Friday, April 26, 2024

36 Days of Type (2024)

 Since I skipped the 100 Day Project this year, i decided to partake in the 36 Days of Type! (on IG) -- which ends today for me (as I'm not doing numbers).

I've done my own alpha challenges before, but they never coincided with this particular challenge. But this time, I was prepared. 

Instead of a particular hand, I decided to do a combo instead:  Making letters from other letters. As you can see below, I would use different hands to form each letter.

A bit challenging, but also fun.

I need to find a better grid. But here they all are!
I decided to do each in a diff. color, then convert to black and white.

BW grid

I usually post faves, but I must say, i was pretty proud of each, as it was a definite challenge! However, I am partial to the A, E, G, K, L and Z.

And, of course, there are a few I'd like to redo. (Maybe next year!)







Friday, April 19, 2024

Pens Alphabet (2020)

This piece came about from an IG lettering challenge: Happiness is a New Pen.
I redid the lettering for it (below), and did the word pen from some new pens I had gotten that year (a new Pilot Parallel and ruling pens).

I then decided to make a whole alphabet that way, and actually uploaded all my pics to create a poster (that currently hangs in my art room!)

Wish the dot on my i was a better splatter.

brush and folded pen lettering.

L to R, Top to B:
P:  RW, automatic split pen, ruling pen, Stimudent homemade tool
E: Horizon nib, new Parallel pen (6mm), ruling pen, split nib Coit
N: Pentel pointed brush, mini italic nib, homemade folded pen

Friday, April 5, 2024

Resilient

Another quote for my healing journal....

Decided to do the word border within the piece this time.

Grrrr.... spacing go a little off with my pp lettering.

sketch

before pic

Before adding color.