Creative Market Sketch Week Challenge
My entries in the Creative Market #SketchWeekChallenge
friday faves: 2.25.11
due to having 2 days off in a row for the first time in months, i've posted a lot this week. so if you want all of my friday faves, just go over the past couple days' worth of posts, both here on my blog and also on my tumblr. regardless, here is my compilation of faves today :: ~ braided/twisted hairdos ~ fun twists (catch the wordplay?!) on a simple ponytail/bun [first image via; middle found here; bottom compilationby diane @ a spot of whimsy] ~ pink suede this + that ~ even though it's…
Free Calligraphy Alphabet ~ Karen's Whimsy
These graceful Free Calligraphy Alphabet images contain two to four characters, with the last one showing the complete alphabet with an ampersand.
LHF Orange Grove font
Whimsical serif typeface with caligraphy style nicks and cuts in each letter for a hand-lettered appearance. Includes numbers, full punctuation and accents.
LHF Brushwork font
Easy to read Calligraphic style from sign artist Dave Correll. Originally created for his own logo, the letterstyle was expanded to include 4 different styles: Regular, Swash Regular, Organic and Swash Organic.
Contemporary Pointed Pen & a Give Away
Hello out there! Well, as you can see - it's been awhile. We moved in February and I have finally finished setting up my studio. Although I have not finished unpacking boxes! But I can't wait to share pictures of my studio room! That will have to wait until I can unpack some more and take some decent photos! In the meantime, I'm really excited to share a class I taught this past weekend for our guild here in Sarasota. The members have a range of experience with pointed pen - from none at all…
Free papers and a card project
Here are some papers which I created and make available for you to use in your art. Elements used on the papers are from Catherine Designs and the Graphics Fairy, - thank you. I also used free photoshop brushes that I have collected over the years. Right at the bottom is a card I made with one of the papers. Had so much fun creating these papers, I was kind of in a girly mood and wanted to use lots of flowers and things, but feel well and truly ready now to move on to some more grungy…
Illuminated Letters
Recently in my attempts to get myself to do art post-graduation I have been working on an Illuminted Letters Alphabet. Originally I was just going to make one 'A' but then I got caught up in it, so now I'm moving on to the whole alphabet. Each letter is inspired by an obscure or unusual word. A was before I really had any idea of a theme. I guess in retrospect A is for Aviary. I then experimented with some color, scanning in old test strips of watercolor samples. Still not quite sure if I…
New Alphabet
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Lusting After {Chalk Art}
Recently I've been seeing these beautifully designed chalk boards everywhere, most of them done by this amazing lady named Dana Tanamachi...
Typography inspiration | #1349
"Do Small Things with Great Love" by hendryjuanda