Stages Of Calligraphy

Posted on Author Vandita Shukla
‘Calligraphy is the most intimate, private and spontaneous expressive means. Like a fingerprint or voice it is unique with every person’. – Hermann Zapf, German designer

Learning Calligraphy Is All About Being Patient:

At the beginning, it can be discouraging to be starting from the ground up, practicing mundane ‘drills’ and feeling like your skills will never be as advanced as you’d like. But calligraphy and lettering are specialized skills. And just like you wouldn’t pick up an instrument and know how to play a song right away, you can’t just pick up a brush pen and be a master at calligraphy or lettering. You need to practice. A lot. Dedicate time for practice every single day, and you will get better. s we already established, calligraphy and handwriting are very different. In calligraphy, there are actually some BASIC strokes you have to learn before you can ever do your alphabet.

‘Perfection of handwriting needs proper education, regular exercises, and purity of the soul’.

Skipping Basics Can Lower Down One’s Performance:

In calligraphy, you need to start with the very, very basics. These are referred to as ‘strokes’. All of your letters are made up of strokes. So, practice the strokes- over, and over, and over again- until they’re consistent. The more consistent your strokes, the more consistent your letters. picking up a brush pen and copying someone’s else’s style would be like picking up an instrument and learning a song without knowing how to play each note. You could eventually figure out how to play the song by copying the sounds, but if someone asked you to play them a ‘G minor’, you wouldn’t know how. You skipped a step.  Just grab some fancy brush pens and use them with my already-nice handwriting. Turns out, that’s the fast track to failure!

Each letter in every script known to man holds an eternal power, an individual beauty in its vertical, horizontal, angular lines, in their continuity’. –Achyut Palav, Indian Calligrapher

Use The Right Lettering Tools:

just until you know what you’re doing enough to get the expensive ones. And this is true- to an extent. You can practice with any supplies you want at the beginning- a pencil, a ballpoint pen, Crayola markers, your kids colouring supplies- but when you want to get serious, you need the right supplies.The simple reason: brush pens, inks, nibs, and papers are not created equal. If you use the wrong ones, you will frustrate yourself and ruin your supplies. even though some tools DO make our life easy, or can speed up some processes, the only way to see improvements fast is with practice, so try to carve as much time as you can, download some of my free workbooks and let’s focus on our deliberate practice!

The art of beautiful writing is accessible to anyone who wants to unlock its secrets.
Julien Chazal

Socializing With Others Of The Same Filed:

When you browse hashtags and look through your search page, you start to come across the same people over and over again. If you find someone whose style you really love, or who you think you’d get along with in real life, MESSAGE THEM! Be genuine- tell them what you love about their work, ask questions, and start a conversation. Learning calligraphy & lettering is tough, and it’s so nice to have other like-minded people on your side. I am a firm, firm believer in community over competition. So reach out to others- engage with them, tell them when you like their stuff. It really does go far. 

Why Should Knitting Be Considered As A Hobby For Students

Posted on Author Asmita

Knitting is a hobby that we have seen our elders engaging in and it seems to be quite fun. Student life is filled with uncertainty and unnecessary stress. In such circumstances, most of us have felt the need to take refuge in satisfying hobbies to distract ourselves from the regular hustle to be the best at everything. Knitting is a hobby that might test your patience in the beginning since it’s not the easiest to learn. This might act as a con for many since they get bored easily and are not able to be consistent with their hobbies. However, if you do manage to stick around, you’re going to find yourself a hobby that will stay with you for life. In this article, we’re going to discuss why you should consider knitting as a hobby.

  • Acts As A Distraction 

As students, most of us have faced the feeling of burnout when we have loads of assignments completed and several deadlines to meet but we simply can’t make ourselves get to work. This happens due to a lot of workload and the pressure that’s attached to it. You’re not able to do the tasks that you’re supposed to because you are not able to complete them on time which in turn piles up more work. The only way to break this vicious cycle is to take a break and do something that would distract you for some time and enable you to spend some time just with yourself. Knitting is a hobby that allows you to do the same. It is therapeutic. 

  • No Wastage Of Time And Money 

If you spend your leisure time knitting, you would be using your time productively without wasting it on something that wouldn’t help brush up any of your skills but instead, drain your energy. Knitting is such a hobby that once you start doing it, you would have to concentrate on being able to get the pattern right. Moreover, it doesn’t require any investment and is almost a free hobby. All you need are knitting needles and colorful balls of wool. The best part about knitting is, you would get the most useful outcomes despite making use of the least amount of resources. The output is going to be way more than the input. 

Hobbies Related To Design

Posted on Author Asmita

The world of design is extensive and involves various fields. Designing can include a lot of things starting from designing clothes to jewelry to interiors and even to brand logos. A lot of things need to be designed and the training for each is different. If you’re good at drawing and painting, designing is a hobby that you can consider. However, what kind of designing do you want to engage in has to be a personal choice. In this article, we’re going to talk about the various design hobbies that you can consider if you’re passionate about them. 

  • Fashion Design 

  As the name suggests, fashion design includes the designing of clothes. If you’re interested in fashion and you want to design fashionable outfits, you should opt for fashion design. This hobby would include making illustrations of figures wearing different types of outfits. You can even take courses and submit your designs to institutes that look for new designers. With time, you can try creating outfits designed by you from scratch and make them available for consumers. 

  • Jewelry Design 

Jewelry design is a very popular field of design and involves designing jewelry for different brands and stores. There are new trends every day, as far as jewelry is concerned the customers want fresher styles. In a market as high demanding as this, designers need to think out of the box while keeping in mind the classics as well. You need to showcase your creativity if you want to make it big in this industry. People look for fine craftsmanship and high quality when they purchase jewelry. If you’ve spent all your childhood playing with colorful beads and stones and making handmade jewelry for your loved ones, you surely should go for jewelry design. 

  • Interior Design 

This is yet another field of design that’s very significant and requires a fair knowledge of geometry. If you’re good at designing furniture and other essentials for the rooms of your loved ones, you’d be good at interior design. If you want to build a career in interior design, you need proper professional training and a degree for it. Your job would be to design homes for people and give life to their vision. An interior designer should exhibit their expertise in their work while at the same time paying attention to the wants of the client as well.