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calligraphypens-blog · 7 years ago

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17 Calligraphy Inspiration Designs We Made

Are you practicing calligraphy or brush lettering, and have ran out of ideas? If yes, then by reading this post, we will help you to feel more inspired for your next calligraphy project! Here is a list of 17 calligraphy inspiration designs we made and are willing to share.

17 - Inktober

Let's start with "Inktober", written in modern calligraphy. View this post on Instagram Inktober ✒️▪️▪️⬛️◾️ #u0026_inktober #inktober #brushlettering #lamyink #ink #moderncalligraphy #kaligrāfija #burti #oktobris #brushpen #monday A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Oct 9, 2017 at 4:08am PDT

16 - Codex Sinaiticus

Text fragment from a book "Codex Sinaiticus" (http://www.codexsinaiticus.org). Made in a workshop that was held by George Goece van Durtanosky. View this post on Instagram Meistarklase pie kaligrāfa George Goece van Durtanosky. Šodien kopēju teksta fragmentu no Codex Sinaiticus / Workshop curated by calligrapher George Goece van Durtanosky. Today I copied text fragment from Codex Sinaiticus ✍🏻️📜 #calligraphy #manuscript #codexsinaiticus #writing #kaligrāfija #workshop #sheafferpen A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Oct 3, 2016 at 11:23am PDT

15 - Red and Black

Let's make it stand out! Red with a little bit of black here and there. Made by Ecoline brush pen. View this post on Instagram Izmēģinu Ecoline brush pen. Dikti patīk! / Trying out Ecoline brush pen. I am in love! #ecolinebrushpen #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #typography #ilovetypography #kaligrāfija #rakstītprieks #letteringleague #artspotted #surelysimple #kellecalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Aug 26, 2016 at 10:56pm PDT

14 - Happy Fools day!

If you have a blank wall and cannot think what kind of painting or photo should place hang there. Here is an idea - You can write some art! View this post on Instagram #foolsday #calligraphy #kaligrāfija #pate #handlettering A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Apr 1, 2016 at 9:53am PDT

13 - Keep calm and do Calligraphy!

Practice makes perfect. And patience in calligraphy is a must. View this post on Instagram Keep calm and keep practicing #calligraphy #keepcalm #ink #quote #brushlettering #artspotted #showusyourtype #ilovetypography #moderncalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Apr 24, 2016 at 1:38am PDT

12 - Coffee cup

Idea of combining photo with speech bubble with a text written in Brush lettering style. View this post on Instagram вместе с @diana_renjina участвуем в конкурсе от @thelettersmagazine @azourabova @letitprint / Kopā ar @diana_renjina piedalāmies konkursā no @thelettersmagazine ✍🏻️🍃☕️ #осеньthelettersmag #thelettersmag #каллиграфия #goodtype #illustration #lettering #type #typematters #handtype#handlettering #handwritting #graphic #typography #typebyhand #typo #moderncalligraphy #art #kaligrāfija #rudens #foto #bastejkalns A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Oct 18, 2016 at 1:32am PDT

11 - Motivation quote

You can also write your own motivation quote and place it somewhere you look in the mornings. That might help to keep you driven. View this post on Instagram Just follow your vision! #yayoikusama #quote #dots #brushlettering #moderncalligraphy #vision #art #kellecalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Nov 25, 2016 at 4:47am PST

10 - Envelope stamp

Handmade stamp for envelopes. A little attention to details. And everything is in the details. View this post on Instagram Vēl ir palikuši daži uzlīmju komplekti. Īpaša cena: 30 uzlīmes - 3 eiro! Ja vēlies iegādāties, raksti man pm ✉❄ #brushlettering #baltisvētki #uzlīmes #ziemassvētki #ziemassvētkulaiks #radītslatvijā A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Dec 20, 2016 at 12:38am PST

9 - Christmas card

Combining small drawings and multiple words together for a Christmas card design. View this post on Instagram Christmas greeting from Polhem PR Latvia 🎄 Letters by me ✍🏻❄ #brushlettering #christmascard #letters #christmasgreeting A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Dec 29, 2016 at 3:55am PST

8 - Creativity

Can you guess what is written here? Let's play a game - write down in the comment the first word that comes into your mind! 😊 HINT: It is not an english word, so whatever you see, might work! View this post on Instagram Viens vārds uzrakstīts ar cola pen + ātrais eksperiments photoshopā 💫 Vai vari izlasīt vārdu, kas tur rakstīts? / One word written with cola pen and quick experiment with photoshop 💫 #colapen #calligraphy #kaligrāfija #photoshop #lettering #typography #handmadefont #writing #ink #eksperimenti #u_fortype A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Feb 13, 2017 at 3:20am PST

7 - March

Try multiple variations of the same word. View this post on Instagram Sveiciens Martā! Cola pen eksperimenti - 4 varianti, nevarēju izvēlēties vienu 😄 ▪️✍🏻/ March is here! Cola pen experiments ✍🏻 #colapen #march #marts #modernakaligrafija #kaligrāfija #calligraphy #experiments #ink #writing #showusyourtype #ilovetypography #ilovefont #foldedpen #colapenlettering #u0026 #kellecalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Mar 1, 2017 at 1:39am PST

6 - Combination of two styles of letters

Two completely different styles of letters (and colors) were used here. Try to combine styles! View this post on Instagram First task of the marathon is completed. Quite happy with the result but there are letters I have to work on 🙂✍🏻/ Teksts "У хорошей истории нет ни начала, ни конца!" Uzdevums bija apvienot divus burtu stilus ✍🏻 #u_0026_марафон_март_01 #u0026 #вязь #кириллица #cyrillic #brushlettering #u_0026_марафон_март #modernakaligrafija #kaligrāfija #ruslettering A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Mar 8, 2017 at 11:36pm PST

5 - Clean Brush Lettering

Just clean strokes, keeping it minimalistic. Black on white. View this post on Instagram Vakara nodarbe - paņemt vienu vārdu vai vārdu savienojumu un uzrakstīt vienu reizi. Un tad novērtēt savu skici, atzīmējot uz tās to, kas patīk un to, kas nepatīk vai vajag uzlabot. Un tā rakstīt katru nākamo - analizējot un mainot burtu formas, distanci, slīpumu, līnīju biezumus. Tikai tā var augt un attīstīties! Ar pirmo reizi viss uzreiz nevar sanākt! Tādā veidā tu vari atrast arī interesantas un jaunas burtu formas. Eksperimentē un analizē! P.S. Kurš "ņam-ņam" variants tev visvairāk patīk? ✔️👍🏻🖌🔛 / Evening practice - take a word and write it down. And then analyze what you like in the sketch and what should be improved. Then make new sketches, each time analyzing what you got. This way you will grow and develop brush lettering skills! 👍🏻🔛🖌✔️🎨 #brushlettering #practice #moderncalligraphy #kaligrāfija #lettering #burti #ņam #ink #writing #typography #padoms #māksla #treniņš #kuretakebrushpen #lamyink A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Aug 19, 2017 at 10:46am PDT

4 - Black and Gold

Graffiti style of letters. Play around with colors! View this post on Instagram Kā daži saka "Viss bumbās" tobiš "viss čikeniekā" 😆👍🏻#rulingpen #markers #moderncalligraphy #calligraphy #kaligrāfija #lettering #burti #lamyink #typography #ilovecalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Oct 18, 2017 at 12:12am PDT

3 - Just one letter - Z

Very clean and simple this time - Choose and write only one letter, but try to make it badass. Try different variations of the same letter! View this post on Instagram ~Z~ #brushlettering #moderncalligraphy #brushpen #kaligrāfija #lettering #burti #calligraphy #ilovetypography #ink #art #māksla #typography #dailycalligraphy #writing #type #z #letter_z #handletteredabcs_2018 #handletteredabcs #letterarchive_z #letterarchive #ABCs_z #alphabet #typegang #kellecalligraphy A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Jan 24, 2018 at 12:00am PST

2 - World Calligraphy Day

More complicated lettering - Combining letters with multiple colors and particles. View this post on Instagram World Calligraphy Day 🖋 #moderncalligraphy #worldcalligraphyday #kellecalligraphy #art . . . . #typography #showusyourtype #instart #instadaily #brush #abstract #dailycalligraphy #thedailytype #tyxca #letterilngco #typism #create #calligraphy #burti #ecolinewatercolor #pilotparallelpen #kaligrāfija #lettering #ilovetypography #ink #māksla #typography #typegang #50words #satisfyingvideos #artvideos #writing A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Aug 15, 2018 at 5:13am PDT

1 - The Calliverse

Open your mind and explore the beauty of handwriting. Letters do not always have to be understandable, yet they can be understandable to creator - the author. View this post on Instagram Sneak peak from today’s photoshoot ⭐️ 〰️ #kellecalligraphy #art #instart #typegang #50words #typism #abstract #abstractart #lettering #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #kaligrāfija #poisonous #handlettering #ink #gold #goldfoil #pilotparallelpen #typegang A post shared by KARINA KELLE (@karina.kelle) on Oct 11, 2018 at 5:53am PDT Now, by scrolling through our list of 17 Calligraphy ideas, you might feel more inspired to start working on a new Calligraphy project! Go and explore the beauty of Calligraphy, and leave a comment below how it goes!😉 Read the full article

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jamiekturner · 8 years ago

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100 Days of Vector Illustration

It was January 2017. I moved from San Francisco to Seattle. The winter was dark and the rain seemed never to stop. One night, I sat down, played some music, and opened Sketch. Four months later, I completed my 4th 100-day-project — 100 Days of Vector.

I started my first 100-day-project back in 2015. It taught me that creativity is a skill — the more you practice it, the more creative you are. Since then, I have challenged myself to explore different tools to exercise my creative muscle.

My past projects include 100 Days of Doodle, 100 Days of Lettering, and 100 Days of Watercolor.

In my most recent project 100 Days of Vector, I focused on the digital tool. Each day, I created a vector illustration in Sketch and posted it on Instagram with the hashtag #100daysofvectorbytx.

Here is my thought process and reflection behind this project.

Why vector?

As a visual thinker, I enjoy vivid color and shaped-based illustration. The digital artwork posted on Behance and Dribbble have always inspired me. I wanted to learn how to create vector illustration in order to make beautiful things.

Plus, without a formal training in graphic design, this 100-day-project would be a good opportunity to hone my vector illustration skill.

I chose to use Sketch for this project because it’s easy to use and affordable. Its basic vector-editing feature set helped me focus on completion rather than perfection.

Getting started

My setup can be summarized into the following 3 steps:

1. Set up Sketch

I used a 600px by 600px artboard for each illustration. Inside my Sketch file, there are 100 artboards arranged by a 10×10 matrix in one page — it allows me to look at all the pieces together for easy comparison and reference.

Inside my Sketch file

2. Brainstorm ideas

The subjects created in this 100-day-project were things I like. Once I came up with a topic (e.g. food series), I spent time on brainstorming different things I’d like to create within that topic.

I used a notebook to record ideas. Sometimes I doodled everything on notebook and organized them into sub-groups. This way, I can plan ahead to avoid the last-minute “idea-hunting” panic.

Brainstorm Ideas

3. Define color palette

One thing I learned along the way is to define a color palette ahead of time.

For example, in the food series, I defined 5 background colors to be used repeatedly. It not only ensured consistency but also helped me narrow down the subjects of the day — some items matched well with the background color while others didn’t.

Define Color Palette

Day 1–25

Follow tutorials

Following tutorials is the best way to learn a new skill. I followed two of my favorite tutorials on Tuts+. They were created for Adobe Illustrator, but the vector-editing process were the same in Sketch.

I created the succulent series by following How to Create a Trio of Succulents in Adobe Illustrator written by Nataliya Dolotko.

100 Days of vector — Succulent Series

Then I created the planet series by following How to Create a Solar System Planets Icon Pack in Adobe Illustrator written by Andrei Stefan. In this series, I went beyond the original tutorial and applied different visual styles to each planet.

100 Days of Vector — Planet Series

Day 26–42

Dog alphabet

On February, I participated in the alphabet challenge organized by HandletteredABCs on Instagram. During the challenge, I illustrated 26 dog breeds in alphabetical order. I had a lot of fun researching dog breeds while honing my illustration skill.

100 Days of Vector — Dog Alphabet

Day 43-90

Food series

I spent the next 48 days illustrating food icons. Some food ideas were inspired by my childhood — the popular Chinese snacks like Zongzi, Yuan Xuan, Shaomai, etc. Other food ideas were inspired by my experience in the U.S. — the street food like hotdog, taco, pretzel, etc.

In order to collect more ideas, I asked people what their favorite food was on Instagram. The comments were amazing — some food like Nattō and pop-tart were the ones that I have never tried before. I loved the fact how a side project can encourage me to step out of my comfort zone and try out new things.

100 Days of Vector — Food Series

Day 91-100

Cocktail series

In the last 10 days, I created 10 cocktail illustrations. This time I applied a consistent visual style across all the pieces. I also managed to play with color blending modes — something I have never used before.

100 Days of Vector — Cocktail Series

Reflecting

1. Always stay inspired

I have always believed that creativity is a skill — the more your practice it, the more creative you are. However, this time I learned something new:

In order to be creative, you need to stay inspired.

When I was working on the dog alphabet, I simply repeated the same visual pattern everyday. I didn’t look for outside inspiration. Soon I got bored and wasn’t feeling creative anymore.

Since then, I decided to stay inspired all the time. I spent 10–30 minutes every day browsing Dribbble, Behance, Instagram and collected the best work on my Pinterest boards. My growing Pinterest collection has served as my source of inspiration and I was able to stay creative for the rest of the 100 days.

2. Stop comparing

I still remember the feeling when I stumbled upon the wonderful work from “36 Days of Type” challenge. Those work, created by top artists and illustrators all over the world, were so good.

For a while I started to question the existence of my own work.

As I dug into those artists’ backgrounds, I realized that they are professional illustrators/designers who have been in the creative field for a long time. It doesn’t make sense to compare my work with theirs because we have different background, experience and goals. We are on different creative path.

The only thing I would compare my work to is my old work. Whenever I was in doubt, I looked back at my own work from the first day. The huge improvements on skill and process have always motivated me to continue my creative journey.

“Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don’t forget to enjoy the journey.”

— Michael Josephson

3. Embrace the gap between ambition and output

Although I can see improvements on my illustration skill over time, I was frequently disappointed by my own work: the poor color combination, the bad type choice, the lack of consistent visual style… Sometimes I simply felt the work was not good, but I had no idea how to improve it.

Ira Glass described this gap between ambition and output:

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you.”

I decided to embrace the gap between ambition and output. As long as the gap exists, there is room to learn and improve. It is only by going through a volume of work that I will close that gap, and my work will be as good as my ambitions.

4. Do the work that feeds your soul

I started my first 100-day-project in 2015. Since then, I would receive a few “Likes” and gain new followers on social media. However, as more and more people paid attention to my work, I started feeling lost. I got distracted by the number of “Likes” and wanted to create something people like in order to gain more recognition.

That’s why I found Jessica Walsh’s words resonating:

“Do the work that feeds your soul, not your ego.”

I reminded myself the goal of this project was to make beautiful things even if nobody cares. I wanted to hone my vector illustration skills. I wanted to express myself by creating things that resonated with me. This project was started for the sake of creation, not for fame.

“Create for the sake of creation whenever you feel the urge to do so. Treat it as a basic human need. Challenge, surprise, change yourself .”

— @fell_martins

End

Looking back, I feel accomplished. I created 100 pieces of vector illustration during the past 100 days. My illustration skill has been improved. The satisfaction of creating something that resonates with my soul feels great.

Since I started the first 100-day-project in 2015, I have formed the habit of creating. I’m grateful to be part of the 100-day-project community and I look forward to starting the next 100-day-project soon.

Below is my 100 days of vector illustration in 15 seconds.

A post shared by Tiantian Xu (@tiantianxu) on Jul 22, 2017 at 2:05pm PDT

Resources

Here are some helpful links:

Design & Illustration Tutorials on Envato Tuts+

Sketch App Crash Course by Sketch Together

Sketch Tips & Tutorials by InVision

About that space illustration you keep seeing around by Nina Geometrieva

Sketch Tutorial — Colorful Switch by Sebastien Gabriel

100 Days of Making by Tom Wahlin

Color in UI Design: A (Practical) Framework by Erik D. Kennedy

Sketch: Blending Modes 101 by Mauricio Uehara