![]() The letterpress printing style is already so breathtakingly beautiful, yet the hand written quality of this artwork will add a personal touch. I MUST say, I cannot wait to get a printed sample. ![]() Fortunately, the same layout worked with the additional line. Very challenging to re-purpose such a specifically measured layout… I was obsessed with keeping the revised version consistent with the original, while at the same time reducing the entire layout about 5-7%. Note: As a calligrapher, I’ve found that after mastering a number of lettering styles, it is extremely easy to wander off and add a loop here, or a flourish there…įinally, after some minor tweaking, the below version became approved and I finalized it in ink… Gorgeous, right? Well not quite… Had to keep the cork in the champagne because (look closely) we noticed the ceremony address was missing… *Sigh* Had to get over it, it had to be added in! I know this seems impossible, but it is SO easy to do while you are laboring over other details… Lesson learned! Also, there were specific letter styles that they wanted to make sure I kept consistent. The client gravitated towards the more conservative style and made some spacing edits. The pencil can appear to be a little messy, but it is the only way… The pencil rendering is a tough sell to a client since it is far from an actual “proof”. ![]() Using a light table with the template underneath my paper, I provided two pencil renderings… One a tad more conservative than the other. Once that was done, and I was confident that they were equidistant, I printed the template. Think “swashes” and “drama”, yet the style should still be refined and elegant.Īfter deciding how I would render their lettering, it was necessary to not only count the number of lines the invitation would require, but also the length and height of each line. The font needed to be custom, as the client wanted a certain mood created to announce their French-inspired nuptials. The below represents a couple of the samples provided to me for inspiration. Here are the steps that I took to reach the production quality sample: This will help to ensure that the client is happy prior to “inking” a final. Multiple pencil renderings need to be done before actually lettering in ink.The centered invitation is unforgiving in this regard. Even less discerning eyes can tell if a line of type is off, even by a little bit. A template has to be created to make sure all the words are perfectly centered.Nothing worse than seeing your work printed and wishing you could make a small change here or there. The original needs to be, in a word, perfect.Creating original artwork for a printer to use for production has some challenges. The swashes are what's so recognizable about it.Right before Christmas, I was asked to hand letter an invitation panel that would eventually be letterpressed. Bugues a very popular formal script, used frequently in wedding invitations, I own and love the font myself. (On a side note, Ale Paul is front Argentina, which is also where my husband is from - which means I love Ale Paul just that much more). The first script font I was ever in awe of was the classic Burgues Script, by Alejandro Paul aka Ale Paul, co-founder of Sudtipos. It took me a long time to figure out how to get fancy fonts to look so, well, fancy. Swashes are those pretty swirly things you see throughout the font that look almost like calligraphy. Think the same font, but in bold, regular and italic.įont families came in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and while many fonts have different ligatures and glyphs, often script fonts tend to have the largest selection, especially swashes. I also didn't know that when you do purchase a font, you usually purchase a font family, or a group of options for the same font. ![]() Not to mention it's illegal to rip a font off). Artists spend a shit ton of time creating beautiful fonts and deserve the credit and revenue from your purchasing their font legitimately. (NOTE - please PLEASE buy your fonts as opposed to trying to download free pirated versions. I know, crazy! Now I know that most good glyphs come from purchased fonts. To be honest, when I first started designing, I didn't even know there was such a thing as glyphs and swashes, and I especially didn't know about buying a font. Good morning everybody! I've received a lot of questions and emails regarding "fancy" fonts and how to use the extra ligatures, glyphs and swashes that come with them.
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