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Doodling in the Amaziograph App – iPad Pro (9.7) & Apple Pencil

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a bit of doodling in Amaziograph, sorry, the white balance of the screen obviously resulted in my hand being yellow. Haven’t shared an Amaziograph Video since the pressure sensitivity arrived, I love that we can now finally use pressure for line variation.

This took 11minutes, it was speed up 2x.

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Golden Quote Lettering Process on iPad Pro in Procreate

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Device: iPad Pro, 9.7”
Stylus: Apple Pencil
Brushes used: Azim Pen*, 1.5x SC 55deg*, Nebula (default), Lightbrush(default)
* Both of these brushes are custom made by me and available in my Copperplate Set
(Music)[https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser/the-flow-of-water]

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Let’s talk Holders

Different holder mechanisms, price classes and the difference between straight and oblique

· 5177 words · 17 minute read
  1. Calligraphy 101 – The Beginning
  2. My Nib Collection
  3. Let’s talk Holders
  4. Calligraphy material save or splurge
  5. Let’s talk Words
  6. Get Better Hairlines
  7. My Top Black Inks
  8. Whiteout: White Ink Showdown
  9. Calligraphy Starter Kit
  10. Handmade Pen Holders

When I first saw that the prices for a nib and pen holder were below 5 dollars I was happy. I felt like for the first time in this lettering world something was not gonna bankrupt me. Boy was I wrong.

Pen holders. Ranging from straight to oblique, from cheap and inexpensive plastic sticks to custom pieces of art made from exotic woods. I have totally fallen down the rabbit hole of pen holders and as the next installments of the Calligraphy 101 series it is the next logical step. We’ve talked general. We’ve talked nibs. Let’s talk the calligraphy version of a magic wand.

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