tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post4328674568619119896..comments2024-03-27T09:15:38.462-05:00Comments on pushing the envelopes: EBW square dotsjean wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380435791596841268noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-63287636467101545622012-09-18T07:29:35.753-05:002012-09-18T07:29:35.753-05:00Great! Thanks for the "tips" -- hee hee....Great! Thanks for the "tips" -- hee hee. I will give it a go. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-47852392384981115492012-09-18T05:15:44.596-05:002012-09-18T05:15:44.596-05:00yes, i do use a chisel tip and then i outline. out...yes, i do use a chisel tip and then i outline. outlining will cover up any imperfections in the curved strokes. also, i turn the envelope so that i am not writing the letters using penmanship, but i am drawing shapes. on a small *e* i might draw the cross bar first, to get the main width of the letter. then start at 12 o'clock and pull down to the 3 o'clock, then go back and pull from 12 to about 7. then turn the envelope and pull the last part of the curve. then smooth out all the letters with outlining. i usually outline every letter to make all the additional weight the same. i also look at a lot of fonts. imho, there is lot of difference between lettering and penmanship or calligraphy.jean wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380435791596841268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-39788894826474604362012-09-17T22:21:32.926-05:002012-09-17T22:21:32.926-05:00Jean, how do you make those letters? Do you draw t...Jean, how do you make those letters? Do you draw the outlines first and then fill them in? I can figure out how to do the straight letters with a chisel tip but how do you get the lower-case "e" so perfect? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-71794936637271433732012-09-17T12:34:18.539-05:002012-09-17T12:34:18.539-05:00it is perplexinging to see those tiny images and w...it is perplexinging to see those tiny images and wish to see them larger...and be denied... <br /><br />i completely understand the frustration with all things technical. they plot against us.jean wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380435791596841268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-76398760410213656182012-09-17T07:32:58.966-05:002012-09-17T07:32:58.966-05:00oh, i certainly didn't mean to set it up that ...oh, i certainly didn't mean to set it up that way - it's probably the default. my blog may become notable only for its brevity and the tiny pictures that i can't find a way to allow visitors to enlarge. i spent the whole day yesterday on how-to blog things, and am inclined to just give up entirely on my little experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-7369654285970323152012-09-17T05:42:58.008-05:002012-09-17T05:42:58.008-05:00leaving anonymous comments is disabled on your blo...leaving anonymous comments is disabled on your blog. but i can't figure out how to un-anon myself. i probably have to become a member of the blog-host, which i will do. jean wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380435791596841268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-32265424373447005702012-09-16T11:51:10.754-05:002012-09-16T11:51:10.754-05:00okay, i managed to post 2 pics to my new blog, and...okay, i managed to post 2 pics to my new blog, and i think i have already used up most of my free memory there, so i guess we all know about how long that blog will be, unless a) i can learn how to buy more memory, and then b) i can learn how to get around that problem. before i slip back into complete technological oblivion, i wanted to tell your followers about your article in the current issue of Bound & Lettered (10.1) - Go Green Envelopes, pp. 10 -12, & inside back cover, available at John Neal Booksellers. fantastic article jean - probably most of the ideas are already here - somewhere. . . but it is always fun to see your work in print, and i was delighted to be a featured name!! back to this envelope, i suppose you could vary it a little by dragging the filmstrip dots up and down a little - off the top and bottom of the E, but i still think it reads fine this way, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190979569332239219.post-41915815461820491892012-09-16T09:02:30.536-05:002012-09-16T09:02:30.536-05:00first, there is absolutely nothing wrong with thos...first, there is absolutely nothing wrong with those letters, jean.<br />second, i would like to point out that in my efforts to find a way around gmail, which i dislike, i have somehow managed to start a blog. since i am technologically apathetic and inept, i don't know how far i'll go with it. so far, i can't even download pictures on my blog, but at least now i can leave you a comment:-)<br />-jackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com