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Foundational Lesson 5
You did it! You've learned all 26 of the minuscule letters (lower case) in Foundational!
Here's a sheet that offers a reminder of what we've learned.
Here's a sheet that offers a reminder of what we've learned.
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Now I know you're probably going to want some other elements to really make use of your new lettering.
Capitals This is a whole separate subject! However, if you try writing a capital as you think it should look, you're probably going to be about right. Keep your pen at 30 degrees, think about nice rounded shapes for the rounded letters, and it should be OK. Punctuation Here's some suggestions for punctuation, but again if you try and make shapes that match your letters you'll almost certainly be fine. Numbers Again, some suggestions for you that will sit well with your rounded foundational letters. (Out of interest, our lettering has Roman roots, whereas the numbers we write today have Arabic roots, so they were never designed to live together). |
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Use it Use it Use it
It's really up to you what you do with your new Foundational lettering, but I'd suggest you try and use it whenever you can.
Birthday cards, envelopes, shopping lists - anything!
In fact, the more you practice making real things (finished pieces for yourself or for friends and family) the better you will get at making real things. Whereas if you only ever practice your letters, you'll only get better at practicing letters.
It's really up to you what you do with your new Foundational lettering, but I'd suggest you try and use it whenever you can.
Birthday cards, envelopes, shopping lists - anything!
In fact, the more you practice making real things (finished pieces for yourself or for friends and family) the better you will get at making real things. Whereas if you only ever practice your letters, you'll only get better at practicing letters.
Assignment
Now a final couple of challenges for you before we finish:
1. Create a beautifully addressed envelope, using your Foundational lettering.
(The address can be fictitious, and can be on an ordinary piece of paper, but I'd like you to think about how to lay it out as if it were to be delivered.)
2. Write something of your choosing in Foundational - could be a poem or prose, and can be of any length. Think about how it's going to be laid out on the page - remember that if you leave a nice generous margin around your writing, it gives the impression of it being framed and immediately makes it look more important and valuable.
(Black lettering on white paper always looks classy, but if you'd like to introduce some colour (either in the lettering or some decoration) please do so, but don't overshadow your lettering - it must remain the most important element on the page.)
I look forward to your creations! Photograph them and send them in, along with any last questions with which I can assist!
Now a final couple of challenges for you before we finish:
1. Create a beautifully addressed envelope, using your Foundational lettering.
(The address can be fictitious, and can be on an ordinary piece of paper, but I'd like you to think about how to lay it out as if it were to be delivered.)
2. Write something of your choosing in Foundational - could be a poem or prose, and can be of any length. Think about how it's going to be laid out on the page - remember that if you leave a nice generous margin around your writing, it gives the impression of it being framed and immediately makes it look more important and valuable.
(Black lettering on white paper always looks classy, but if you'd like to introduce some colour (either in the lettering or some decoration) please do so, but don't overshadow your lettering - it must remain the most important element on the page.)
I look forward to your creations! Photograph them and send them in, along with any last questions with which I can assist!
