Once you’ve mastered* writing letters in calligraphy on straight lines, it’s time affront the curves in the road ahead!
Writing on a curve isn’t really so difficult. The trick is to turn the paper a little tiny bit after each letter, so that your base line is always “straight” in front of you. The writing process will be a little longer than usual because, in addition to turning the paper all the time, you have to make sure the ink of the previously-written letters is dry as you work around the spiral. Keeping a blotting paper underneath your hand is highly recommended!
If you’d like to see how I draw the spiral for my calligraphy, watch the video here.
There’s also a PDF available for you to print. Get it here.
*Do we ever really “master” calligraphy?
