Welcome back to 26 Words in Basic Strokes – a video series where I’m breaking down one word a day for 26 days into the basic calligraphy strokes. We’re already up to word number 21, ultimate.

Grab your pens/pencils and paper and practice with me. If you need an overview of the basic strokes or of the tools I’m using, I go over all of that in the introduction video of this series.

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26 Words in Basic Strokes – Word 21 – Ultimate

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 doing word number 21, ultimate.

We’ll start with an upstroke.

Move on to an underturn stroke.

Another underturn stroke.

An l-stroke.

A t-stroke – they’re both the same, I just call them either.

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

An overturn stroke.

A compound curve. Your exit stroke on your compound curve or your last stroke on your compound curve doesn’t quite reach the x-height.

An oval.

An underturn stroke.

A t-stroke.

And an e-stroke.

Let’s connect the strokes.

Upstroke.

Underturn stroke.

Underturn stroke.

L-stroke.

T-stroke.

Reverse or upside down compound curve.

Overturn stroke.

Compound curve.

Oval.

Underturn stroke.

T-stroke.

And e-stroke.

And remember to cross the t’s and to dot the i.

And that’s the word “ultimate”.

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 22.

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
21. Word 20 – tidings

Happy Creating!