It’s time for word number 16 in the 26 Words in Basic Strokes series. 26 Words in Basic Strokes is a video series where I’m breaking one word a day for 26 days into its basic calligraphy strokes. Today’s word is “promise”. Grab your pens/pencils and paper and practice with me.

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26 Words in basic strokes – Word 16 – promise

Hello and welcome back to 26 Words in Basic Strokes. I’m Riëtte and I’m breaking down one word a day for 26 days into the basic calligraphy strokes. We’re keeping it simple, no flourishes and no bouncing. If you need an overview of the basic strokes I break them down in the introduction video of this series. Today is word 16, promise. Let’s break it down.

You’ll start with an upstroke.

Next it’s a descending stroke.

Next up is a reverse oval.

An upstroke.

A connector dot.

Then you have an underturn stroke that starts where your connector dot ended and also stops before it reaches the x-height.

An oval.

A connector dot and overturn stroke combination.

An overturn stroke.

A compound curve. The exit stroke doesn’t quite reach the x-height.

An underturn stroke.

An s-stroke.

An upstroke. This one also doesn’t reach the x-height.

And an e-stroke.

Now let’s put them together.

Upstroke.

Descending stroke.

Reverse oval.

Upstroke.

Connector dot.

Underturn stroke.

Oval.

Connector dot overturn stroke combination.

Overturn stroke.

Compound curve.

Underturn stroke.

S-stroke.

Upstroke.

And e-stroke.

And remember to dot your “i”.

That’s the word promise.

I would love to see your practice. Tag me on Instagram using #26wordsinbasicstrokes. Thank you so much for watching. I’ll see you tomorrow with another word.

PREVIOUS VIDEOS IN THIS SERIEs

1. Introduction and overview
2. Word 1 – amazing
3. Word 2 – beautiful
4. Word 3 – courageous
5. Word 4 – daring
6. Word 5 – encourage
7. Word 6 – faithful
8. Word 7 – gracious
9. Word 8 – happy
10. Word 9 – inspire
11. Word 10 – journey
12. Word 11 – kindness
13. Word 12 – lovely
14. Word 13 – miracle
15. Word 14 – nature
16. Word 15 – original

Happy Creating!