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#Swirl line how to#
It may seem a little intimidating trying to add calligraphy swashes, borders and ornaments to your work, but it's quite simple once you understand how to approach it.Īssess the space your embellishment will be going in, and play around with how you can fill it. Now You Know How to Add Decoration to Your Work This embellishment is a little more elaborate than that of the menu because we're working with a larger gap and shape.
I've decided to leave out a few lines from my initial design on the tracing paper. Once you're happy with your pencil sketch, trace over with your brush pen. But that's what is so great about using tracing paper you don't have to commit to a design you're not fond of! I've decided that I need more heavy, pressured strokes in my design, so the final piece is a little different to the tracing paper design. See how it fits and amend any mistakes or parts you aren't too keen on. Then sketch out your design in pencil onto your envelope. This design is a lot more elaborate than the menu example. Use what you have already learnt in this tutorial. Taking a piece of tracing paper, play around, have fun and sketch out a design to fill the gap. That leaves us with a big gap in the bottom left. The recipient's address is over on the right, the sender's address is in the top left corner, and the stamp is in the top right corner. Here's an example of how to embellish an otherwise plain addressed envelope. How to Add Decorative Calligraphy Embellishments to an Envelope Step 1 Wait a few minutes for the ink to dry, and then erase the pencil markings. Remember to play with heavy and light strokes to get some variety in your design. Step 3īefore you draw your swirl border on your project, you can sketch it out in pencil first, and then trace over the pencil lines with your brush pen. I am going with the one I've measured out. Then play around with a calligraphy swash that you like. Take a sheet of tracing paper and put it over your final piece to which you want to add a decorative calligraphy border.
Tracing paper comes in really handy for designing and sketching calligraphy swirls and borders. To help with sketching out a calligraphy border swirl for a piece you are designing, you can measure out the height and width you would like for it to fit the space it will be occupying. How to Add Calligraphy Borders to a Menu Step 1 Repeat this a few times, slightly changing the shape. Starting below the dashed line, make a downstroke and go up and over, round in an oval shape, and then cross your lines, ending at the dashed line. Play around with the sizing of your loops. Then without lifting your pen, make an upstroke to the top line and come back down to the bottom line. Starting at the bottom line, make a slightly slanted upstroke toward the dashed line and loop over to the left. Without lifting your pen, repeat the stroke. Start from the dashed line, arc up to the top line, and then continue over into a slightly curved downstroke looping to the left and up to the top line. To loosen up, we are going to make some big loops. We learnt these strokes in the "Making Your Own Font" tutorial and the "Intro to Modern Calligraphy" tutorial. Go ahead and practice these for a couple of lines. To warm up, we will be practising the basic strokes of modern calligraphy. Warm-Up Exercises for Calligraphy Borders and Swirls Step 1 Blue Angel Ornaments is available on Envato Elements What You'll Needīefore you get into the fun stuff that is this tutorial, you will need:ġ. Looking to add calligraphy borders and swirls to your digital creations? Head on over to Envato Elements where you can find several calligraphy-inspired resources, such as this calligraphy ornaments pack. Calligraphy swashes, swirls, borders and ornaments will really take your work up a notch. Calligraphy borders and swirls are a way to embellish and decorate your calligraphic pieces, whether that be an invitation, a menu, or an addressed envelope. In this tutorial, you will learn how to add swirls and borders to your calligraphic pieces.
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