Attractive Pet Portraits for Attractive Homes
Cool looking pet portraits can always be an added attraction which increases the beauty of your homes. You can get the pet portrait of your favorite furry friend and hang it inside the house on the wall. You can get them either in the form of a photo graph or hand drawn beautiful pet portrait. A hand drawn one will really look special and different. Your friends and closed ones will be happy and amazed to see a stunning pet portrait inside your house. Your home wall will look prettier by hanging a cute looking pet portrait on it. Your furry friend will love you for having his great portrait inside your house. He will be really happy to see it and think that his master loves him a lot. So hurry and get a great looking and attractive pet portrait today itself and impress everyone with the beauty of the picture.
Calligraphy and How to Make Your Own Quill Pen
To master the art of penmanship is a true art and very satisfying. For those who become very proficient in the technique can often make a satisfying profession using the skill.
Most craft shops sell pen sets dedicated to calligraphy, but it can be much more satisfying to make your own quill pen as scribes used to do. The flight feather of a goose is the most preferred one to use, though other large birds also provide suitable flight feathers. Before using it, the feather will need to be tempered to make it hard and springy. To do this, soak the end in water then dip it in hot sand. A sharp knife can then be used to cut a strip from the bottom half of the shaft. Next, cut a scallop shape from the side at end of the quill, to make it look something like a steel nib. Using a knitting needle, push it up the centre of the shaft until you hear the crack of the shaft splitting. This forms the vertical split that will allow the ink to flow .
Traditionally, ink sticks are used to make up small quantities of ink. These are made in china or japan from compressed soot and can be bought from art shops. However, you can also go as far as making your own ink, this can be done simply with black acrylic paint thinned with water and 2 or 3 drops of Gum Arabic per 30ml of mixture.
Calligraphy is a versatile and very rewarding art form and used in various media to bring the feeling of traditional style and importance whenever it's used. Wedding invitations, certificates and legal documents all have an added kudos if the text has been written with a skilled hand, even a pet portrait artist can make a great impact with a well penned pet name on their commissioned pet portraits.