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The three biggest mistakes starting calligraphers make! | The Three Biggest Mistakes New Calligraphers Make!

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As a novice creative with ambition in modern calligraphy, you cannot know everything right away. I completely understand that, because that's exactly how I started. So learn from my mistakes today and read along with the three biggest mistakes starting calligraphers make! #1: Not spending enough time on the individual letters I get it....
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Three differences between an oblique and straight pen holder for modern calligraphy | Three differences between an oblique and a straight pen holder for modern calligraphy

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I still remember where I got my very first materials when I first started with modern calligraphy. Five years ago I had nothing, no ink, no pen, no good paper, only information from Pinterest where I read about materials that I could not find ANYWHERE in the Netherlands. After a long search... Yes, that...
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The 5 basic materials you MUST have for modern calligraphy (and certainly #5 is an important one!) | The 5 basic materials you MUST have for modern calligraphy

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Would you like to be able to do beautiful calligraphy ? But you have no idea where to start? In this blog you can read the 5 things you absolutely need for calligraphy success - so that you can start with modern calligraphy with confidence. 1. The pen holder We'll start with the most...
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The best calligraphy nib for beginners: the Nikko G

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How nice that you want to start calligraphy. Do you also find it overwhelming: the amount of nibs that are offered!? When I started Modern Calligraphy two years ago, I really had no idea which nibs to order. I think I ordered about 20 nibs from the US and just started trying them. I...
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CALLIGRAPHY // This is how you start with (modern) calligraphy!

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How nice that you are going to start with modern calligraphy and of course that you have found my website. I have been selling materials for modern calligraphy for a while now. About three years ago I thought it was a shame that you could find so few materials for calligraphy in the Netherlands....
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CALLIGRAPHY // Writing position and putting your pen to paper

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The correct writing posture is key for modern calligraphy. In this blog I will give you a number of steps to help you develop a better writing attitude. Before you start calligraphy, prepare the following things: Paper (rhodia is best for practice) Ink Clean water Nib in nib holder White paper. Use paper suitable...
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