Time for 26 Words in Basic Strokes again. Word number 20 today, tidings. In case you stumbled upon this post and have no idea what I’m talking about, 26 Words in Basic Strokes is a series of videos where I break down one word a day for 26 days into the basic calligraphy strokes. I’m keeping it simple meaning no flourishing or bouncing. You can follow along with any brush pen you have lying around and if you’re a complete beginner I would suggest using a soft pencil. Practice with me and most of all, have fun!

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26 Words in Basic Strokes – word 29 – tidings

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 bouncing. If you need an overview of the basic strokes I break them down in the introduction video of this series. Today is word number 20, tidings.

We’ll start with an upstroke.

Next we have a t-stroke.

Next is an underturn stroke. The exit stroke doesn’t quite reach the x-height.

An oval.

Another t-stroke.

A reverse or upside down compound curve where you start with a thick downstroke.

A compound curve starting with a thin downstroke. Your exit stroke on your compound curve doesn’t reach the x-height.

An oval.

A descending stroke.

An upstroke.

Now let’s connect them.

Upstroke.

T-stroke.

Underturn stroke.

Oval.

T-stroke.

Upside down or reverse compound curve.

Compound curve.

Oval.

Descending stroke.

Upstroke.

S-stroke.

Remember to cross your to – the first one – and dot your two “i’s”.

And that’s the word “tidings”.

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 21.

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
18. Word 17 – quiet
19. Word 18 – remember
20. Word 19 – sensitive

Happy Creating!