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Blackletter calligraphy is one of many scripts created using a broad-edged nib, and my friend Edgar is going to share the very fundamentals and how to get started step-by-step. On top of that, Edgar has also prepared FREE practice sheets, including both capitals and lowercase letters – but more on that later on!
- Overview
- Choosing the Right Tools
- Practicing the Letters
- Improving Your Technique
- Sample Alphabets
Gothic calligraphy is a style of beautiful hand lettering that’s been around since the Middle Ages.
The actual term for this type of calligraphy is “blackletter,” and while there are a number of variations, this form of writing is beautiful and ornate. Whether you’re addressing wedding envelopes or you’re just looking for a new hobby, learning blackletter is a fun and challenging pursuit that anyone can enjoy!
Work on a sloped surface if you have one.
Sitting hunched over a regular writing desk can restrict your arm movement and can create tension in your neck and shoulders. Since you have to move your whole wrist and arm to create calligraphy, a desk that's sloped down toward you can give you more freedom of movement, resulting in neater lettering.
If you don’t have a sloped desk, try propping a piece of wood on a thick book on top of your desk. Try to create about a 45° angle.
If all you have is a flat surface, that’s okay too! Just keep in mind it might be easier if you can find something to prop up to create a slope, especially if you plan to do a lot of calligraphy.
Choose a dip pen and ink bottle for the most traditional setup.
with any writing implement, original hand-lettering was done with a pen fitted with a nib. You then dip the nib in a bottle of ink, such as India ink. A small chamber inside the nib, called the vent, fills up with ink, and the ink flows out of the nib while you’re writing.
Dip the pen nib in the ink, then shake it firmly.
When you’re ready to start writing, dip the nib in the bottom of ink to fill the vent. Then, with the pen still held just inside the bottle, give the pen a quick downward shake. This should help remove any excess ink built up on the pen tip.
Hold your pen at about a 40° angle to the paper.
You don’t need a protractor to get exactly the precise angle, but you should practice holding the pen the right way. Use a normal pen grip, then hold the pen so it’s perpendicular to the paper, or straight out with the nib pointed at the sheet. Then, bring the pen down until it’s angled almost halfway between parallel and perpendicular.
This will give you more control over the pen, making it easier to create the strokes.
Touch the tip of the nib to the top of your x-height, or the middle row on your lined paper. Then, using even pressure, draw the tip of the nib straight down to create a vertical line.
Sit up straight and relax your arm muscles.
, with your back straight and your shoulders back, will give you better control over the pen, and it will help keep your letters neat and even. Also, try to keep your arm relaxed. If you grip the pen too tightly, your letters will be messy, and it will hard to get the artistic flair that’s characteristic of this lettering style.
Try keeping both feet on the floor while you’re writing.
If you notice yourself getting stiff or tired, stand up and stretch for a few minutes.
Move your whole hand and wrist when you’re writing.
Calligraphy is about broad strokes, so you don’t want to just move the pen with your fingers. Make sure your whole hand is engaged, including your wrist, as you create the strokes.
Can I write with pencil?
You can if you want, but writing with a pen will make it neater.
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What is the origin of Gothic handwriting?
Gothic Alphabet – Step by Step. These Gothic alphabet tutorial pages are my online effort to give you a one-to-one lesson in how to write a particular form of Gothic lettering. Note: I don't teach the letters in alphabetical order. It's easier and quicker to start with the simpler forms and move on to the more complicated.
Gothic calligraphy really does get simpler and better-looking the more often it’s done. After a while your hand seems to make the right moves almost automatically and you realize that all the elements in a letter were designed to fit together.
Blackletter is simply a reference to a variety, or school, of gothic calligraphy styles. But to distill things down for the sake of simplicity, you accurately categorize the main classic varieties of blackletter into to the following four styles:
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