How To Calligraphy Brush Pen. If you have any questions or input about writing calligraphy with brush pens please don t hesitate to comment. 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.
2 use downstrokes to create thick lines. Holding your brush pen barely putting any pressure on the pen from the baseline to the waistline. While this is what i ve found works best for me and many others do what works for you.
Brush lettering much like dip pen calligraphy relies on pressure.
Prepare to make the upstroke by holding your pen at about a 90 degree angle to the paper. I hope that you found this post helpful and that you give brush pen calligraphy a try sometime. When you are a beginner i would definitely recommend to first learn the basics and more classic styles like copperplate spencerian is a little different when it comes to thick and thins because it will help you understand better how letters are constructed. Holding your brush pen barely putting any pressure on the pen from the baseline to the waistline.
