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I’ve been trying my hand at Copperplate calligraphy recently.  I thought this “Abomination” was pretty nice.  Except for the slight blob at the leader for the “b.”  I think something was stuck in the tines of my nib.  And also the uneven cross bar of the “t.”  Still working on that.

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Why “Abomination”?  Why not?

  • Gillott 404 nib
  • Moon Palace sumi ink
  • M by Staples notebook paper (don’t know the weight and I happened to have a stack on my desk)

Have you ever heard that unicorns poop out rainbows? I have. And it’s never made any sense to me. Poo (which as a word is 20% funnier than all of its synonyms) it’s solid waste. Rainbows are not solid. I would be willing to accept that rainbows are unicorn farts though. I mean, it still technically doesn’t make sense but it’s not as big of a leap as rainbows::poo.
Anyway, painted this because my a-pushing friend has decided that gossip should now be called “unicorn poo.” And I immediately saw this imagery in my head. In watercolor no less. But with more glitter. I haven’t flirted glittered this one yet. Because gross. Glitter.