Calligraphy Brush Stroke Pen. Start by placing the tip of your brush pen at the baseline. Before continuing with this post be sure you checked out my previous post on how to hold the brush pen.
It is critical that your grip on the pen is at the right angle. For this stroke you only want to apply just enough pressure that the tip of your pen touches the paper. To create the entrance stroke first be sure you are holding the pen properly and facing it in the right direction.
You want to hold your brush pen naturally just how you would hold any pen in your hand.
How to create the entrance stroke. You want to hold your brush pen naturally just how you would hold any pen in your hand. Just like with the dip pen you can vary your pressure on a brush pen in order to create a combination of thick and thin strokes. It doesn t matter if you re left or right handed this is the starting place for brush calligraphy.