Penman's Art Journal . A Boon to Pen Artists. abr&efijinjblmndpiiratuiimp ^^^. Lettering. Old Eiif/ffsh avil ihvmnn No Btyle of lettering requires as much practice as OldEnglish and German Text, that is to run them oft rapidlywithout consuming much time in retouchicg and finifh-log. All other alphabets are more mechanical, and al-most anyone who has a good eye for form can, with acopy before him, make a fair show. The practical wayto letter Old English or German Text is to make themwith one stroke of the pen, using a pen the width of theletter, and then, if finished work is required, re
Penman's Art Journal . A Boon to Pen Artists. abr&efijinjblmndpiiratuiimp ^^^. Lettering. Old Eiif/ffsh avil ihvmnn No Btyle of lettering requires as much practice as OldEnglish and German Text, that is to run them oft rapidlywithout consuming much time in retouchicg and finifh-log. All other alphabets are more mechanical, and al-most anyone who has a good eye for form can, with acopy before him, make a fair show. The practical wayto letter Old English or German Text is to make themwith one stroke of the pen, using a pen the width of theletter, and then, if finished work is required, retouchwith an ordinary fine pen. But as a general thing itdoesnt pay to spend much time working over lettering,putting on the finishing touches, etc. The practicalletterer gets the effect with as little work as possible,and lets it go at that. To accomplish this, however, re-quires a great deal of practice just as it does with anartist to run his work oS rapidly and give it an artisticprofessional look, as if it were done without much eftort. Study the forms of Old English v
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