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!)

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

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.

 

April (b nib)

from 2020.

I kinda like it.