Copperplate Calligraphy from a to Z by Sarah Richardson

Author:Sarah Richardson
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Published: 2018-03-05T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

FLOURISHING UPPERCASE LETTERS

Flourishing capital letters employs the same principles as flourishing lowercase letters with stacking and spiraling ovals. We will first look at how we can easily apply these foundational rules to the uppercase foundational strokes. This will lay the groundwork for your flourishing goals.

When adding flourishes, your letters may exceed the height and length guidelines. This is okay as long as it does not impair legibility. You may even find at times that the flourishes of your capital letters intersect with your lowercase letters. This is also okay if, again, the intersection does not make the word difficult to read.

Capital Stem Flourishes

The capital stem is present in many of the capital letters, so these flourishes can be applied to a number of letters. Feel free to try all of them out with different letters that have capital stems.

Start with the base capital stem stroke. Remove the terminal dot and instead spiral in. You can add a little shade to the downward portion of this stroke. However, be sure that this shade is secondary in weight to the primary shade of the capital stem. The second flourished example shows how you can extend this stroke into a stacking oval. The third example shows a continuation of the inward spiral, and the fourth example shows this line extending a little farther. The fifth and last example shows how you can combine spiraling in and stacking.

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