Let’s Play with a Homemade Cardboard Calligraphy Nib

I didn’t have what I needed…so I used what I had around to create it!  I felt a little like McGyver when the idea popped into my head to make a flat calligraphy dip pen just so I could write Star Wars in my art journal for this week’s Let’s Play link party.

I’m not a calligrapher but when it comes to play, the fact that I am not good at something doesn’t stop me one bit.  After seeing Star Wars The Force Awakens, I wanted that iconic title so badly on the page that I was even willing to write it myself!

In the video you’ll see how I make my flat nib and what thing from Star Wars led to a bit of gold glittering.  While glittering, I had a special bonus visitor too…my controlling left brain!

Watch Making your own calligraphy nib with cardboard on YouTube.

Supplies used: Sunburst stencil, India ink, black pen, gold glitter glue, acrylic paint, and a Canson art journal.

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