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| These come from the dozens of alphabets offered in my book Capitals for Calligraphy. |
These caps, Doubled Gothic, are built on yesterday's Bare Bones Gothic(left). Each letter holds a doubled stroke, tied together with two hairlines.
You can of course try out your own designs for the basic letter structure. I lettered this alphabet a couple of decades ago and I've written a LOT of Gothic capitals since; in retrospect, the doubled lines look a little close together.)
I like these, though I will use a variation of the F for my E to make it easier on the reader.
ReplyDeleteBut the last paragraph intrigues me: what is it like looking back at your art and your work after so long? Must be interesting. I have very little of my work from decades ago and even less of what only a very generous person would call 'art'.
It's like looking at early drafts for a design. They don't quite do the job. A few really clunky designs are like someone you used to date; what was I thinking?!
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