Calligraphy Brush Pen How To. For this stroke you only want to apply just enough pressure that the tip of your pen touches the paper. Calligraphy is basically art for writing beautifully.
That will look like this. You can get heavier strokes by pressing down harder on the brush pen. Practice keeping your wrist straight and fingers stationary allowing the motion of your arm to guide your brush pen.
It places the brush tip in the perfect angle to control the pressure and make the thin upstroke thick downstroke look of this lettering style.
That will look like this. The upstroke is of course when your stroke is going upward. When you need to change your application of pressure let that force come from the strength of your arm rather than from a change of position or pressure in your fingers or wrist. Holding your brush pen barely putting any pressure on the pen from the baseline to the waistline.