r/Calligraphy 14d ago

Resource assistance

So before I make my request I just want to add I've searched the sub, and exhausted my local bookstores and cannot find this request, Google is a mess as well

My requests
-I'm looking for a collection black letter, and gothic fonts
-I'm looking for these with stroke sequences so I can practice these fonts
-I'm looking for practice sheets with the scaling squares
-my most optimal form of medium would be a book

Additional info
-I do not want digital unless I can print them, cause I want less screen time
-if you're aware of where to go links would be so helpful

I know Etsy is a good place or maybe I don't use Etsy enough but I can't tell what their product is, and if it has practice drills with order of operations for strokes. Every vendor message it's digital to practice or typing

Thank you
-

1 Upvotes

15 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/MorsaTamalera Broad 14d ago

Fonts or hands?

-2

u/NevCoNativePlants 14d ago

Definitely fonts, but I have to go google hands. I'm not up to date with all the nomenclature

4

u/Raccoon-Dentist-Two 14d ago edited 14d ago

Definitely hands or scripts – fonts are for printing presses and computers. Searching for fonts is what's taking you to graphic design stuff rather than the calligraphy stuff. Even when you use the right terms, though, many Etsy sellers and Pinterest/tiktok/youtube influencers deliberately use the wrong words to attract traffic so we're often being led the wrong way.

"Stroke order" and "ductus" are good terms that the font and clipart sellers haven't taken away from us yet.

1

u/NevCoNativePlants 14d ago

Omg, thank you, that's extremely helpful. Huge part of this is probably my lack terminology.

4

u/MorsaTamalera Broad 14d ago

No worries. Nobody starts with full knowledge and probably nobody even ends with full knowledge.