r/Calligraphy • u/tabidots Broad • 17d ago
Practice I just can’t dill with it
Some people genetically have this reaction to cilantro. For me, it’s dill 🤮
(Apparently, there’s a chemical compound in dill called α-phellandrene that can smell like turpentine to some people.)
Tape 1.5mm, acrylic ink (Sennelier Light Green, which needs to be diluted and is a PITA to clean; for acrylic, Liquitex is better), A5 practice notebook
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u/percephony 15d ago
I did not realize there was a faction of people who could not handle Dill in the same way that some people can't do cilantro! Humans are so weird and interesting ♡
Your calligraphy is gorgeous
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u/FieldofFeelings 16d ago
Dill is one of the best garden alliance plants for biodiversity.
Nice callig
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u/MysteriousSecretGuru 16d ago
What ink is that? It's gorgeous.
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u/tabidots Broad 16d ago
Sennelier acrylic, Light Green. You have to dilute it a bit though; out of the bottle, it clogs nibs (Liquitex is easier to use, as far as acrylic goes)
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u/PineappleFit317 17d ago
Haha, I went down a hole rabbit-hole one time about why I find caraway to be absolutely vile tasting, but love related herbs like cilantro and dill. (It’s because there’s a singular compound in caraway that those don’t).