Questions tagged [calligraphy]
Calligraphy is a visual art related to writing where lettering is produced with a broad tip instrument, brush, etc.
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How can I reset the brush settings for all paths in Illustrator?
So three days ago I opened Adobe Illustrator for the first time in my life to prepare some embroidery patterns for my Christmas gifts. I never did on-screen calligraphy before, only on paper, so it ...
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Preserving color variations in font with FontLab
I am very new to using FontLab, so please pardon my ignorance :)
I am trying to create a font from lettering I have done in watercolor (so some areas of each letter are darker than others..see ...
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problem with all caps and i
as u can see, the text is in all caps and when i type in the letter I, i still has the dot on top of it!
for further example:
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Did I choose a good typeface to accompany my logo?
I have a logo (the swan) and need to choose a font to accompany it. I would like to make two logos:
One where the company name is under the swan logo.
Another one where the swan size is similar to ...
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Is all-caps blackletter no longer taboo?
Received typographic wisdom holds that blackletter (“Old English”, “Gothic”) text only looks good in lower case or with initial capitalization — never with capital letters in series. However, in the ...
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How to create brush in Adobe Illustrator
I have been trying to create this type of brush in Adobe Illustrator. This brush was created in Procreate but I am trying to get the same effect but in Illustrator instead.
The bottom image is the ...
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Algorithm for drawing calligraphy brush strokes *in SVG* [closed]
This is what I'm wondering about. You have a stroke and the actual brush stroke rendering.
The final result looks something like this:
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="200" width="...
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How can I balance the weight of two individual shapes in a logo?
I'm creating my own avatar with letters V and K. Now, I like the idea that I have used but I'm finding it difficult to "balance" the logo. Please see image. Left part is for V and right part is for K. ...
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What is this calligraphic font?
Does anyone know what this font is called? I have tried the font identifier programs online, but it wouldn't work because of all the swishes. I really love this font!!
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Emulating a Procreate Brush Pen in Illustrator
I'm a hand letterer looking to take my work to Illustrator and I was wondering if there's a way to emulate this sort of look & method in Illustrator.
So far I've only been toying with a Wacom ...
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Inkscape .92 - Calligraphy Tool Problem
I have done cartooning in Flash for many years, and my resolution for 2017 is to go Open Source as much as possible. I downloaded InkScape 0.92 (Windows 10) . . . and I like it so far.
However, ...
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Wash chinese calligraphy brush outside?
Do any of you have any tips about how can I wash my chinese calligraphy brushes when I am not at home ?
Regards
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Rotring 0.6 ArtPen alternative? [closed]
I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good calligraphy pen that could serve as an alternative for the discontinued Rotring 0.6 ArtPen?
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Resources for hand-lettering [closed]
What are some of the most useful resources for aspiring graphic designers who want to try hand-lettering?
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Can you suggest a font similar to this cursive shoelace style font from the Wale Mixtape
I need to find a font similar to this font:
The font is from a mixtape "100 Miles & Running" by Wale.
The font does not need to have "shoe lace" at all. Just needs to be cursive and similar ...
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What shading technique/effect was used in this calligraphy?
Do you know what technique was used in this calligraphy? I would like to use Illustrator CS6 to achieve this look.
The effect looks like glow in the dark.
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Where can I find some good low contrast calligraphy and script fonts?
It seems that lot of the scripts and calligraphy font I see have very high contrasts.
So I wondering if there are any ones that have medium or low contrast (paid or free fonts).
Low contrast uses ...
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How to control variable width of line in Illustrator
I want to make specific part of a path wider.
Width tool (cs5) gives me unwanted results on the rest of the path.
Brushes do not offer control for bulge positions on long swirly paths.
Even ...
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Italic Cursive/Running Resources
I am in the process of practicing a running Italic hand, with most letters connected in the spirit of Paul Standard (I also own Alfred Fairbank's book). In addition, I'm trying to minimise the number ...
