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Has this ever happened to you? You get a gorgeous new ink that you can’t wait to try with your nib, but then... womp womp! It bleeds and feathers and just doesn’t work the way you thought it would
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Well, didya know there’s a magical substance that can fix that problem? It’s called Gum Arabic - it’s made from the sap of acacia trees and it can thicken up any ink you add it to
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I used it on this gorgeously deep blue, shimmering ink that @herbininks sent me. It has silver dust in it to give it a shimmer like stardust ✨ Can you can see the difference between the top word (original ink) and bottom one (Gum Arabic added)
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I have a full video tutorial of how to use Gum Arabic on my YouTube channel at CrookedCalligraphy.tv
Short caption: Yay Friday!
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Long caption: Oh holy shit, I sat down to film a “quick” Instagram video and two hours and dozens of tries layer, here’s the best I could do
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It’s not perfect, buts it’s interesting and different and I think I’m finally getting the hang of this extra-juicy look
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Capturing this look involves using a special paper, getting juuuust the right angle of daylight, and writing really small with an extra-inky large nib. I’m gonna call it a “creative development” morning and declare victory (and now time for some breakfast!)
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So whaddya think? Awesome? Interesting? Too small and juicy?
Ok, who saw #GameOfThrones yesterday and then immediately re-watched that key scene? ♀️ Trying to avoid spoilers, but god-fuckin’-damn!! —
Did some #RealTimeLettering to capture my #GOT enthusiasm That’s right, no time lapse on this one. I think I’m getting better at fast calligraphy.... I won’t ever be as lightning-quick as @calligkatrina or @seniman_calligraphy, but it’s kind of a fun thing to practice.