Grid Alpha (Dancing Caps)

Another alphabet!

Did this July of 2020 for an IG alpha challenge.

Dancing Caps/Versals and grid rubbing 

Wish I had done more background colors, but I still like! (except the L -- would redo that....and the C)

Close-ups of some faves:

I always thought this looked a bit like a fish.

I really loved this when I first created.

Love the splatters.

Just Be. (watercolor)

Failed watercolor piece I converted into an insert.

i've been converting a lot of pieces lately....taking former lettering challenges and making quotes, and/or taking failed pieces and turning them into inserts (or collages).

Not real happy with the lettering, but I didn't want to take away from the design. Not bad. (could also use as a postcard)

 

Feelin' Groovy.

I love Simon and Garfunkel. And I've really been into my "border words" layout. So, one day while in my art room, listening to my awesome music, this song comes on, and I couldn't wait to letter!

I loved how the border turned out, and was so afraid to add the lettering for fear of messing it up. Decided on foundational, and it didn't turn out too bad! (my only struggle is slowing down)

Side view of border words.

A sketch I wanted to turn into an insert, but wasn't liking, as there were extra marks. Plus, I think the v should be connecting to the y vs. extending. And maybe a contrast color to the bottom lines (and I got the words wrong anyway!)

Can't wait to redo!

"Word" redo, Redo: final

(*See yesterday's post for explanation: )

Redid for my healing journal and posting final / better version:

I came up with the saying after "BUT..."! (b/c it's TRUE!)

Was unsure what color combo to use, so I went with earth tones b/c of "sticks & stones". 😏

(I like it much better than the blue & brown. No idea why i chose those colors!)

folded pen (Horizon?) and pointed pen with gold & India inks.

first attempt. So bummed it didn't turn out, as I would have used for an insert.

Word Redos

Remember my "Word" Challenge from the fall of 2019? -- 

( https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/search?q=word )  Well, I'm taking a few of those pieces and converting them into inserts, etc. for mailings / my art healing journal.

Here are a few "nearly there's"... 😉

Finished piece (postcard size).  I added a quote and the word "matters", as well as adding on an "s" at the end of Word.

the Quote.

The S should be a tad thicker, but I also like how it turned out.

"matter".

Original.

2nd piece:

I really like this one, BUT...my gold lettering at the top got messed up. (Grrrr!!!)

Gold lettering on top & bottom: "one kind...can do wonders".

Original. (Pink "word" in gouache.)

And another:

This was turning out, until my lettering, as I messed up the k in break (or rather, the d*mn ink ran again! It blobbed up on me. 😕)

That's ok, b/c I plan to redo for my art healing journal, and an insert. (Plus, the lettering/ marks to the left were a distraction and I didn't know how to cover up.)

Started out as this. Folded pen, India ink and pastels.

Since I couldn't trim off the "Oh my...", I tried to make into shapes, but it didn't work.

I erased part of the pastels to make a nice clean even border, added "matter" to the end, hoping the swoosh of the d looked like an "s".  Excited to re-create!

Magic scratch art

more Music Nib fun!

*transferred from my old blog

From 2019: Have been wanting to get out my scratch art but can never think of anything clever to do with it.... until today! Day 13 for HLC:

Wish I had more of this paper.

Music Nib Alpha

In "honor" of 36 Days of type this year (completed end of April), I'm going to continue to share other alphas I've lettered over the past few years.

The samples below are from 2019.

This one was lettered in 2021.

I'm so glad there is now a 5 split nib automatic pen, as using my music nib was so challenging! The ink would not flow well, and it would be so frustrating. I still don't know how to correct that.

So, before I got the automatic pen, here is an alpha I did with the nib:

And below are extras (flipped letters):

And here are some other lettering samples.

from 2019

Another Keen on black (for a HLC on IG in 2019)

white india ink and pearlescent watercolors