Archive for the ‘Pretty Words’ Category
Panurgic
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Panurgic: able or ready to do anything,
7″x5″ pen & ink, brush pen, and Copic marker on paper
When I saw this word, I immediately thought of James Bond — always ready to for a lovely lady, a martini, a fight, or all three at once. He’s sticking to the drink here, but I’m sure at least one of the others will show up later to keep life interesting.
Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 007 fest, brush and ink, copic marker, james bond, pen and ink, word art, word art weds
Power-Up Bookmarks
Thursday, July 21st, 2016
8 Power-up Bookmarks by Amy Crook
Power up your day with little breaks!
Everyone’s energy flags, your enthusiasm wanes, and your desire to work on the thing that really excited you starts to turn into a big heap of “donwanna.” Choose one of these and take a break, to help restore your body and mind to the place they need to be to get back to work on that thing you love.
If you’re in a small biz, check out Tara Swiger’s free Month of Biz Love, too — that’s where I came across this idea most recently, and what inspired me to make these bookmarks for you!
Power Up Bookmarks by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Pretty Words
Tags: bookmarks, brush lettering, etsy, motivation
Engouement
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Engouement: unreasoning fondness, 7″x5″ pen and ink on paper
The 6th anniversary of Inception was this past weekend, and so here’s one last adorable Arthur and Eames to celebrate.
“Unreasoning fondness” describes a lot of what it’s like to be in fandom, loving something to a ridiculous degree despite its flaws. See also: cats.
What do you have engouement for?
Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: arthur, eames, inception, pen and ink, word art, word art weds
Coming Soon
Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
brush calligraphy practice
The Printer is dead — long live the Printer!
I didn’t get word art done last week thanks to the printer doom, other than this notebook I’m filling with brush lettering and brush pen art for a secret project for my Etsy shop. I’ve got about half of the pieces done, and then there will be scanning, Photoshoppery, and — gasp! — printing!
That’s right, the third one was the charm, and I have a shiny new Canon taking up way too much space on my tiny desk now. So, more word art coming soon (tomorrow, for you Instagram followers!), but until then, enjoy these little sneak peeks.
Mmm, tea. Or coffee. Whichever.
Categories: Pretty Words, Works In Progress
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, etsy, wip
F*ck Tech Support
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
F*ck Tech Support, 7″x5″ brush and ink on paper
My printer is dead! And the replacement printer had software issues that were unresolvable, so now we’re waiting for printer number three. After I wasted an entire afternoon of Epson & Adobe playing the “no it’s their fault” blame game.
I really, really hate tech support. But, hey, I got this done while I was on hold.
And as a bonus, here’s a pretty version with color!
F*ck Tech Support, colorized word art by Amy Crook
Categories: Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, word art, word art weds
Slyboots
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
Slyboots: an engagingly sly or mischievous person,
7″x5″ brush pen & ink on paper
Slyboots is one of those words that just needed a cat. I also have several fandom ideas for it, so we might see it again at another point in the year — maybe November can be a Greatest Hits month where I do different versions of words I’ve already done while the rest of my brain is busy with NaNoWriMo.
Do you have a slyboots in your life?
Categories: Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, cat, pen and ink, word art, word art weds
Ambivalence
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Ambivalence: mixed feelings,
7″x5″ brush pen, pen & ink, and Copic marker on paper
Another Patreon sketch, today we have some mixed feelings about bow ties. Are they really cool? Eleven isn’t so certain, but his confidence will perk up again soon, I have no doubt. Perhaps the TARDIS will reassure him once it arrives on the scene.
If you’d like a chance to request your own fancy word art, come support me on Patreon!
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, copic marker, doctor who, eleventh doctor, nfs, sold, tardis, word art, word art weds
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