It’s time for word number 17 in the 26 Words in Basic Strokes series. Today’s word is “quiet”. Grab your pens/pencils and paper and practice with me.

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26 Words in Basic Strokes – word 17 – quiet

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, no bouncing. If you need an overview of the basic strokes I break them down in the introduction video of this series. Today we are breaking down word number 17, quiet.

You start with an upstroke that doesn’t quite reach the x-height.

Next you have an oval.

Then you have a reverse descending stroke.

An upstroke.

An underturn stroke.

An underturn stroke.

Another underturn stroke – the exit stroke doesn’t quite reach the x-height.

An e-stroke.

And a t-stroke.

Now let’s put them together.

Upstroke.

Oval.

Reverse descending stroke.

Upstroke.

Underturn stroke.

Underturn stroke.

Underturn stroke.

E-stroke.

And t-stroke.

And remember to cross your “t” and dot your “i”.

That’s the word quiet.

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 word number 18.

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
17. Word 16 – promise

Happy Creating!