinito is Adrian’s family’s nickname for him. Funny how a Chinese girl managed to marry a Costa Rican nicknamed Chinese. Or maybe it makes 100% sense. Also note that my natural handwriting is very much straight up and down – a clear indicator of my Type A personality. The proper 55° slant is proving very difficult for me.

    Chinito ?

  • First ornamental script writing class

    Pretty happy with how this is going. I like this whole “being inspired to do something analog by something digital” thing.

    ocean