Looking at your own calligraphy for too long can make every line blur together. One minute it looks good, the other minute it looks terrible, and that is not very helpful either way. You do need a little feedback when…
At some point, your page begins to look pretty much the same from day to day. It is not bad. But it is not getting noticeably better. And for a beginner, that can feel quite frustrating. Here you are with…
Your letters may actually look really good by themselves, and suddenly in a word, they all fall apart. This is frustrating for most beginners, but it also often remains a mystery initially. A letter can feel fine on its own.…
Calligraphy is often more difficult than beginners expect. The issue is not the pen, the ink, or the letters, but the impulse to practice whole words with your hand not yet acquainted with their inner movements. The quickest method for…