Signwriting

A student who graduated last year came in to host a workshop on her practice of signwriting. The process is very similar to calligraphy, but you use different materials and equipment.

What you need:
Mahl stick
Long haired brush
Paint
White Spirit
2x small pot (1 for ink & 1 for white spirit)
And maybe a sheet with simple strokes for beginning :)


This was the best video on Youtube which i could find which shows you the technique which we learnt, however the man is using his arm as his Mahl Stick. The Mahl stick is a stick with a rubber ball end which you hold to steady your hand while creating your hand rendered type.





On Friday, we were to practice the technique and then once we mastered it we were set a brief. Our brief for the day was to then sign write a word which meant 'beautiful' when said. I chose the word J'adore and got to work. I really enjoyed the workshop and i'm finding myself becoming much more attracted to typography and the different ways that it can be created.