Happy Birthday redo.

I love so much to see how my lettering is improving! 

(But I hate seeing my old cringe-worth work.)

Once again, not folded pen, but looks gestural, so that is why I'm posting.

For both the original (bottom) and the redo (top), I used my pink Zig #Fudebiyori brush marker. I think the bottom one is at least 2 years old, maybe 3.

Once again, cannot find original. Will update if I do! (I cringe at this so bad.)

 

Starlight redo.

The bottom piece was for a Callivember challenge in 2020. Never really thought of redoing til this challenge.

Still not loving it.

my r & h are the main problems.

 

Oh What Fun! (redo with brush marker)

Although this redo wasn't done with a folded pen, it has a similar look & feel to it.

I used the same tool as original:  #zigfudebiyorimetallic brush marker. With the original, I used a Crayola gel marker for the pink dots. And for the redo, I used one of my new Posca pens.

 

Calm redo.

Another one where I've always liked the original/bottom piece (except for "STAY"), but again, upon further examination, I see flaws. So I challenged myself to redo it.

"a" tail too much. Also dissatisfied with m.

 

Weaver writing with Folded Pen (redo)

Redo of attempted weaver writing for the Progress Lettering Challenge. (I even used the same pen!) 

With the original (below), I started out good emulating Weaver writing, but then just went to my old habits (too loopy). This time, I tried to be more aware, and was so pleased with the results!

Welcome Summer redo.

So, the very bottom piece is the original. When I first did it, I loved it. I loved the scrapbook paper I could use for the env., and I loved the card I watercolor-ed to match. 

This is yet another one where, over time, i began to dislike it more and more. SO, another redo for the Jan. Challenge!

I used clip-art watercolor pieces for the final. (Should have switched the corn & tomato to even out the red color.) Took a couple tries to find what worked best, although this still could use improving (my darn ink leaked from my pen at the end of the S -- grrrr, and I'm not sure how well I like my ligatures).

Another attempt, which I like, but it has a filter. (walnut ink)

Original. yerg.

(Side Note:  I could "Welcome Summer" about right now! Got 12" of snow on Jan. 14 and temps have been on the cold side! -- brrrrr.)

Wonderful Redo.

This was another one where I really liked the original for the longest time. But as with the others, I started to see flaws (my W and r started bothering me).

My redo was actually a trial piece that turned out, so I decided to use. Not perfect but pretty good! 

Walnut in with metallic watercolors on top.

Before pic.

Cannot find original yet. Walnut ink and homemade pen with color pencil.

alpha exemplar redo

 Original (bottom pic) is an abstract layered alphabet that I use to like, but it now looks too loopy to me.

I'm really loving this challenge as it's making me examine past pieces that I really didn't give much thought to before. I also love how my aesthetics are changing and growing.

Love this new piece. I really like the thicks and thins and varied letters.

tail on "a" is too long, dislike "e" crossbar, m & n tails too much; rest is a mess.

Close up (from IG).

I tried coloring it in to use as an insert, but...meh.

Sultry Redo

 This collage comparison is a screenshot from my IG acct.

Bottom one is not too bad. One of my first posts on IG from late 2018, using one of my fave homemade pens, at the time. What has mainly bothered me about it is the r. So, I decided to challenge myself and redo! (For the redo, I think I used my Pilot Parallel slant pen.)

a little squished together, but I still like. I'm sure if I examined it more, I'd find faults and want to redo again! 

More condensed. I think I prefer the first one.

humor (redo)

Cannot find my originals, so these are screenshots from my IG.

Another one for the Jan. Redos Challenge. Original is below, done with folded pen. I like the idea of it, but not how it turned out. So, I redid with my dainty Bimoji brush pen, and I LOVE it! Was so happy it turned out to my liking. Kinda wishing I had done the u in red, but oh well. (Which is what I did for the FP version below.)

 

ABC Redo

i originally did the (very) bottom piece in 2019. I think I was trying to emulate something similar I saw online. I was pretty happy with it, beings I was able to connect all the letters together.

But of course, over the years, as my lettering aesthetics progressed, I look at it in distaste. So funny how something I might have created years ago could be a fave of mine, yet something created more recently can be such a fail.

Anyway, this was a perfect piece to redo for the (January) Progress Lettering Challenge on IG.

Final piece I was fairly happy with.

Colors show up much better with this one, but my C... ugh.

Loop for A/B too high on this one.

Original.

Walnut ink and drop-in colors.

 

"Altered" Neuland (Neon), Redo

 Cleaned up my "altered Neuland" #foldedpen exemplar from last year. Bottom one was a practice piece (where the ink smeared), then I added neon colors to for my 100 Day Neon Challenge. 

For my Redo, i tried to do a little better with filling in the negative spaces, but I still need to work on that.

Not much difference in the two, but I still wanted to redo (and the top one does look cleaner).

Valentine (redo, Jan. IG Challenge)

I cannot believe I stumbled upon The Progress Lettering Challenge on IG for this month. So perfect, since I have still so many I want to redo (from my own personal one).

The "guidelines" are to take any past lettering piece (for the assigned days/month) and redo it, to compare you lettering progression. I won't be posting all my redos, since some do not fall under my Folded pen category.

So, for Day 4, here is one from Feb. 2020:

When I first did the bottom piece, I loved it. I was a actually a trial sketch from 2020.

Now when I look at it, i see where it definitely needs work. How perfect for the Progress Lettering Challenge on IG (Jan. Redos).

(couldn't find the original, so I uploaded a screen shot from my IG)

I like the "bounciness" of the bottom piece, and the first part of it...until the n. Then it's ugh/yerg/yikes downhill. The t and heart are ok, but that first n and last e...no.

(The funny thing now is that I don't like the first part of my new one! -- the V and a. I like the rest of it.)

Winter theme to Janet (Snowman)

Flash Back Friday: Did this in Jan. 2019 
Used my ruling writer on watercolor paper & env. Added some glitter for "snow" and an embossed snowflake on the flap. (Don't know what stamp I used. Hope it matched well!)