I’ve always enjoyed calligraphy. Not that I’m very good at it, but I do want to get better. In about a month from now, I’ll be taking private lessons. I’ll follow what the teacher wants me to learn first, but I did mention that I want to learn the Copperplate style. It’s that beautiful penmanship from the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. It’s just so beautiful. Here’s an example taken from the New Zanerian Alphabets originally published in 1900.

Don’t you agree that it’s so beautiful? I just love it.

Earlier this week, I ordered the flexible nibs required to create this style of letters. However, I didn’t order an oblique nib holder and from what I’ve read so far, it looks like that’s what I’ll need to get better results. Oh well, I have a straight nib holder and we’ll start with that I guess and see what the teacher says.